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Meritage Homes, orders, July, August, increase, 33 percent, 2012
Meritage Homes announced Wednesday that it had received orders for a net total (minus cancellations) of 784 homes in July and August of 2012.
Zelman & Associates announced today that David Platt has joined the firm as Managing Director.  With over 15 years of investment banking...
The 80/20 rule is a way to recognize that there are those out there today dealing with the same environment and making it happen, and those that are...
Marketing is a numbers game. The more people you can talk with, the more work you will sell.
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Fannie Mae, REO, rental, Pacifica, foreclosure, purchase, Florida
San Diego-based Pacifica Cos. became the first winning bidder in a federal pilot program to sell repossessed homes to investors in bulk on Friday,...
United States metro area diversity
A study by Pennsylvania State University researchers, titled “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Goes Local: Charting Change in American Communities Over...
NAHB, Improving Markets Index, IMI, September 2012, 99 metro areas
The number of improving housing markets across the country rose to 99 in September, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First...
photovoltaic roofing
NRCA University will offer a class called “Photovoltaic Roof Systems: Energizing Your Business” Oct. 16 in Philadelphia. 
Texas building codes
Texas has the most diverse weather risk in the country, with exposure to nine different types of natural disasters. Yet, Texas trails most coastal...
 

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