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Hovnanian Enterprises adds chairman to CEO's roles

Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday said its board gave President and CEO Ara K. Hovnanian the additional title of chairman.

Hovnanian CEO sees signs of housing market bottom

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.'s chief executive said Thursday the homebuilder has begun buying land, raising home prices and reopening previously mothballed developments in response to signs that the worst of the housing market slide has passed.

Hovnanian 3rd-quarter loss narrows

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. trimmed its loss in the third quarter as the homebuilder slashed costs and benefited from a swell in signed contracts for new homes, but the results fell short of Wall Street estimates.

Hovnanian CEO sees improving housing market

Hovnanian Enterprises' CEO says recent trends in sales and home prices indicate the housing market is improving despite the uncertainty over the U.S. economy.

Hovnanian 2nd-quarter loss narrows

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. says it trimmed its fiscal second-quarter loss versus a year ago as the homebuilder slashed prices to woo reluctant buyers but had to absorb losses from the declining value of land and other assets.

Hovnanian CEO: Sales perked up in February

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. Chief Executive Ara Hovnanian says recent sales trends show there's still some demand for new homes despite buyers' uncertainty over the economy.

Housing market's woes could get worse

The collapse of the housing market showed no signs of easing in November as sales of new and existing homes plunged and prices took their biggest hit on record.

Hovnanian reports wider 3Q loss

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter loss more than doubled from a year ago as the homebuilder suffered steep declines in new home contracts and hefty markdowns on land values.

Hovnanian reports 2Q loss grows tenfold

Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. on Tuesday evening said second-quarter losses grew tenfold from a year earlier as it reported its seventh consecutive negative quarter.

Hovnanian Reports 1Q Loss Doubled

Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. on Monday reported it lost more than twice as much money in its fiscal first quarter compared to a year ago and blamed the continuing struggles of the housing market.

Hovnanian's 4Q Loss Jumps Fourfold

Fallout from the housing downturn and an accounting charge helped Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter loss nearly quadruple, but the homebuilder's chief executive says there are some encouraging signs.

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Residential Green Building Slow to Gain Momentum
Source: LOHAS Weekly

Although many of the largest US homebuilders have experimented with energy-efficiency and other "green" features in the homes they build, they complain that buyers have not shown enough interest to justify making such measures standard practice.

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