International Business News - NVR http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pulte Homes Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago as the home builder booked fewer charges on land and unsold inventory despite a worsening housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/pulte-narrows-2q-loss-on-inventory-land-charges.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:10:35 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Additional fees and cost cut initiatives helped JetBlue Airways Corp. to post a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday, as the carrier said it will scale back growth plans to keep pace with the soaring price of fuel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/earnings-roundup-jetblue-keycorp.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:33:20 EDT The housing slump continued to take its toll on homebuilder NVR Inc. as second-quarter earnings dropped 43 percent amid declining orders for new homes and falling income from mortgage lending, the company reported Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/nvrs-profit-down-43-percent-in-q2.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:36:02 EDT A government report on new home construction and building permit applications for June is forecast to show declines as builders scrapped development plans amid the ongoing housing slump. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/ahead-of-the-bell-housing-starts.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:52:15 EDT A reading of housing developers' sentiment about the U.S. market is expected to remain at its all-time low in July. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index for the month is scheduled to be released Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/ahead-of-the-bell-builder-sentiment.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:58:27 EDT A government report due Tuesday is forecast to show that construction activity fell 0.5 percent in May, as pain in the housing sector continued to outweigh gains in other parts of the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/ahead-of-the-bell-construction-spending.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:17:08 EDT Nonprofit groups are battling with the Bush administration over whether to kill programs that allow homebuyers without the money for a down payment to get funds from sellers that are channeled through charities. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79781-home-loan-assistance-fight.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/home-loan-aid-programs-could-be-cut-in-housing-bill.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/home-loan-aid-programs-could-be-cut-in-housing-bill.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:55:58 EDT A government report to be released Wednesday is forecast to show that new home sales fell in May after an unexpected increase a month earlier. The Commerce Department is expected to report that new home sales dipped 2.1 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 515,000 units, according to the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR. The report is scheduled to be released at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/ahead-of-the-bell-new-home-sales.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:12:51 EDT A Credit Suisse analyst started coverage of the homebuilder sector with an "Overweight" rating Tuesday, saying the industry will likely turn a corner next spring as inventory levels start to drop. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/ahead-of-the-bell-homebuilders.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:47:42 EDT The National Association of Home Builders spent more than $1.3 million lobbying in the first quarter on efforts to jump-start the slumping housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/home-builders-group-spent-1-3m-lobbying-in-1q.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:47:39 EDT A government report on May new home construction and building permit applications is forecast to drop after an unexpected increase a month earlier. The Commerce Department report, due Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. EDT, is expected to show construction of new homes and apartments fell to an annual rate of 985,000 units in May, according to the consensus estimate of Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/ahead-of-the-bell-housing-starts.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:13:29 EDT A reading of housing developers' sentiment about the U.S. market is expected to inch upward this month, a potential sign of improving conditions for the troubled sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/ahead-of-the-bell-builder-sentiment.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:12:30 EDT Credit-rating agencies are betting that the housing downturn will deepen well into next year, dragging out homebuilders' woes. Fitch Ratings on Tuesday slashed its issuer default ratings for eight homebuilders, bumping three--Ryland Group Inc., D.R. Horton and Centex Corp.--into "junk" status. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/homebuilders-debt-ratings-cut-on-grim-sector-outlook.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:04:09 EDT Fitch Ratings downgraded the ratings on a series of major homebuilders Tuesday, saying it expects the housing market to perform worse than previously expected through 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/fitch-cuts-ratings-on-major-homebuilders.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:26:33 EDT The chairman of homebuilder and mortgage banker NVR Inc. sold 18,598 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118075-gustav-is-new-orleans-ready.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/nvr-chairman-sells-shares.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/nvr-chairman-sells-shares.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:51:14 EDT The chairman of homebuilder and mortgage banker NVR Inc. sold 36,329 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/nvr-chairman-sells-36-329-shares-of-common-stock.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 11:38:29 EDT The chairman of homebuilder and mortgage banker NVR Inc. sold 41,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/nvr-chairman-sells-41-000-shares-of-common-stock.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53:01 EDT The chief executive of homebuilder and mortgage banker NVR Inc., Paul C. Saville, said that 14,000 shares of common stock owned by Saville LLC were sold, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/nvr-chief-executive-paul-c-saville-sells-14-000-shares.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:11:54 EDT The chief financial officer of homebuilder and mortgage banker NVR Inc. exercised options for 7,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/nvr-chief-financial-officer-seremet-exercises-options.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:10:00 EDT Government data to be released Wednesday is forecast to show that new home sales fell for the fourth straight month February, providing more evidence that the housing market has yet to bottom out. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/ahead-of-the-bell-new-home-sales.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:32:14 EDT