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Table of Contents 2008

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  • Public Builders Release Numbers, Discuss State of Market

    CEOs of Toll, Meritage argue for housing stimulus.

     
  • Home Prices Sink Again in July

    Case-Shiller shows 17.5 percent annual home price decline for 10 major metros.

     
  • Judge Oks Woodside Operations

    California bankruptcy court judge gave Woodside Group permission to continue paying its bills and operating the business as normal during reorganization.

     
  • Builders Push Positives at Deutsche Bank Confab

    Several large, public production builders took their turns in the limelight Monday, detailing how they're coping with what some are calling the worst home building market in history and how they plan to thrive coming out the other side.

     
  • Woodside Files Chapter 11

    Swamped in debt, one of the top 10 private builders in the country files Chapter 11.

     
  • Jury Awards $4 Million in Del Webb Defect Suit

    A Nevada jury awards damages to only 70 homeowners of the 1,000 that filed suit over homes in a Pulte community.

     
  • Standard Pacific Reports Drop in Summer Orders

    Standard Pacific Homes' net new-home orders for July and August were down 30 percent year-over-year.

     
  • McStain CEO Steps Down to Cut Costs

    Wittenberg: 'It's tough to put your own name on the cut list.'

     
  • GSE Takeover Could Reduce Cost of Mortgages

    Experts see a moderate decline in rates before yearend but note that the fundamentals still point to continuing malaise in the housing market.

     
  • Toll Reports $29.3 Million Loss in Q3

    Company says cancellation rate of 19.4% is lowest in nine quarters.

     
  • Hovnanian Reports $202.5 Million Loss in Q3

    CEO sees some positive signs in troubled California markets, but says it is too early 'to say a recovery is underway.'

     
  • WCI Loses Interim CFO

    WCI Communities vice president, treasurer, and interim CFO Ernest J. Scheidemann has resigned.

     
  • Investors Snap up Shares of Standard Pacific

    Investors buy 27 million of 50 million new stock shares in a transferable rights offering by Standard Pacific.

     
  • Avatar Posts $6.5 Million Loss in 2Q

    Avatar closed on 70 homes during the quarter, a 68.5% decrease from the 222 homes closed during last year's second quarter.

     
  • LP Issues Warning on Composite Decks

    Selected WeatherBest, ABTCo, and Veranda decking and railings may be deteriorating prematurely.

     
  • News from Beazer, Centex

    Beazer alludes to investigation during earnings call; Centex says it will leave Denver by spring 2009.

     
  • Carolina Builder Closes Up Shop

    Pierce Homes of Carolina shuts down after 26 years.

     
  • Public Builders Report Losses, Take Action

    D.R. Horton and William Lyon lose millions, Hovnanian protects tax write-offs, and Pulte helps buyers maximize tax credit.

     
  • Centex Eyes Tax Credit as Down Payment Aid

    With the housing bill officially on the books, Centex looks for ways to use the new tax credit as down-payment assistance.

     
  • WCI Posts Loss, Violates Covenants

    With enormous losses posted, WCI stands on shaky ground.

     
  • Pulte CEO Reasserts Land Strategy

    Richard Dugas defended his company's decision to hold onto its land during its second-quarter earnings call.

     
  • Davis Homes Calls it Quits

    Indianapolis-based Davis Homes officially ceased operations, marking the end of a more than 50-year-old family home building business.

     
  • Ryland Stock Dives on Earnings Miss

    Stock dropped more than 21 percent in trading Thursday after the company reported a $241.6 million quarterly loss.

     
  • WCI, Facing Deadline, Improves Its Offer to Creditors

    Luxury public builder does not have cash to cover upcoming $125 million debt call.

     
  • Fitch’s Outlook Increasingly Bearish

    With the industry on the rocks, Fitch Ratings’ outlook for 2008 and 2009 foresees more bad news.

     
  • Down-Payment Assistance Debate Begins Again

    At stake is builders' access to a segment of the first-time and first-time move-up home market of buyers that would otherwise not qualify for conventional mortgage financing.

     
  • Comstock Halts Interest Payments

    Brad Foster of FTI Consulting will serve as interim chief restructuring officer.

     
  • WCI Offers Sweetened Deal to Creditors

    WCI Communities is offering its creditors a sweeter debt deal to back off on their demands to be repaid early.

     
  • Centex Adopts Energy Efficiency Standards

    Centex Homes plans to make a suite of energy efficiency products standard in its homes.

     
  • Lobbyist for Big Builders Says Tax Carry-Back Not Dead

    A number of senators say they support the net-operating loss carry-back provision.

     
  • Taylor Wimpey Takes $1.3 Billion Write-Off

    British firm is parent company of U.S. home builder Taylor Morrison.

     
  • Standard Pacific Gets Cash Infusion

    MatlinPatterson Global Advisors will provide a $530 million cash infusion into the heavily indebted company.

     
  • Icahn May Double Down on WCI

    The billionaire financier filed an SEC report on Friday announcing he is talking with a “special committee” about restructuring the company.

     
  • UBS: Atlanta, Charlotte, and Texas Will Be First to Recover

    These markets exhibit strong positive trends in demographics, economic growth, affordability, and inventory.

     
  • KB Sues MacFarlane Over Venture

    KB Home has filed suit against MacFarlane Partners for failing to make payments related to three residential projects in California.

     
  • Ryland's Dreier Accentuates the Positive

    Ryland Group CEO says the new-home building market could remain fairly well insulated from any significant aftershock.

     
  • Trend Homes Recapitalization Approved

    Phoenix area judge approved the sale through auction for the home building assets of Trend Homes.

     
  • Dominion Buyout Approved

    A merger agreement was approved earlier today that allows a buyout group to acquire the financially troubled home builder.

     
  • Mon Ousted from TOUSA CEO Post

    He will be be replaced by John R. Boken within the next 30 days.

     
  • Standard Pacific Plans Major Recapitalization

    The proposal must be approved by shareholders.

     
  • Buyers' Interest Spikes in May, Says Survey

    Sales may have continued their slow suffering through 1Q2008, but halfway into the second quarter some positive undercurrents have gained force.

     
  • Levitt Buyers Offered Deal on Lost Deposits

    A new plan devised by a court-appointed receiver team offers home buyers the chance to still get the home of their dreams--or almost.

     
  • Newland Buys 3,000 Acres in Planned Community Outside Phoenix

    The company says the sale reflects its ongoing commitment to expand in Estrella, a development located in the city of Goodyear.

     
  • Avatar Reports First Quarter Loss

    The Coral Gables, Fla.–based company lost $556,000, or $0.07 cents per share, in the quarter ended March 31, it reported.

     
  • Weyerhaeuser Paring Down to Core Business

    Listening to its new CEO Daniel S. Fulton during an earnings call last week: “We see our tree land as core.” So it should be no surprise that the company is talking about going back to its roots.

     
  • Webb Steps Down as CEO of John Laing Homes

    Robert Booth, managing director for Emaar Canada, will succeed Webb as chief executive.

     
  • Iowa's Regency Homes Shuts Down Operations

    Executives at Iowa-based Regency Homes effectively shut down home building operations late Friday, April 25, halting construction and laying off more than 100 workers.

     
  • Kimball Hill Gets Court's Approval

    One day after officially filing a petition for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, executives of Kimball Hill Homes received court approval for all of the company’s first day motions. Taken together, the approvals allow the company to continue normal...

     
  • Centex Plans to Exit Detroit

    Just weeks after Centex announced a bulk land sale of 8,500 lots, the company continues its efforts to move to an “asset-light” model and confirmed its plans to exit the Michigan market by year’s end.

     
  • The Ryland Group Notes Some "Bright Spots"

    National builder offers up some positive news during its earnings update.

     
  • Kimball Hill Files Chapter 11

    Despite having more than $60 million in cash, Kimball Hill Homes filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for reorganization yesterday.

     
  • Beazer Launches New Building Program

    Under the new eSmart program, every Beazer new-home start will include a handful of environmentally conscious home products as standard items.

     
  • Fulton Takes over as CEO at Weyerhaeuser

    Prior to assuming the post of president and CEO, Fulton had been president and CEO of subsidiary Weyeraheuser Real Estate Company.

     
  • Blog Update: Real Estate Research Drums up Profits

    The latest news from housing industry blogs around the internet.

     
  • Lennar to Elect Entire Board Annually

    Shareholders adopt board proposal to end staggered terms for directors.

     
  • Centex Sells 8,500 Lots in 11 States

    Centex disclosed late Monday that it sold some 8,500 lots in 11 states, nearly 10% of its land inventory, to a joint venture led by RSF Partners of Dallas.

     
  • Bankrupt Trend Gets Finance Approval

    Trend Homes received approval for a long-term cash collateral plan designed to support the company’s operations during Chapter 11.

     
 

 
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