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NEWS ABOUT: National Association of Home Builders

National Association of Home Builders stories: 3 news summaries
MARKETS

 Manufacturing Stats 
 Send Dow Down 187 

Manufacturing, housing demand reports disappoint

Jun 15, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as a sharp monthly decline in the New York Fed’s manufacturing index hammered the materials, industrial, and energy sectors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcoa fell 6.3%, with Caterpillar, John Deere, and GE also down. In housing, the National Association of Home Builders’ index of... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • General Electric • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • Deere and Co • S&P 500 • National Association of Home Builders • industrial • John Deere

Home Builders Want Federal Bailout, Too

But critics warn adding to housing supply will only make things worse

Nov 24, 08 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Home builders, undeterred by the automakers’ troubles in securing federal aid, are campaigning for a $250 billion stimulus of their own, the Wall Street Journal reports. Saying that the economy can't recover until home prices stop tanking, the builders propose a plan, called “Fix Housing First,” where the... More »

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Congress • homebuilders • housing crisis • bailout • supply and demand • National Association of Home Builders • financial crisis

Construction Theft Is Building Concern

$5B in annual losses drive home prices up
by as much as 10%

Aug 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Increasing theft of building materials from construction sites, especially residential projects, is driving up the cost of homes to consumers as much as 10%, the New York Times reports. Experts say as much as $5 billion a year is being lost to thieves looking to profit from skyrocketing prices for... More »

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crime • law enforcement • theft • construction • home builders • copper • metal prices • commodity prices • National Association of Home Builders

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