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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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By J.W. ELPHINSTONE AP Real Estate Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The number of homebuyers who signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the ninth straight month as buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit for ...

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By Paul Snyder Mazomanie and Marshfield leaders are preparing for the fallout in their communities when hundreds of people lose their jobs at Wick Building Systems Inc. “Certainly it has an impact on this area,” said Mike Brehm, Marshfield city ...

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Colleen M. Farell Dolan Media Newswires Rochester, N.Y. — The much-hyped “silver tsunami” is something for which even home builders should be bracing. That’s the advice of a recent national study, “55+: Builders, Buyers and Beyond,” conducted by the MetLife ...

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Tali Arbel AP Business Writer New York — More plans to build homes, higher stock prices and fewer people filing first-time claims for jobless aid sent a private-sector forecast of U.S. economic activity higher than expected in June. It was ...

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Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — A modest rebound in single-family home construction in April raised hopes Tuesday the three-year slide in housing could be bottoming. But with the supply of unsold homes bulging, foreclosures rising and prices falling, ...

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Tom Coyne AP Writer Topeka, IN (AP) — A part-time construction job sturdied Orva Fry’s financial foundation after he was laid off from a recreational vehicle factory. It also kept the 41-year-old Amish father of two on steady spiritual ground. ...

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