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March 31, 2005
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Employee Breakdown
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Rank
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Company Name (City, State)
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Total Revenue 2003 (millions $)
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Years in Business
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CEO/Owner
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# of Employees 2003
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% Female
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% Minorities
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% < 35 yrs
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% > 55 yrs
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Average Employment (years)
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Stock Options
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Job Sharing
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Quarterly Bonuses
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401K
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Telecommuting
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Flex Work Hours
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Tuition Reimbursement
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Domestic Partnership
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Profit Sharing
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Web Address
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1
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Pulte Homes Corporation (Bloomfield Hills, MI)
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9,049.0
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52
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Bill Pulte/ Richard Dugas
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11,407
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36%
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22%
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47%
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12%
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3.15
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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2
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Shea Homes (Livermore, CA)
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400.0
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121
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Layne Marceau
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156
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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2.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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3
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Gulfstream Homes (Naples, FL)
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34.0
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6
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Michael Peel/ Steve Peel
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35
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50%
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5%
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60%
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1%
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2.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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4
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Winchester Homes (Bethesda, MD)
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370.0
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25
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Larry Burrows
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344
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30%
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23.5%
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29%
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13%
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4.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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5
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Ideal Homes of Norman L.P. (Norman, OK)
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44.5
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15
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Gene McKown, Vernon McKown, Todd Booze
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125
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48%
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15%
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40%
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14%
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4.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.ideal-homes.com
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6
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Mercedes Homes, Inc (Melbourne, FL)
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770.0
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20
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Keith Buescher
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1,396
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36%
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32%
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43%
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11%
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2.70
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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7
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Robert Harris Homes (Marietta, GA)
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56.0
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10
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Robert Harris
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70
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39%
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7%
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48%
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9%
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1.20
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.robertharrishomes.com
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8
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Standard Pacific Corp. (Irvine, CA)
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2,340.0
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38
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Stephen J. Scarborough
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1,700
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44%
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20%
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35%
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15%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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9
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John Laing Homes (Newport Beach, CA)
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745.0
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156
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Larry Webb
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595
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42%
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19%
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32%
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9%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.johnlainghomes.com
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10
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Northland Residential Corporation (Burlington, MA)
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23.5
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9
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Frank Stewart
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21
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50%
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50%
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2%
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3%
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5.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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11
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David Weekley Homes (Houston, TX)
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949.0
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27
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David Weekley
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1,046
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43%
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19.5%
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38%
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10%
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4.19
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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12
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Choice Homes (Arlington, TX)
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540.8
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17
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Stephen T. Wall
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485
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39%
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15%
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32%
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11%
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2.90
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.choicehomes.com
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13
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Genesis Designer Homes (Savannah, GA)
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25.0
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4
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Rick Fitzer
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43
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46%
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10%
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56%
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8%
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2.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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14
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Imperial Homes (Houston, TX)
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60.2
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14
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Terrence Hartzell
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58
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43%
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20%
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48%
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20%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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15
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John Cannon Homes, Inc. (Sarasota, FL)
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70.0
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17
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John Cannon
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64
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50%
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2%
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28%
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4%
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3.20
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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16
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Joseph Douglas Homes (Brookfield, WI)
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N/A
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5
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Joe Orendorf/ Deron Butler
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18
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40%
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6%
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6%
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12%
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3.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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17
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William Ryan Homes/Ryan Building Group (Schaumburg, IL)
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N/A
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13
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William Ryan
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150
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67%
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5%
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36%
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21%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.ryanbldgrp.com
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18
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VB Contractors, Inc. (Virginia Beach, VA)
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3.1
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16
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Christopher Ettel
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10
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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8.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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19
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Fieldstone Communities, Inc (Newport Beach, CA)
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316.2
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15
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Frank Foster
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227
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50%
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14%
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33%
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15%
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5.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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20
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The Emmer Group (Gainesville, FL)
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17.7
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50
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Lori McGriff/Phil Emmer
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63
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51%
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22%
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22%
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10%
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4.30
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X
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X
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X
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X
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21
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Tripp Trademark Homes (Lutz, FL)
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21.0
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4
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H. Douglas Tripp
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14
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28.5%
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0%
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14%
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14%
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2.30
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X
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X
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22
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D. R. Horton, Inc. (Arlington, TX)
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8,700.0
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26
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Don Tomnitz
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7,277
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47%
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16.5
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40%
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9.5%
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2.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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23
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Danielian Associates (Irvine, CA) 1
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6.3
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36
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Art Danielian
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57
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26%
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26%
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37%
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17%
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N/A
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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24
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Lakeside Development Co. (Mequon, WI)
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N/A
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18
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Scott Humber/Thomas Zabjek
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16
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12%
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0%
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24%
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11%
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7.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.lakesidedevelopement.com
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25
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Wonderland Homes, Inc. (Lafayette, CO)
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N/A
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35
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Cynthia G. Edwards, Steve Doane, Ted Stringer, Fred Wesley, Robert Savage
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30
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33%
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3%
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16%
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6%
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5.00
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X
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X
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26
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Wilshire Homes of TX, Ltd (Austin, TX)
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100.8
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12
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James Edward Horne
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136
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49%
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17%
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46%
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15%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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27
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Simonini Builders, Inc (Charlotte, NC)
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60.0
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10
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Alan C. Simonini/Ray Killian, Jr.
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74
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27%
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1%
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35%
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9%
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3.80
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.simonini.com
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28
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John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods (Atlanta, GA)
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606.0
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34
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Terry Russell
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725
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40%
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60%
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46%
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9%
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4.60
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X
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X
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X
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X
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29
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Brady Homes (Bloomington, IL)
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20.0
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35
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Ed Brady
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30
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30%
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10%
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20%
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10%
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5.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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30
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Ernest Homes, LLC (Richmond Hill, VA)
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20.0
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17
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Beth Williams
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30
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60%
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0%
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50%
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10%
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5.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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31
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Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc (Newport Beach, CA)
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372.9
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29
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Hadi Makarechian
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274
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47%
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12%
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39%
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7%
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2.60
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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32
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Grayson Homes, LLC (Ellicott City, MD)
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57.0
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28
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Floyd F. Grayson
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59
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49%
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11%
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19%
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7%
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4.1
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X
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X
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X
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X
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33
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Woodmeister Corp. (Worcester, MA)
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18.8
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24.5
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Theodore B. Goodnow
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106
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16%
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0%
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30%
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21%
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6.40
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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34
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TK Constructors, Inc. (Muncie, IN)
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73.0
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14
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Mark Thurston
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140
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30%
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0%
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25%
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10%
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4.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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35
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Tomac Corp. (Midlothian, VA)
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47.0
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29.5
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Thomas Cauble
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39
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31%
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1%
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21%
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23%
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8.00
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X
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X
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www.thomachomes.com
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36
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Wayne Homes (Uniontown, OH)
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100.0
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30
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David E. Logsdon
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331
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39%
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61%
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49.5%
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5.14%
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2.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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37
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Westminster Abbey Homes, LLC (Bingham Farms, MI)
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33.9
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6
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Stephen J. Taglione
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56
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32%
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9%
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45%
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9%
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3.40
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X
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X
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X
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X
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www.westminsterabbeyhomes.com
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38
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Hubert Whitlock Builders (Charlotte, NC)
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7.6
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47
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Scott M. Whitlock
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20
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20%
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5%
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33%
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11%
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7.02
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X
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X
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X
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39
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Charter Homes (Lancaster, PA)
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59.0
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14
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Robert Bowman
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59
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33%
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0%
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40%
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2%
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2.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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40
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History Maker Homes (Fort Worth, TX)
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58.8
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55
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Bryan Mitchell
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80
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40%
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10%
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50%
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5%
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4.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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41
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KB Home (Los Angeles, CA)
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5,800.0
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47
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Bruce Karatz
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5,000
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46%
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23%
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45%
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11%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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42
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JBZ Architecture + Planning (Newport Beach, CA) 1
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7.8
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10
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Donald P. Jacobs, AIA
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62
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42%
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45%
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60%
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2%
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2.50
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X
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X
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X
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X
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43
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American Heritage Homes (Lancaster, OH)
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23.0
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9
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Gary Libertini
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51
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37.25%
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0%
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43.4%
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1.96%
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3.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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44
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K. Hovnanian Companies (Red Bank, NJ)
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3,201.9
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44
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Ara Hovnanian
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2,911
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47%
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N/A
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22%
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20%
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4.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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45
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JG Development, Inc. (Blue Mounds, WI)
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1.8
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14
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Jeff Grundahl
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9
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22%
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0%
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23%
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0%
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11.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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46
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Grand Homes (Dallas, TX)
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241.0
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18
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Stephen H. Brooks
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292
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45%
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6.8%
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45%
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10%
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2.18
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|
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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47
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Kensington Homes, Inc. (Naperville, IL)
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38.0
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11
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Steve Pjesky
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40
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50%
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10%
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85%
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10%
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4.00
|
|
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X
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X
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X
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X
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48
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Patco Construction, Inc. (Sanford, ME)
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18.0
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15
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Greg, Mark, & Michael Patterson
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43
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25%
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N/A
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49%
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12%
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2.90
|
|
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X
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X
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X
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X
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49
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Engle Homes Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)
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153.0
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7
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Tony Mon
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130
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40%
|
10%
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50%
|
10%
|
2.90
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|
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X
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X
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X
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|
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www.englehomes.com
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50
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Holiday Builders (Melbourne, FL)
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336.3
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21
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Richard Hawkes
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284
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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4.00
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X
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X
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X
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X
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