Tuesday, March 27, 2007

KB Home affected by home building slowdown.

KB Home fiscal 1Q profit plunges (AP)

Workers unload roof tiles Monday, March 19, 2007 at a KB Home development in Gilbert, Ariz.  KB Home, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, said Thursday, March 22, 2007 fiscal first-quarter earnings plunged as the continuing housing slump hurt sales and profit margins.  (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - KB Home, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, said Thursday that first-quarter profit plunged as the company felt pressure from a slowing housing market and rising defaults of subprime mortgages.

One report has its net profit falling 84percent.


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