MDC Holdings News

Though it's a far cry from the boom times of just a few years ago, Denver builders are starting to see demand increasing for new homes, especially among first-time buyers.

Analyst Dan Oppenheim lifted M.D.C. Holdings to neutral from underperform and increased his price target to $29 from $26 "based on better valuation, and a strong balance sheet with limited risk of impairments, along with the potential for land acquisitions." KB Home was boosted to outperform from neutral on the expectation the company will receive ...

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The recently passed tax bill gives homebuilders a strong boost in the form of tax breaks in the latest example of government aid to industry.

Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday.

Pulte Homes Inc. lost $361.4 million in the third quarter, but with the acquisition of Centex Corp., the homebuilder increased sales by more than a third.

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Homebuilder MDC Holdings Inc. attributed a smaller loss in the third quarter partly to selling smaller, more affordable homes that attract buyers taking advantage of the federal government's first-time homebuyer tax credit.

Dominion Resources, Inc third quarter revenues fell 16.5% to $3.65 billion and net income rose 17% to $594 million or $1.0 a share.

J.P. Morgan home-builder analyst Michael Rehaut in a research note Friday said while he was "encouraged" by the improvement in M.D.C. Holdings Inc.'s /quotes/comstock/13*!mdc /quotes/nls/mdc third-quarter home orders, he noted the "easy" comparisons with the year-ago figures and the company "aggressively" marketing the new homebuyer tax credit.

M.D.C. Holdings Inc. Friday said its third-quarter net loss narrowed to $32 million, or 69 cents a share, from $118 million, or $2.55 a share, in the third quarter of 2008.

J.P. Morgan analyst Michael Rehaut on Friday lifted his view on the home-builder sector to positive from negative, saying the housing market has made it through the worst of the correction.

U.S. stock futures edged higher Friday as investors continued to place bets on an improving economy despite caution from smart-phone maker Palm.

U.S. stock futures wavered between gains and losses Friday as Palm's cautious outlook was met by continued buying for some stocks sensitive to the economic recovery.

Denver homebuilder MDC Holdings Inc. has lowered the total commitment of a revolving credit line to $100 million from $800 million because it no longer needs the higher amount to fund its building activities.

Signature Properties has been trying since 2005 to sell 4,000 finished lots in its Fiddyment Farm community, a former pasture and pistachio orchard northeast of Sacramento.

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The number of contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. rose in June for a fifth straight month and exceeded economistsa forecasts, as lower prices and mortgage rates attracted buyers.

American Electric Power opened Friday at $31.37 per share on trading volume of 2,880,000 shares.