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Toyota plans to end production at California plant Washington (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. plans to end production in March 2010 at a California joint venture where it has built vehicles with General...
View ArticleToll Brothers lost $472.3 million in quarter
Alex Veiga AP Real Estate Writer Toll Brothers Inc. says it lost $472.3 million in its fiscal third quarter, as the luxury homebuilder took a large tax hit. But while Toll Brothers’ results were worse...
View ArticleToll Bros. loses $111 million in 4th quarter, but sees hope (10:44 a.m. 12/3/09)
HORSHAM, Pa., (AP) — Toll Brothers Inc. lost $111.4 million in the fiscal fourth quarter, but the luxury homebuilder is seeing signs of a turnaround in the housing market. The company’s loss of 68...
View ArticleNovember new home sales seen rising 2.3 percent
By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes are expected to have increased in November for the third month in a row, a sign that the housing market is finally on solid...
View ArticleNew home sales rise 21 percent in Midwest
By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes plunged unexpectedly last month to the lowest level since April, a sign the housing market recovery will be rocky. The report...
View ArticleSmaller homebuilders seeing signs of rebound
Charles Ruma suddenly is busy. His company, Virginia Homes, is getting five to 10 visits from prospective homebuyers each weekend. During the past three years, he was lucky to get five in a month.
View ArticleSales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April
Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the U.S. housing market could be starting to recover.
View ArticleBuilder Toll Brothers fined $741,000 for pollution
The Department of Justice says national homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. has agreed to a fine and changes in managing stormwater runoff at home sites.
View ArticleToll Brothers 4Q net income soars on tax benefit
Toll Brothers says its fiscal fourth-quarter net income soared, helped by a large income tax benefit and a 48 percent rise in revenue. The luxury homebuilder delivered more homes and its order backlog...
View ArticleBuilders, consumers feel rate rise
All it took was speculation that the Federal Reserve could slow its bond buying months from now and then a few words from Chairman Ben Bernanke to confirm it.
View ArticleHomebuilders cashing in on buyers’ taste for city living
Americans increasingly say they prefer to live near the centers of cities and towns, where commutes are typically shorter and culture, restaurants and entertainment are close by.
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