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  • When they are worried that house prices are going to fall further and until we can see that demand rise again we are not going to see home-building rise in a way that is contributing to economic growth, Dynan said.

    Economists: Second US Recession, If It Hits, Could Hit Hard 2011

  • When they are worried that house prices are going to fall further and until we can see that demand rise again we are not going to see home-building rise in a way that is contributing to economic growth, Dynan said.

    Economists: Second US Recession, If It Hits, Could Hit Hard 2011

  • Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. reported Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed as the home builder recorded fewer land-related charges, though revenue and home-building margins declined.

    Hovnanian Narrows Loss John Kell 2011

  • The Labor Department is investigating pay practices at many top home-building firms, hitting them with a broad demand for records.

    What's News: Business & Finance 2011

  • The home-building industry, the oil and gas industry, the timber industry, the medical industry, the agricultural industry, the publishing industry—the list is endless—get what they want by warping capitalism to their will through the use of money and political power.

    Washington, Business Combine Against Free Markets 2011

  • "What goes on in Washington will be of critical importance to housing," said John Burns , an Irvine, Calif.-based home-building consultant.

    Key to Real-Estate Rebound: Solid Economic Growth Nick Timiraos 2011

  • We don't want to be the home-building industry of 2005.

    NFL: No Deal In March Could Cost Players Millions AP 2011

  • We don't want to be the home-building industry of 2005.

    NFL: No Deal In March Could Cost Players Millions AP 2011

  • As the home-building industry slowly recovers, they are developing a portfolio of plans for a home-buying public that appears to be embracing a dramatically different idea of "home sweet home," one that is both smaller and simpler than the houses they favored in recent decades.

    'Architectural editor' brings constructive ideas together in one place 2011

  • Margot Veranes, a researcher for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, which has a collaboration with the AFL-CIO to improve standards in the home-building industry, said home builders need to stop pressuring subcontractors to "go cheaper" on costs.

    U.S. Hits Builders With Pay Probe Melanie Trottman 2011

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