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KB Home reported Tuesday that its third-quarter net income grew more than eightfold as its interest expenses declined while it delivered more homes at higher prices.
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Read More »Labor Department probing big US homebuilders
By MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Labor Department is investigating large U.S. homebuilders to see if they failed to pay workers the minimum wage or overtime. A spokesman says the agency is investigating compliance with wage-and-hour laws ...
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Read More »Home prices rise 0.8 percent in April
New York (AP) -- Home prices in April rose for the first time in seven months as government tax credits bolstered the housing market. But the rebound may be short-lived now that the incentives have expired.
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Read More »Builders group hits $1.1 million in fourth quarter lobbying
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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Read More »February existing home sales drop 0.6 percent
By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — Sales of existing homes fell for a third straight month in February, pushing sales down to the lowest level since last July. There is concern the fragile housing rebound is faltering, making ...
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Read More »KB Home posts first quarterly profit since ’07 (4:12 p.m. 1/12/10)
By ALEX VEIGA AP Real Estate Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — KB Home capped its fiscal year with the first quarterly profit since 2007, thanks to a change in federal tax laws, and said it expects to turn a profit ...
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