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(Newser) - One of the nation's biggest homebuilders is putting its top executive on notice after a vulgar rant against comedian Kathy Griffin was caught on tape and went viral. KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger, who's a neighbor of Griffin's in California, was recorded by a security camera hurling...

(Newser) - Kathy Griffin's year of woe continue , and the latest dust-up hits close to home, literally. The comedian and her boyfriend reportedly phoned Los Angeles police on Saturday night to complain about what they felt was excessive noise coming from their neighbor's property, and it didn't end well....

(Newser) - Should Bruce Karatz spend half a decade in prison—or no time at all? Karatz, the ex-CEO of KB Homes, has been convicted of trying to swindle the company out of $11 million. The probation office says he should get eight months' home confinement. But prosecutors want to lock him...

(Newser) - Foreclosures and other vacant homes make this a tough time to be a builder, the Wall Street Journal reports. Consider Pulte Homes, which is selling a new, four-bedroom home in Las Vegas for $214,990—while a short sale nearby offers a similar Pulte-built home for $149,999. “We...