Pulte Homes acquires Centex
$1.3 billion purchase creates biggest homebuilder in U.S.
Posted: August 19, 2009 at 4:37 a.m.
Pulte Homes Inc. completed its $1.3 billion purchase of Centex Corp. on Tuesday, creating the biggest U.S. homebuilder amid signs the worst housing slump since the Great Depression may be nearing a bottom.
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Business, Pages 30 on 08/19/2009
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