Tax them, not us: Biz groups scrambling to protect breaks, payouts

Published: November 27, 2012
Tags: fiscal cliff, homebuilding

A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” of massive tax increases and spending cuts. But raising tax rates — a White House priority — is out of the question, the group adds.

US construction spending rose 0.4 percent in June

Published: August 1, 2012
Tags: Commerce Department, construction spending, homebuilders, homebuilding, new home sales

Another strong gain in homebuilding pushed U.S. construction spending up for a third straight month in June, a further indication that the battered housing industry is showing signs of life.

Builders group sees pickup in housing this year

Published: February 10, 2012
Tags: economy, homebuilding, housing, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders

The U.S. housing market will begin to mount a turnaround this year, building toward a solid recovery in 2013, according to a forecast by the chief economist of a homebuilding industry trade group.

Rise in home construction suggests a turnaround (UPDATE)

Published: December 20, 2011
Tags: Commerce Department, foreclosures, homebuilding, housing market, housing starts, National Association of Home Builders, recession

The depressed housing market has held the economy back for four years. No longer.

Apartments boost January construction numbers

Published: February 16, 2011
Tags: builders, building permits, foreclosures, homebuilding, National Association of Home Builders, new-home construction

By Derek Kravitz and Martin Crutsinger AP Business Writers Washington — Home construction in January rose at the fastest rate in 20 months, pushed up by a spike in apartment building. But construction of single-family homes declined, a sign that demand for housing remains weak. Builders broke ground on new homes and apartments at a [...]

Home construction sinks to lowest level since Oct.

Published: July 20, 2010
Tags: Commerce Department, Decision Economics, homebuilding, homes, Leahey, single-family homes

By 
ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction plunged last month to the lowest level since October as the economy remained weak and demand for housing plummeted. But driving the June decline was a more than 20 percent drop in condominium and apartment construction, which makes up a small but volatile [...]

Minnesota homebuilders heading to Haiti

Published: July 15, 2010
Tags: Bruhn, Builders Outreach Foundation, Haiti, homebuilding, Minnesota, Mortensen, World Wide Village

By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A group of Minnesota homebuilders will lend a hand in the massive effort to rebuild earthquake-stricken Haiti. On Dec. 1-8 and Dec. 8-15, an 18-member delegation, representing nine Twin Cities homebuilding firms, will participate in separate building missions about 35 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, according to the [...]

Construction spending falls in February

Published: April 1, 2010
Tags: builders, ClearView Economics, Commerce Department, commercial real estate, commercial ventures, construction spending, East Coast, highways, homebuilding, housing, streets
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By Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer Washington — U.S. builders cut back on new projects at a faster-than-expected pace in February and drove down construction spending to the lowest level in eight years. It was a fresh sign that the troubled real-estate market remains a sore spot for the economic recovery. The Commerce Department reported [...]

Builders group hits $1.1 million in fourth quarter lobbying

Published: March 31, 2010
Tags: Congress, homebuilding, Hovnanian Enterprises, KB Home, lobby, Meritage Homes, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, tax credit, White House

Los Angeles (AP) — The homebuilding industry’s main trade association spent $1.1 million in the fourth quarter lobbying Congress, the White House and several government agencies on housing, taxes, health care and other issues, according to a disclosure report. The National Association of Home Builders shelled out about 49 percent more than the $740,000 it [...]

Rally sparks hope for Minn. homebuilders (2:56 p.m. 1/13/10)

By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Twin Cities homebuilding activity in 2009 was no match for the juggernaut years of the mid-2000s, but a late-year rally gave builders reason to believe that the industry’s recovery is just around the bend. “The train will pick up a little more speed” in 2010, said Mike [...]