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Sales strategies: What the Housing Giants are doing
Three Housing Giants share their sales successes, challenges, and strategies for growing their businesses in the recovering housing market.
Fannie Mae, profit, first quarter 2012, growth, mortgages, home prices
Fannie Mae reported a first quarter profit of $2.7 billion Wednesday, and will not require Treasury Department funds to balance its books for the...
Epcon Communities, active adult market, turnaround, franchises, home sales
The long-awaited turnaround in the housing market may finally be underway, at least in the active adult segment, if data provided by Epcon...
Bank of America, B of A, mortgage principal reduction, underwater homeowners
Bank of America announced it will be offering mortgage principal reduction to 200,000 underwater homeowners with loans owned or serviced by B of A...
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William S. Marvin, Marvin Windows and Doors, IDEA Hall of Fame, 2012 inductee
The woods, lakes and fields of Northwest Minnesota have nurtured an impressive array of business visionaries. Among the giants was the late William S...
Crescent Resources, Andrew Carmody, new president, residential division
A national search culminated in the appointment of Andrew Carmody as president of the residential division of Crescent Resources LLC. Carmody has...
NARI, new officers, 2012-2013, election, president, board of directors
During the spring 2012 House of Delegates meeting, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named immediate Past President Michael...
D.R. Horton, second quarter, 2Q, Q2, 2012, earnings increase, home building
D.R. Horton reported a year-over-year earnings jump of 46 percent in the second quarter of 2012, posting totals of $40.6 million for the quarter,...
FHFA, short sales, process, new rules, timetable, review, foreclosure
In an attempt to reduce the number of foreclosures nationwide, the Federal Housing Finance Agency introduced new rules for the short sale process on...
 

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