Gary Shilling: Home Prices Could Fall 20% More

For a while, it seemed the housing crisis had been averted. Now, Gary Shilling, president of economic consulting firm A. Gary Shilling & Co., says that things are likely to get worse. He predicts that housing prices could fall another 20%.

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Beazer Reports Quarterly Loss of 81 Cents Per Share

Beazer Homes USA (BZH) reported a loss of 81 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with earnings of 84 cents per share a year earlier.

Revenue for the quarter fell to $274.8 million, from $365.6 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement. Beazer took a $26.5 million non-cash pre-tax charge related to inventory impairments.

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Beazer Reports Quarterly Loss of 81 Cents Per Share originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:21:00.

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Freddie Mac Posts $4.1 Billion Loss, Requests More U.S. Aid

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac posted a net loss of $4.1 billion for the third quarter, compared with a loss of $6 billion a year earlier.

The company paid a $1.6 billion dividend to the Treasury, which rescued the ailing company two years ago. Freddie M…

U.S. Homeownership Stuck at Lowest Level Since 1999

Despite government efforts to keep people in their homes and record-low interest rates, the homeownership rate remains stuck at 1999 levels, according to the latest figures from the Census Bureau.
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