Homebuilders

Fewer home-building permits signal weakness ahead

October 20, 2009
Associated Press
Applications for home-building permits, a gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months.
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Virginia homebuilder enters market

October 17, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Home-building powerhouse Ryan Homes is marketing lots in 10 subdivisions it has taken over from the defunct local builder CP Morgan Communities.
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Area building permits fall for 23rd straight month

October 16, 2009
The number of building permits issued in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell 20 percent in September from the same time last year, marking 23 consecutive months of declines.
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'Makeover' making another trip to central Indiana

October 7, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Popular ABC show 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' is returning to central Indiana.
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A pair of community banks see loan woes escalateRestricted Content

October 3, 2009
Greg Andrews
Community Bank of Noblesville and Blue River Bancshares Inc. of Shelbyville have seen loans sour at a rate that might have seemed unimaginable before the housing market tanked and the recession set in.
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Charter Homes owner gets 2-plus years for mortgage fraud

September 30, 2009
Cory Schouten
Charter Homes owner Jerry J. Jaquess has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $825,000 for his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County communityRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty Corp. predicted.
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C.P. Morgan's demise puts 2,000 home sites on market already overwhelmed with landRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
Cory Schouten
The end of C.P. Morgan, the largest central Indiana builder for a decade, will throw 1,200 home lots and options for 800 more onto an already flooded land market.
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F.C. Tucker forms partnership with home-builder ShoopmanRestricted Content

March 9, 2009
F.C. Tucker Co. has entered into an agreement with Shoopman Home Building Group in which 21 Tucker real estate agents will staff model homes in seven communities Shoopman is developing.
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Portrait and Pasquinelli Homes winding down in IndianapolisRestricted Content

January 12, 2009
Cory Schouten
One of central Indiana's largest condominium builders may have to exit the market because of slowing demand and problems with financing. At peak, Chicago-based Portrait and Pasquinelli Homes was building 250 units per year in Indianapolis
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Davis Homes folds, other builders struggleRestricted Content

December 29, 2008
Cory Schouten
Davis Homes, one of the state's largest home builders, fell victim to the tough housing market, ceasing operations July 23.
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Builders challenge park fee in ZionsvilleRestricted Content

November 17, 2008
Zionsville Town Council members have until Nov. 17 to decide whether to appeal a judge's decision last month that invalidated the town's park-impact fee.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Charter Homes draws scrutiny for odd sales claims, multiple liens

August 25, 2008
Cory Schouten
Charter Homes owner Jerry Jaquess fancies himself a white knight for King Park, a neighborhood once known mainly for its rampant crime, boarded-up homes and vacant lots. But as he’s constructed a slew of homes and carriage houses there, the local builder has stirred up several lawsuits, dozens of liens and persistent questions about whether his business is legit.
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Davis Homes faces lawsuits; DayMarc out of businessRestricted Content

May 5, 2008
Cory Schouten
A depression in the home-building market has claimed a Fishers builder and continues to hammer locally based Davis Homes LLC--a powerhouse for years that now is facing foreclosure on about 80 home sites.
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Shoopman ready to build againRestricted Content

December 11, 2006
Jennifer Whitson
Paul Shoopman put 33 years into Dura Builders Inc. before selling his residential construction firm to national player KB Home Inc. as the local housing market boomed. Two years later, he's getting back into the business even as KB and others retrench.
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