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HOUSING STARTS REMAIN FLAT IN SEPTEMBER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - Nationwide housing production remained virtually unchanged in September, edging up half of a percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000 units, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released today. Meanwhile, issuance of new building permits, an indicator of future construction activity, fell by 1.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted 573,000 units. "Builders are being extremely cautious right now in their efforts to maintain a modest inventory of new home… Continue

Posted on October 21st, 2009 at 9:31am —

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BUILDERS URGE CONGRESS TO RENEW HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT TO CREATE JOBS, BOOST ECONOMY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - In order to create hundreds of thousands of badly needed jobs and move the economy to higher ground, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today called on Congress to extend and expand the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit set to expire at the end of next month. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe warned that builders are reporting that business generated by entry-level buyers is already declining because it is… Continue

Posted on October 21st, 2009 at 9:30am —

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Free Tickets for the Showcase of Remodeled Homes

Get 2 free tickets to the Showcase of Remodeled Homes when you become a friend of the HBAGTA on Facebook! Visit www.facebook.com/hbagta

Posted on October 2nd, 2009 at 11:26am —

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Remodeling: Wow Is It Important to the Local Economy!

By Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. NAHB Senior Economist, Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., gave a presentation to the Home Builders Association of Peoria, Ill., about the economic benefits of the remodeling industry. While I often give presentations to builders and politicians about how important new home building is to the local economy, last month I had, for the first time, the pleasure of extolling the many virtues of remodeling and how important it is! The event was the summer meeting of the Remodelers of… Continue

Posted on September 28th, 2009 at 12:45pm — 1 Comment

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NEW-HOME SALES RISE MARGINALLY IN AUGUST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 - Following four months of solid gains, sales of newly built, single-family homes edged up by less than one percent in August as the window for an important buyer incentive began to close, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. Sales posted a meager 0.7 percent gain to a seasonally adjusted, annual rate of 429,000 units for the month. "With the $8,000 home buyer tax credit set to expire at the end of November, prospects for being able to purchase… Continue

Posted on September 28th, 2009 at 12:42pm —

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At 2:22pm on May 21st, 2009, ed kriskywicz construction design, inc. said…
Hello HBA,
Would love to join your group, thanks for thinking of me. Ed @ CDI
 
 

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