Articles by Peter Y. Hong

538 articles since 1997

Standard Pacific’s loss rises

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 30, 2008
Irvine-based home builder Standard Pacific Corp. Read more
 

L.A. is hit hard as home prices continue their record-breaking fall

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 29, 2008
U.S. home prices continued to fall at a record-breaking pace in August, with the Los Angeles area posting among the sharpest declines, according to a prominent index released today . Read more
 

Another loss for Maguire

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 28, 2008
Los Angeles office landlord Maguire Properties Inc. Read more
 

Home builder Ryland Group posts loss of $65.7 million

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 23, 2008
Calabasas-based home builder Ryland Group Inc. Read more
 

September home sales up 65% from last year in Southern California

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 21, 2008
Sinking home values continued to drive home sales in September as bargain hunters snared properties at 2003 prices. Read more
 

Max Payne’ tops weekend box office

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 20, 2008
Max Payne,” the film adaptation of a popular video game, set the high score over the weekend with $18 million in gross ticket sales, according to studio estimates. Read more
 

Sure, it’s scary, but resist the impulse to flee, advisors say

Business | By Josh Friedman and Peter Y. Hong | October 12, 2008
A major Wall Street bank crumbles. Read more
 

Foreclosure help for homeowners?

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 6, 2008
The $700-billion rescue package for the financial system includes measures designed to stem the rising tide of foreclosures. Read more
 

Home prices fall at record pace in July

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | October 1, 2008
U.S. home prices fell at a record pace in July, with the Los Angeles area again showing one of the largest declines, according to a widely watched index released today. Read more
 

KB Home building smaller houses in bid to lift sagging sales

Business | By Peter Y. Hong | September 27, 2008
As California’s biggest builder of new homes posted its seventh straight quarterly loss Friday, Westwood-based KB Home said it was trying to boost sales by building small, lower-priced houses instead of the larger ones that had sustained the company during the housing boom. Read more
 
Email This | Print This | Text Size: Increase Decrease