North Carolina's Housing Market does not get a lot of
   press. Though it has steadily attracted new residents,
   777K between 2000 and 2006.

       Raleigh alone registered a 18% increase by adding 145K
   new residents, during 2000-2005.

       And the builders are responding by building as many
   homes they can, for the new arrivals.
 
   A. Top Twenty Public Home Builders

      1. DR Horton (8)

      2. Pulte (12)

      3. Lennar (10)

      4. Centex - (34)

      5. KB Homes (15)

      6. Beazer (19)

      7. K Hovnanian (34)

      8. Ryland - Does not build in Raleigh

      9. Richmond American - Does not build in Raleigh

     10. NVR - Does not build in Raleigh

     11. Standard Pacific (15)

     12. Technical Olympic - Does not build in Raleigh

     13. Meritage Homes - Does not build in Raleigh

     14. Toll Brothers (10)  

     15. Weyerhaeuser - Does not build in Raleigh

     16. Morrison - Does not build in Raleigh
         
     17. M/I Homes - (9)

     18. Taylor Woodrow - Does not build in Raleigh

     19. William Lyon - Does not build in Raleigh

     20. WCI Communities - Does not build in Raleigh

         There are 166 communities being offerred by The 
      Top Twenty Public Builders in Raleigh in Jan 2007.


  D. Other Builders with 5+ Communities included in this count.

      1. Shea Homes - (5)

      2. Drees Homes (15)

      3. David Weekley (12)

      4. St. Lawrence Homes - (12)

      5. Bill Clark Homes - (9)

      6. Pasquinelli (5)

      7. Homelife Communities - (14)

      8. John Wieland - (5)

      9. McCar Homes (8)
                         
     10. Orleans Homes - (14)

     11. Comstock Homes - (12)

     12. Oakcity Homes - (8)

     13. PCS Homes - (8)


      Other Builders are offering a total of 127 communities
   in Raleigh in Jan 2007.