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At the Blogs: What Others are Saying
To provide our readers with one-stop-shopping in the quest for breaking news, <i>Big Builder </i>scoured the Web for thought-provoking and engaging analysis of recent home building headlines. Check out what these industry experts have to say about the current state of the market.

More Markets & Land Positions articles . . .

Local Intel: Bellwether Delays
Sacramento's housing market mirrored the rise and fall of big builders' fortunes in the past 12 months. What's the local prognosis?
BIG BUILDER Magazine (February 01, 2007)

Local Intel: Silver Lining
North Carolina's Research Triangle market remains sunny even as storms plague other major markets.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (January 09, 2007)

Ground Control: Terra Infirma
K. Hovnanian's big land reset carries the hope that today's losses will be tomorrow's gains.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (January 09, 2007)

All in the Family
Canterra Homes' new floor plan creates separate spaces for multiple generations.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (December 01, 2006)

Land Slides
Hovnanian Enterprises takes $300 million in land-related charges to its balance sheet.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (December 01, 2006)

Hills and Valleys
BIG BUILDER Magazine (December 01, 2006)

Courting Lady Luck
As home sales seek equilibrium, billion-dollar Vegas projects move onward and upward.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (November 01, 2006)

Foray for Lots
Florida developer develops an expansive new formula during housing's slower months.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (November 01, 2006)

Off the Lots!
KB Home's walk-away in Los Angeles County typifies widening trend of big builder land retrenchments.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (November 01, 2006)

Empty Nester Privacy
Florida's Pringle Development has won awards for a floor plan that provides a separate guest house for the kids or for hobbies.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (November 01, 2006)

On the Upswing
Recovering market sends apartment execs in search of talent.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (November 01, 2006)

With Reservation
Although available land around Phoenix is diminishing, developers are hesitant to look for access to land through partnerships with Native American tribes.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (October 15, 2006)

Border Bravado
Affordable housing stock spurs growth in McAllen, Texas.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (October 15, 2006)

Landing a Long Shot
Former NFLer-turned-developer and state of Florida score the winning touchdown at Babcock Ranch.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (October 15, 2006)

The Land Hot Potato
The slowing market has some builders dropping land before it burns their balance sheets, while others are looking to pick up bargains.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (October 01, 2006)

Sayonara, Says St. Joe
The Florida-based real estate company dissolves its home building operations to focus on land planning and development.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (October 01, 2006)

Loss of Capital
The downturn sends once-vibrant Washington, D.C., into a tailspin.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (September 01, 2006)

Sun Jolt
Overpriced Phoenix now seeks a lifeline to its new level of normalcy.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (September 01, 2006)

Cold Comfort
Palm Beach County market cools and awaits a turn of the trends.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (September 01, 2006)

Lost Luster
San Diego home builders face a shrinking market despite the continuous flow of new units online.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (September 01, 2006)

Gravity Gains
As four high-flying markets plummet, it's too early to call where they'll land.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (September 01, 2006)

Creative Capital
New financial entities jockey for position as the housing market declines.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (September 01, 2006)

Trump Gets Trumped
SunCal picks up a prime piece of property in Los Angeles in a high-stakes bidding game.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (August 01, 2006)

The Price Is Right
Frontier Homes works with local municipality to bring smaller, less expensive homes to market to ease affordability concerns.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (August 01, 2006)

Royce Extends its Reach
The Houston-based builder takes on two new markets.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (August 01, 2006)

Design for Dollars: Ryland Homes
BIG BUILDER Magazine (July 01, 2006)

Pennsylvania Beckons
Bucolic living and affordable housing attract buyers to the open spaces in the triangle formed by Harrisburg, York, and Lancaster.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (July 01, 2006)

About Place
Can you spell psycho-location? Changing needs of home buyers transform the value of lots of lots.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (July 01, 2006)

The Lady Wore Red
A mysterious buyer picks up a valuable piece of land near Ocean City, Md., for $8.7 million.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (July 01, 2006)

Military Invasion
BRAC realignment brings a new crop of military brass to Fort Bragg who need housing.
BIG BUILDER Magazine (July 01, 2006)

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