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Todd Hallett
I am of two minds today. I have two entirely unrelated topics to discuss: A. Show Village at IBS B. Windows Show Village at IBS was great. Professional Builder did a phenomenal job of showing homes and product that directly relate to their readers needs. They also had six architects and...
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Industry News

February 22, 2012
Existing-home sales rise again in January, inventory down

Existing-home sales rose in January, marking three gains in the past four months, while inventories continued to improve, according to the National Association of Realtors.

February 21, 2012
McIlwain: 3 steps to help the housing market

With the housing market still in decline and no end to the dip in sight, John K. McIlwain of the Urban Land Institute offers three ways to help revive the market in an article in The Atlantic, reprinted from ULI’s Urban Land publication...

February 21, 2012
Meritage Homes appoints new Orlando division president


Meritage Homes appointed Clint Szubinski to run its Orlando division, replacing Fred Vandercook, who was promoted to Southeast Region president earlier this month.

February 21, 2012
HousingZone launches new Mark Richardson video series: Getting Your Mojo Back

Check out the first video in the series at HousingZone.com

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