- U.S. homebuilder perceptions about treated
wood.
Abstract In this study, we looked at what homebuilders think about treated wood. Homebuilders are important influencers for wood products demand, including treated wood. The research objectives were to ascertain homebuilder attitudes and preferences for various home construction methods (including treated wood) and their awareness and concern regarding treated wood....
- Builders face many challenges as reconstruction begins
Marty Milstead, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi (HBAM) has been to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and seen the devastation first-hand, He said things are far worse than photographs or video show. "You just have to see it. It's total devastation," Milstead said. As cleanup ends ......
- Homebuilders wait for signal to launch Gulf Coast
projects.
THOUGH federal officials are trying to expedite the process of rebuilding homes in New Orleans, the nation s largest homebuilders are waiting on the sidelines, trying to assess how to take part in the reconstruction. Bruce Karatz, chairman and chief executive of Los Angeles-based KB Home, plans to set up ......
- The upside of a down year for OC homebuilders
THE ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL The LIST PAGE 38 New-home sales for Orange County's largest homebuilders fell 14% to 6,100 last year, according to this week's Business Journal list. But it wasn't for lack of demand, industry officials say. The reason for the drop: lack of entitled land to build ......
- Hot sellers / The list: Residential builders
HEADNOTE Homebuilders Saw a Return of Double-Digit Sales Gains in 2002 IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 3 No. 1 Standard Pacific home In Tustin: sales up 57% to 836 Scarce land didn't stop homebuilders from posting big gains in new-home sales in Orange County last year. The top 30 homebuilders saw home sales ......
- Short Sellers Up Bets on Turn in Homebuilder Stocks
HEADNOTE Voit Customizing Building for Limo Maker; Koll Doing Shops, Business Space in Oceanside REAL ESTATE IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Mathew Padilla RESIDENTIAL Betting against homebuilders is up, according to Joel Locker, an analyst with Carlin Financial Group in New York. Short positions recently have gone up on 12 homebuilders, including ......
- Scarborough: Headed up hottest of hot homebuilders
STEPHEN J. SCARBOROUGH Chairman, chief executive Standard Pacific Corp If 2002 was a good year for homebuilders, then it was a great one for Stephen J. Scarborough and his Irvine-based Standard Pacific Corp. IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 3 Scarborough: sees softness in some markets, continued growth in 2003 The company reigned as ......