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October Housing Starts Plunge as Tax Credit Expires
A fallback was expected after the expiration of the $8,000 first time buyer tax credit. This was exactly what happened to auto sales after the end of “cash for clunkers”.
Housing Affordability Hovers Near Record-High Level
Housing affordability, bolstered by affordable interest rates and low house prices, approaches a record high level.
Cancellation Rates Returning to Normal
We give you 3 simple steps to help you reduce your rate of new home sales cancellations.
Integrating Quality and Green Building Systems
Here’s a primer on how to design a management system that will help you meet your green home building goals.

Housing Giants eAlert

Home Mortgage Rates Set to Move Higher Next Spring
30-year fixed mortgage rates could jump as much as 100 basis points next spring when the Federal Reserve Board stops buying mortgage backed securities from the federal housing finance agencies.

Tax Credit Extension to Give Housing Recovery a Boost
New home construction has been holding steady since the spike experienced in June. Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Jim Haughey tells us that a resumed housing recovery is expected around year-end.


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Housing Giants eAlert

Housing Giants' Q3 Report Round-Up
A look at third quarter results for the nation's largest home builders

17 of 20 Metros Show Home Price Increases
S&P/Case-Shiller releases August 2009 results

Tax Credit Spurs Jump in Existing-Home Sales
September existing-home sales jumped 9.4 percent to an annualized pace of 5.57 million, the highest total in two years. Jim Haughey, chief economist for Reed Construction Data, analyszes the report.


Features

Thrift Industry Posts Another Break-Even Quarter
The industry’s profit of $1.3 billion for the third quarter, or 0.49 percent of average assets – a significant improvement from the losses of 2008 and early 2009.

California Housing Starts Continue Decline in October
October's decline has prompted California homebuilders to call on state lawmakers to reexamine the benefits of the state new-home buyer tax credit.

House Prices Increase Slightly in Third Quarter
U.S. house prices rose modestly in the third quarter of 2009 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI).

Homeowner Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Texas' KB Home
Lawsuit charges national price-inflation scheme to defraud consumers

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