Re: Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound

On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 20:02:36 -0700 (PDT), "editor@xxxxxxxxxxx"
<editor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Bullshit. Portrait Homes - a major condo builder out of the Midwest -
just abandoned a bunch of half-completed developments here in central
North Carolina, leaving piles of materials abandoned alongside half-
done condos. A friend who's a concrete contractor says his crew's now
working 3-4 days weekly - down from the usual 6. Homes aren't
selling, either; "for sale or rent" signs are common even in nice
neighborhoods in this area - including one on my block.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/02/ford.gain/index.html
Ford to report July sales jump, company official says

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