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Homebuilders see profits grow amid sluggish existing-home sales
Leading homebuilders collectively reported quarterly earnings that were on the upside over the past week, with the industry maintaining much of its momentum in an otherwise sluggish purchase market. As sales for existing homes slowed in an environment …