Brian Bandell - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/brian-bandell/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Brian Bandell - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/brian-bandell/ 32 32 103504436 Lennar prepares for $5 billion spinoff company https://houstonnewmedia.org/lennar-prepares-for-5-billion-spinoff-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lennar-prepares-for-5-billion-spinoff-company Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8c8b96fe80e5d0f740f94e8334d01513 Lennar's spinoff company would control over 105,000 homesites across the United States.

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]]> 865549 CareMax to close 29 locations, including one in Houston, amid bankruptcy https://houstonnewmedia.org/caremax-to-close-29-locations-including-one-in-houston-amid-bankruptcy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caremax-to-close-29-locations-including-one-in-houston-amid-bankruptcy Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:29:08 +0000 https://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=be6e9082574ef76ec5719c73e474ca5d CareMax said the 29 location were medical facilities and other locations that were already closed, in the process of closing or never even opened.

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]]> 851453 Lennar ramps up home construction despite lower prices https://houstonnewmedia.org/lennar-ramps-up-home-construction-despite-lower-prices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lennar-ramps-up-home-construction-despite-lower-prices Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:56:21 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c7a2b5215e25e23334a91cd1977f48f6 Lennar's CEO said the company has increased its construction starts in the second quarter at a time when most homebuilders started fewer homes.

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]]> 614664 Federal government halts financial aid, enrollment at for-profit Florida Career College https://houstonnewmedia.org/federal-government-halts-financial-aid-enrollment-at-for-profit-florida-career-college/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-government-halts-financial-aid-enrollment-at-for-profit-florida-career-college Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:05:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dc7526f1bb1b3c73fed2fc9c7fc40d9a The Department of Education investigated the school and said it found numerous violations.

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]]> 586617 Lennar keeps home sales moving with lower prices, incentive offers https://houstonnewmedia.org/lennar-keeps-home-sales-moving-with-lower-prices-incentive-offers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lennar-keeps-home-sales-moving-with-lower-prices-incentive-offers Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:09:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b4305bfec628de93714858704778a75c Lennar sacrificed profit margins on homes to keep sales going. All of its Texas markets are among those cities where the company used more aggressive financing programs and incentives in order to generate sales volume.

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]]> 568108 Major builder Lennar signals slowdown in new home construction https://houstonnewmedia.org/major-builder-lennar-signals-slowdown-in-new-home-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=major-builder-lennar-signals-slowdown-in-new-home-construction Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:37:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ebd299117a1dc1785f4f2da6724099a6 Major homebuilder Lennar has been slashing home prices in the Houston area as the market cools. The company expects a slowdown in homebuilding in 2023.

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]]> 499998 Major homebuilder Lennar Corp. lowers prices, cancels land purchases as interest rates rise https://houstonnewmedia.org/major-homebuilder-lennar-corp-lowers-prices-cancels-land-purchases-as-interest-rates-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=major-homebuilder-lennar-corp-lowers-prices-cancels-land-purchases-as-interest-rates-rise Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:49:04 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b67e5e232b77c7f4ec8fff9df2defd5b Lennar Corp., one of the largest homebuilders in Houston and nationwide, is walking away from some land purchases as new orders fall and cancellations rise.

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]]> 429849 Lennar warns rising interest rates will dull homebuyer demand https://houstonnewmedia.org/lennar-warns-rising-interest-rates-will-dull-homebuyer-demand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lennar-warns-rising-interest-rates-will-dull-homebuyer-demand Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:02:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cfb3897c64cbc1bf6a21dde6581a3c4a The Miami-based company, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and the second largest in the Houston area, says higher interest rates will damper price increases.

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]]> 355508 Hines, Frisbie Group launch sales for Florida condo https://houstonnewmedia.org/hines-frisbie-group-launch-sales-for-florida-condo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hines-frisbie-group-launch-sales-for-florida-condo Tue, 31 May 2022 16:39:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0eaddcee6bb005478522778e9280f319 The developers have the site under contract from a university.

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]]> 337557 Lennar takes loss on venture capital investments, prepares for spinoff https://houstonnewmedia.org/lennar-takes-loss-on-venture-capital-investments-prepares-for-spinoff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lennar-takes-loss-on-venture-capital-investments-prepares-for-spinoff Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:29:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ba566c4f1c14bb74b0217b7fdb4b3c01 Investments in real estate technologies such as ibuyer Opendoor and Houston-based Sunnova Energy International cut into the homebuilder's profits.

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]]> 273058 Lennar to sell SunStreet solar division to Sunnova for $355M https://houstonnewmedia.org/lennar-to-sell-sunstreet-solar-division-to-sunnova-for-355m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lennar-to-sell-sunstreet-solar-division-to-sunnova-for-355m Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:07:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8f3ba9e4dc13df0bc8de910bc4fe7123 The deal will boost offerings of solar technology in Lennar homes.

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]]> 110364 Lender could seize 48 hotels across U.S., including 3 in Houston, in $780M foreclosure https://houstonnewmedia.org/lender-could-seize-48-hotels-across-u-s-including-3-in-houston-in-780m-foreclosure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lender-could-seize-48-hotels-across-u-s-including-3-in-houston-in-780m-foreclosure Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:36:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=33977f19c553ab296da2b755a6df9d0e The hotels performed strongly in 2019, but then the pandemic happened.

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