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4 hrs ago | The Dallas Morning News

Prime locations may fall to subprime prices

Homebuilder Centex plans to shut down most of its operations in two buildings on McKinnon Street.

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Related Topix: Construction, Food, Dean Foods, Pulte, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Osprey Observer

Centex Homes Signs On As New FishHawk Builder

Centex Homes will soon be breaking ground on its newest model home in Starling at FishHawk Ranch.

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Related Topix: Construction

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Fool.com

1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Pulte?

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS , the Fool's free investing community, embattled homebuilder Pulte Homes has received the dreaded one-star ranking .

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Related Topix: Construction, Pulte, Financial Markets, Bloomfield Hills, MI, KB Home

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Fool.com

1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: La-Z-Boy?

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS , the Fool's free investing community, furniture maker La-Z-Boy has received the dreaded one-star ranking .

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Related Topix: Furniture, LaZBoy, Financial Markets, Monroe, MI, Construction

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Motley Fool

These Tech Stocks Will Make Me Rich

Source: Yahoo! Finance. * Tracking began on Aug. 7, 2008. ** Adjusted for dividends and other returns of capital.

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Related Topix: Amazoncom, Retail, Construction, Horton D R, Amazon, Warren Buffett

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Seeking Alpha

Hovnanian and Centex Shorts: Homebuilders Heading Down Again?

The homebuilding sector has been under the spotlight for the last 18 months, with many believing that the 'home starts' numbers are starting to point to a bottom.

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Related Topix: Construction, Hovnanian Enterprises

Fri Jun 12, 2009

San Antonio Business Journal

Pulte unveils new home communities

Less than a month after its purchase of one-time competitor Centex, Pulte Homes is increasing its local footprint once again.

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Related Topix: Construction, Pulte, San Antonio, TX

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Realtor Magazine

D.R. Horton Fights to Retain Top Builder Spot

The merger of Pulte Homes Inc. and Centex Corp. will strip D.R. Horton Inc. of the title of largest U.S. home builder, a change the company apparently doesn't like.

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Related Topix: Construction, Horton D R

Sun Jun 07, 2009

REITS & Finance News

Centex is making waves

PIQUING INTEREST: Leasing interest has been high on the buildings at 2728 and 2828 Harwood St., where Centex Corp.

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Related Topix: Construction

Thu Jun 04, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Market movers

NEW YORK a ' Investors broke the stock market's four-day rally and sold off after U.S. data on the services industry and factory orders came in below forecasts.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Construction, Hovnanian Enterprises, Wireless, Telecom, Applied Signal Technology, Electronics, T Rowe Price Group, Financial Services, Investment Services

Sat May 30, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Market movers

NEW YORK a ' Stocks jumped Thursday as gains in commodities such as oil and natural gas signaled that traders expect a strengthening economy will demand more energy.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Home, Mortgage, Foreclosures, Construction, Ryland Group, Horton D R

Thu May 28, 2009

TheStreet.com

Homebuilder Winners and Losers: KB Home

Shares of homebuilders traded down Thursday after a pair of fresh reports indicated the housing industry's recovery will likely be slow and gradual.

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Related Topix: Construction, KB Home, Hovnanian Enterprises, Pulte, Housing, Foreclosures

SmartMoney.com

2 Stock Picks: CTX and VSTN

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday that U.S. mortgages with past due payments that put them in line for foreclosure jumped to 9% after a seasonal adjustment.

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Related Topix: Construction, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Housing, Pulte

Fri May 22, 2009

CulpeperNews.com, Culpeper, VA

Economy keeps Clevengers Corner water treatment plant dry

Keeping a new wastewater treatment plant in northern Culpeper County offline until the end of 2010 will save the county about $500,000 each budget year, officials said this week.

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Related Topix: Construction

Tue May 19, 2009

Investopedia

Signs Of Housing Bottom Building

Those same experts say it will be a re-stabilizing of the property market that signals an end to the current crisis.

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Related Topix: Construction, Pulte, Horton D R, MDC Holdings, REIT, Personal Finance

Mon May 18, 2009

Hugh Hewitt

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Construction, Lennar, Pulte, Horton D R, Opinion

Bloomberg

Centex, Fifth Third, Pulte Homes, Regions Financial: U.S. Equity Movers

Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading . Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 1:35 P.m. in New York.

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Related Topix: Construction, Banking, Pulte, Financial Services, Fifth Third Bancorp, Regions Financial, Financial Markets, ICICI Bank

Mon May 11, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Builder Profile: Centex Homes

If browsing through beautifully decorated model homes makes you wish you could live there, now's your chance.

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Related Topix: Construction, Home, Home Listing, Reno Metro, Reno, NV

Sat May 09, 2009

Investopedia

Building On A Shaky Foundation

The SPDR S&P 500 Homebuilders ETF has been on a rampage, as it has risen 71.1% since hitting its 52-week low on March 9. The companies that it tracks have been reporting some positive signs in their quarterly results , although they remain on shaking ground at best.

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Related Topix: Construction, Pulte, Home, Mortgage, Horton D R

Fri May 08, 2009

Home Channel News

Builders tie the knot

For Pulte Homes and Centex Homes the marriage is all about size and diversity. If the two production builders complete the expected merger in the third quarter, the combined company will be the largest home builder in the United States, with a portfolio of entry-level, move-up and active-adult homes spanning 59 markets.

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Related Topix: Construction, Pulte, Manassas, VA

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