Pulte Homes - Pres. & CEO; KB Homes - Chmn. & CEO Interview

From: CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video | Date: May 11, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Maria Bartiromo
CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video
05-11-2005
MARIA BARTIROMO, CNBC ANCHOR: These are heady times for America`s homebuilders. With national home price nearly doubling the last five years, homebuilders have expanded operations, and returned significant value to shareholders. But will the good times last? And for how much longer? Joining us now for a homebuilders CEO summit, in a CNBC exclusive, is Bruce Karatz, he`s chairman and CEO of KB Home, Richard Dugas, president and CEO of Pulte Homes.

Sir, nice to have you with us. Gentlemen, good have you, thanks for joining us.

BRUCE ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

NEW HOME PERMITS UP FROM A YEAR AGO.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) ; ...up last month following a record low a year ago. The average new home value increased 3.1 percent from a year ago, according to a report issued by MTD...246,766 last month, up from $239,369 a year ago. Madison's 33 permits issued last month...
PARAGON'S QUARTERLY LOSSES ARE FAR LESS THAN YEAR AGO.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ; ...compared with a loss of $9.4 million a year ago. Both periods included one-time charges...headquarters from Federal Way to Atlanta. A year ago the company reduced earnings because of...1996, compared with a loss of $500,000 a year ago. Sales rose 8 percent to $137.2 million...
Virginia's Heilig-Meyers Co. Profit Rises from Year Ago.(Originated from Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; ...percent in the third quarter compared with a year ago at home furnishings giant Heilig-Meyers...the quarter ended Nov. 30 than it did a year ago because it placed tighter controls on...level was facing easier comparisons from a year ago. Heilig-Meyers recognized a year ...
CITY SALES TAX COLLECTIONS DOWN MONTH-IN-ROW / FROM YEAR AGO FIGURES
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record ; ...April came within a whisker of matching year ago collections in corporate Oklahoma City...city on April business were down from a year ago for the 27th straight month - starting...collections were down just 0.65 percent from a year ago to $6.38 million. For the metropolitan...
Saks earnings up compared with a year ago
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; Saks earnings up compared with a year ago, but sales figures down Associated Press...fiscal quarter, compared with a loss a year ago. The Birmingham, Ala.-based company owns...million, or 17 cents per share, in the year-ago period. The results a year ago included...
MARKET'S STILL HOT FOR HOMES IN THE AREA VOLUME, PRICES UP OVER A YEAR AGO.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ; ...double-digit increases in sales and prices from a year ago. The Northwest Multiple Listings Service...closed in April jumped 10 percent from a year ago, to 2,570. The median price (meaning half...average of 41 days, compared with 51 a year ago. In Snohomish County, the number of ...
November auto sales down 12.8 percent from year ago.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service ; ...sales were off 12.8 percent from a year ago, according to sales analysis firm Autodata Corp. The decline from a year ago was expected, given the strong sales...which were down 27.4 percent from a year ago, were unusually weak given that they...
Bank One earnings down 1.5% from a year ago
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ; ...saw earnings decline 1.5 percent from a year ago on weaker investments and increased loan-lo...cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial...have a far stronger company today than a year ago or even last quarter," Dimon said. Bank...
October snowstorm also knocked down home sales: Realtors in the Buffalo Niagara region sold only 672 homes last month, down 15% from a year ago.
Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) ; ...declined 15 percent in October from a year ago, reflecting fallout from the surprise...reported 672 homes sold, compared to 797 a year ago. It was the lowest total for October since...sale price increased 6.5 percent from a year ago, to $96,925. The median price means half...
Fed: PM says Aust economy not as strong as year ago
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia) ; ...PM says Aust economy not as strong as year ago Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD has conceded the economy is not as strong as it was a year ago but is still performing well. Figures...performing quite as strongly as it was a year ago, but is still performing very strongly...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Pulte Homes - Pres. & CEO; KB Homes - Chmn. ..."