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New home sales up nearly 10 percent from 2010
Government reports November seasonally adjusted annual rate of 315,000
Payroll tax cut passes; paid for with additional fees for Freddie and Fannie mortgages
Two-month extension will be funded by additional charges on mortgages issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Lennar moves into the Pacific Northwest
Lennar expanded operations into the Pacific Northwest by acquiring about 650 finished sites in the Seattle and Portland markets from privately held Premier Communities.
Builder confidence jumps for the third consecutive month
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose two points from a downwardly revised number to 21 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for December.
Housing starts jump 9.3% in November
Builders broke ground on a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 homes last month, a 9.3 percent jump from October.
400 home builders sign on to new Energy Star standards
A number of large and small home builders have signed on the implement the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s newest Energy Star guidelines for homes.
Plan to have housing industry pay for payroll tax cut passes Senate
Two-month extension would be funded by tacking extra fees onto Fannie and Freddie mortgages
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CertainTeed Apollo Solar Roofing System
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