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October 12th, 2007

Future of Levitt and Sons home builder in doubt

“I couldn’t disagree more. We’ve got to get prices down to where true users can afford them.”

The future of historic home builder Levitt and Sons is in doubt as the crumbling housing market drains the company of cash.

Fort Lauderdale-based Levitt Corp. , the company’s parent, said Friday it plans to take pretax charges of $160 to $170 million as a result of losses on Levitt and Sons’ home-building inventory. The charges will be reflected in Levitt Corp.’s third-quarter results and are in addition to charges and write-offs of $99 million in prior periods.

Levitt and Sons is trying to restructure its outstanding debt, but no long-term agreement has been reached. Without a pact, ‘Levitt and Sons’ viability is uncertain,’ the parent company said in a statement. Read more



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