Housing Giants - February 15, 2009 - (Page 4) News// MOVes News Home Builders Protest Bailout — Union-Tribune Home builders protested the bailout in downtown San Diego, saying they’ve been left out. Property Values Dropped $3 Trillion in 2008 — Bloomberg TV Watch the interview with National Association of Realtors’ Lawrence Yun regarding the $3 trillion lost in property values in 2008. Former Fannie Exec: Housing Solutions from Depression Era More Successful — New York Times Edward J. Pinto, former chief credit officer for Fannie Mae, says housing solutions from the ’30s are superior to the ones now. Centex Homes Walks Away from Indiantown Project — The Palm Beach Post Centex sells parcels of Indiantown, Fla., to citrus grower to generate cash and minimize land-related spending. Wall Homes Files for Bankruptcy — Bloomberg The housing industry took its toll on Arlington, Texas-based Wall Homes. The home building company filed for bankrupty protection mid-January. Many builders pitch quality, but can they prove it? The National Housing Quality Award differentiates you from other builders. Are you an NHQ award winner? What differentiates you from other builders? CLICK HERE to learn more and download the NHQ application. For 16 years, the NHQ criteria for performance excellence have been important tools for hundreds of home builders and trade contractors to assess and improve their performance on critical factors of business success. Identify high-priority opportunities to improve your business. You may just hit gold. Analyst Predicts Failure for Hovnanian — Bloomberg Local Zips in the Top 20 Worst Housing Markets — KVVU-TV Five local zip codes in Nevada are hard-hit by the housing downtown and are all in the Top 20 worst markets. An analyst believes a miracle is needed to save Hovnanian, but company say they are confused and show positive numbers in their reports. New Housing Starts Hit 50 Year Low — Money Morning Lending Issues Halt Dallas-Fort Worth Construction — Dallas News Home builders in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area are trying to resolve lending issues to complete the homes partially built after suspending operations. New housing starts fell in December to the lowest levels since the government started compiling statistics in 1959. Recent NHQ Gold Award Winners: 2009 - T.W. Lewis 2007 - Estes Builders 2006 - Shea Homes San Diego 2006 - Ideal Homes 2006 - Veridian Homes 2005 - Grayson Homes 2005 - Pulte Homes (National Winner) Toll Offers 3.99% Interest Rate — CNBC Is lower interest rates the answer to housing crisis? Toll Brothers thinks so — the company’se offering a 3.99 percent interest rate to those who qualify. Applications due by April 30, 2009. 04 02.15.09 HOUSING GIANTS www.HousingGiants.com Click here to learn more http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/15/1b15builders21153-builders-aim-bank-protest-bailou/?zIndex=37409 http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/828050/housing_outlook_pending_home_sales_rise_6_3_in_december http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/828050/housing_outlook_pending_home_sales_rise_6_3_in_december http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/business/economy/15mortgages.html?ref=business http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/business/economy/15mortgages.html?ref=business http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jan/20/centex-gives-development-indiantown-sells-land-gro/ http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jan/20/centex-gives-development-indiantown-sells-land-gro/ http://www.centex.com http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=abNiLs2PzJfE&refer=home http://www.wall.com http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=azmbL8yWuA.g&refer=home http://www.khov.com http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/815564/5_local_zips_in_top_20_worst_housing_markets http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/815564/5_local_zips_in_top_20_worst_housing_markets http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/01/23/homebuilders/ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-builders_23bus.ART.State.Edition2.4e6befc.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-builders_23bus.ART.State.Edition2.4e6befc.html http://www.cnbc.com/id/28796636 http://www.tollbrothers.com http://www.probuilder.com/nhq http://www.HousingGiants.com
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