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• Surplus New Home Inventory Shrinks (The Morning News)
3 Dec 2008 at 12:36am
SPRINGDALE -- Recent steep reductions in building permits has helped soak up some of the excess new home inventory that has kept home prices down and put dozens of builders out of business.
• Florida home builders ask for 'timeout' on banks calling in construction loan...
24 Nov 2008 at 11:05am
Leaders of the Florida Home Builders Association today called for a "timeout" on banks calling in construction loans, so that state and federal...
• Home Builders Association says ‘Help!’ (Portland Tribune)
27 Nov 2008 at 12:03am
Struggling homebuilders are looking for a lifeline from local governments, asking for flexibility on rules and fees to help them get back to building. In a letter sent to cities and counties, the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland sought a helping hand Oct. 31. Since then, their ...
• October construction spending drops 1.2 percent (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
2 Dec 2008 at 8:35am
WASHINGTON | Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and likely to persist.
• Florida home builders group wants bank 'timeout' (Florida Today)
24 Nov 2008 at 10:59am
TALLAHASSEE -- Leaders of the Florida Home Builders Association today called for a "timeout" on banks calling in construction loans, so that state and federal regulators can work with bankers and builders to find solutions to what the contractors called an impending financial crisis.
• October construction spending drops 1.2 percent (7:37 a.m.) (The Record)
1 Dec 2008 at 6:34pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication the problems facing builders in the form of a sinking economy and severe credit crisis are deepening and likely to persist.
• FDIC Bank Takeovers Hurting Home Sales, Builders Report (BuildingOnline)
22 Nov 2008 at 12:17pm
WASHINGTON -- Home builders with outstanding construction loans are reporting that they are having to stop work on new housing developments and are losing sales as the result of failed banks and thrift institutions being taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
• U.S. construction spending falls (Toronto Star)
1 Dec 2008 at 10:45am
WASHINGTON – Construction spending in the United States fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and likely to persist.
• Modular homes go green (Orlando Sentinel)
3 Dec 2008 at 1:25am
When home builders gather in Orlando for various trade shows, the "modular homes" erected in the Orange County Convention Center's parking lots are always a big hit.
• American October construction spending drops 1.2 per cent (MSN Money Canada)
1 Dec 2008 at 9:12am
WASHINGTON - Construction spending in the United States fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication the problems facing builders in the form of a sinking economy and severe credit crisis are deepening and likely to persist.
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