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Home Channel Newshttp://www.homechannelnews.com/articles enAugust housing starts slip, againhttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/august-housing-starts-slip-again <div class="author"><a href="/ken-clark">Ken Clark</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The latest tally from the U.S. Department of Commerce showed housing starts in August at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The disappointing August rate -- analysts were expecting a pace of about 590,000 -- was 5% below July's downwardly revised figure, and 5.8% below the August 2010 rate of 606,000.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/august-housing-starts-slip-again#commentsHeadlinesNewsResearchCDATAHousing startsSeasonally adjusted annual rateU.S. Department of CommerceXMLTue, 20 Sep 2011 13:12:57 +0000JBertner234331 at http://www.homechannelnews.comHome Depot announces grants to veterans groupshttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/home-depot-announces-grants-veterans-groups <p>As part of its &quot;Celebration of Service&quot; initiative to honor U.S. military veterans, The Home Depot Foundation announced $1.425 million in grants to nonprofits dedicated to addressing the housing needs of veterans.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The grant recipients are U.S.VETS, Center for Veterans Issues, Ltd., The Jericho Project, Low Income Housing Institute and Renovating Hope, Inc. Across the country, these recipients provide more than 500 homes and apartments for veterans each year.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/home-depot-announces-grants-veterans-groups#commentsHeadlinesHome Depot NewsNewsHome CentersWed, 21 Sep 2011 11:16:43 +0000kclark234366 at http://www.homechannelnews.comProfits drop 31% at Lennarhttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/profits-drop-31-lennar <div class="author"><a href="/brae-canlen">Brae Canlen</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">National home builder Lennar reported nearly flat sales for the third quarter of 2011, with revenues of $820.2 million, down 1% from the same quarter of 2010. Net income in the three months ended Aug. 31 were $20.7 million, down 31% from the $30 million earned in the third quarter a year ago.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Miami-based home builder delivered 2,865 new homes, a decrease of 3% from the third quarter of 2010. New orders were up 11%, to 2,914 homes. The cancellation rate was 20%.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/profits-drop-31-lennar#commentsHeadlinesPro Dealer newsNewsPro Dealers & LBMLennarCompany Earnings AnnouncementCDATALennar CorporationTue, 20 Sep 2011 18:45:20 +0000JBertner234351 at http://www.homechannelnews.comSimpson to enter component industryhttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/simpson-enter-component-industry <div class="author"><a href="/brae-canlen">Brae Canlen</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Simpson Strong-Tie will begin supplying software systems and truss plates to the U.S. component industry, the company has announced. Mike Bugbee, a 30-year veteran of the company, will lead the new division.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Simpson Strong-Tie has already developed many products that have helped expand the innovative use of trusses in light-frame design, so offering software and truss plates is a natural progression for the company, it said.<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/simpson-enter-component-industry#commentsHeadlinesNewsUnited StatesCDATAEngineeringMechanical engineeringMechanicsMike BugbeeSimpsonStructural systemTechnologyTieTrussTue, 20 Sep 2011 17:15:06 +0000JBertner234346 at http://www.homechannelnews.comCredit crunch and foreclosure rate limit buildershttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/credit-crunch-and-foreclosure-rate-limit-builders <div class="author"><a href="/ken-clark">Ken Clark</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) weighed in on the disappointing <a href="http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/august-housing-starts-slip-again "><strong>housing starts figures</strong></a> released Tuesday.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nationwide housing starts declined 5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000 units in August.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/credit-crunch-and-foreclosure-rate-limit-builders#commentsHeadlinesPro Dealer newsNewsPro Dealers & LBMCDATAConstructionCredit crunchEconomicsFinanceForeclosureMortgageNational Association of Home BuildersNational Association of Home BuildersReal estateSeasonally adjusted annual rateXMLTue, 20 Sep 2011 16:02:27 +0000JBertner234341 at http://www.homechannelnews.comAt Lowe's, a message of endless improvementhttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/lowes-message-endless-improvement <div class="author"><a href="/ken-clark">Ken Clark</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">The world's second largest home improvement retailer has a brand new tagline: &quot;Never Stop Improving.&quot;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The three-word phrase replaces the company's long-running &quot;Let's Build Something Together,&quot; and it will be featured in a <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wayZ9e6sq8">new advertising campaign</a></strong> that launched Sept. 19.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/lowes-message-endless-improvement#commentsHeadlinesLowe's NewsHome CentersBusinessLaborLawBusinessCDATALaborLawLowe'sTom LambVP marketingXMLTue, 20 Sep 2011 13:35:36 +0000JBertner234336 at http://www.homechannelnews.comOld buildings, green retrofits, no tax dollars http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/old-buildings-green-retrofits-no-tax-dollars <div class="author"><a href="/hcn-staff">Hcn Staff</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">An ambitious plan to retrofit and upgrade buildings with no tax dollars and no up-front costs to owners is gaining momentum, according to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/business/energy-environment/tax-plan-to-turn-old-buildings-green-finds-favor.html ">an article in the New York Times</a>.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/old-buildings-green-retrofits-no-tax-dollars#commentsHeadlinesNewsGreen Centralthe New York TimesBusinessCDATAEngineeringRetrofitTechnologythe New York TimesXMLTue, 20 Sep 2011 13:08:51 +0000JBertner234326 at http://www.homechannelnews.comStates, IRS join home builder investigation http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/states-irs-join-home-builder-investigation <p>A probe of the hiring and wage practices of some of the nation&rsquo;s largest home builders has widened to include the Internal Revenue Services and labor officials from nearly a dozen states, according to <b><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/AP1a153b15fbd44922854b2aff6f272223.html?KEYWORDS=%22Hilda+solis%22">an article in the Wall Street Journal</a></b>.<b>&nbsp;</b></p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/states-irs-join-home-builder-investigation#commentsHeadlinesNewsBusinessLaborLawWall Street JournalPerson CareerBusinessCDATAEconomicsHilda SolisHilda SolisInternal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue ServiceLaborLaborLawMinimum wageSocioeconomicsThe Wall Street JournalU.S. Department of LaborUnited States Department of LaborXMLTue, 20 Sep 2011 00:55:31 +0000kclark234311 at http://www.homechannelnews.comJilted lottery player gets new roofhttp://www.homechannelnews.com/article/jilted-lottery-player-gets-new-roof <div class="author"><a href="/brae-canlen">Brae Canlen</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">A California woman who thought she won the state&rsquo;s $54 million lottery -- and then discovered the local newspaper had printed the wrong winning numbers -- is getting a new roof compliments of ABC Supply and Allstate Roofing.<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/jilted-lottery-player-gets-new-roof#commentsHeadlinesPro Dealer newsNewsPro Dealers & LBMABCAllstateAllstateCaliforniaCDATADocumentLotteries in the United StatesLotteryPLAYERXMLMon, 19 Sep 2011 19:36:23 +0000JBertner234301 at http://www.homechannelnews.comBuilder confidence dips http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/builder-confidence-dips <div class="author"><a href="/brae-canlen">Brae Canlen</a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes dipped by a single point in September to 14 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The index has now held between 13 and 16 for six consecutive months.</p>http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/builder-confidence-dips#commentsHeadlinesNewsResearchWells FargoCDATANational Association of Home BuildersWells FargoXMLMon, 19 Sep 2011 18:00:34 +0000JBertner234296 at http://www.homechannelnews.com

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