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February 2006

Upward Bound

High-rise and mid-rise construction used to be a high stakes game for regional builders with plenty of coastline. Now, however, even the biggest national builders want a place at the table. Their timing -- always a staple of their success -- couldn't be better.

Indices Slide into Negative Terrain

Some negative news including predictions of a sustained decline in the housing market in 2006 slowed the markets in December. The anticipated so-called Santa Claus rally never materialized, but other factors such as soaring consumer confidence numbers for December left investors scratching their heads.
From the Editor

What's Next?

Since the GIs came home from World War II, this country's high-production home builders have had one dominant product: single-family homes built in subdivisions at about four units to the acre. Repeating that product, over and over, allowed the biggest builders to evolve into mass-production machines.
Emerging Isues

Balanced Portfolio Builder

Former Shea Properties CEO, Bill Gaboury is highlighted.
Market Intelligence

Southern Exposure

This month, we feature two Southern markets that rank among the 13 largest in the country.

Noisy Neighbors: Recipe for Lawsuit?

The increasing development of new and converted for-sale condominium projects in several major metropolitan markets brings a host of opportunities and challenges to the builders involved in multifamily housing.
 

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