Phoenix Division Will Not Help Centex
October 16, 2006
Earnings Estimate Is Slashed As Home Orders Drop 28% | online.wsj.com
Centex Corporation's Phoenix division has struggled for years and will likely continue to struggle. Don't depend on the builder's Phoenix division to boost overall earnings for the company.
Option Disclosures are Forthcoming
October 9, 2006
Housing's Hidden Headache | online.barrons.com
Ms. Doherty has written an article that highlights a little understood type of financing that has great implications for those that own, are considering purchasing, or follow home builder stocks.
Sales / Price Decline Trend will Continue
October 9, 2006
Existing-Home Sales Decline As Prices Fall, Inventories Rise | online.wsj.com
Existing home sales, as the data reflects, continue to drop, and future release will show further drops. Price decreases will become more apparent and significant during the next 3 months. Inventory changes will vary by region, based on selling seasons.
Data isn't Needed to Follow Housing Starts in Coming Months
October 6, 2006
Producer Prices, Housing Starts Fall, Suggesting Fed Will Keep Rates Flat | online.wsj.com
The Commerce Department's housing start figures are not necessary for those wondering which direction starts were headed in August, or even where they have been headed in September. Sales continued to cool and builders continued to slow starts.
September 28, 2006
Lennar Cuts Earnings Forecasts On Pullback in Housing Market | online.wsj.com
Lennar's cost cutting is selling homes but its overall market strategy is dragging the entire market down. The highly touted even-flow process Lennar is employing works when market conditions are stable or strengthening, but benefits are limited during periods of declining conditions.
September 27, 2006
Existing-Home Sales Keep Falling | online.wsj.com
Existing home sales, as the data reflects, continue to drop, and future release will show further drops. Price decreases will become more apparent and significant during the next 3 months.
DMB's Presence as Much about Condo Sales as Retailer Sign-Ons
September 15, 2006
High-End Property Takes Stage at Fashion Week | online.wsj.com
While the condo craze hit the Phoenix metro area a couple of years ago as it did other largely suburban markets, the current housing slowdown must have DMB, and others planning large, upscale, mixed-use projects in the area, secretly wondering whether their bet on the condo market was wise.
February 6, 2012
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January 20, 2012
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Ireland's commercial property outlook
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