Jerry Howard Quotations

We grew about 18 to 20 percent last year even with the move.

When this report is issued and the debate then begins ... the National Association of Home Builders is going to do its damnedest to protect the preferred treatment of housing in the tax code.

(Sexton) said the usually don't offer the juniors early, so we may have to wait and see what happens there.

No one has gone through anything like this before.

I think it's very, very important for all families to maintain balance. We all work hard, we want to do well, we want to achieve, but when we lose balance, then it tends to lead to something else and i think that's what happened here.

Just another success story that we can leverage to bring more companies here.

It doesn't make sense and it's pretty frightening.

Most new home builders, if something happens in the first year, are more than willing to come back and make determinations and see that it's repaired.

Unfortunately, these kinds of storms not only bring out the best in people but also the worst in people. The people down there in New Orleans are going to be depressed, and they are going to be easy prey for a lot of these scoundrels.

We are not just talking about slowing the growth of house prices. We are taking about house prices diminishing.

The proposal would limit your ability to get any tax break for the mortgage interest you pay. Economists are estimating that this would drop house values by 15 to 20 percent.

When you have the service and ability to give people what they want and the technology solves a problem, it results in long-term growth.

Unfortunately, Canada's willingness to return to the bargaining table sends a conflicting message to Capitol Hill - namely that Ottawa is not serious about achieving free trade or insisting on the NAFTA dispute settlement process.

The good thing about these jobs is that I think they're going to be filled by a lot of the folks that have been laid off recently.

We were driving down the road the other day, passed a vehicle and in the back window it said 'we love you Mark Howard.' So he touched many many lives.

This weekend, I am going to go up there and spend the night with him on Friday night so I can go to the Junior Day on Saturday. So I will get a tour of the campus early.

With free trade in the offing, it makes no sense for Canada to negotiate new trade barriers, particularly one that involves quotas. Under a quota, Canadian firms would continue to lose market share to suppliers from Europe and elsewhere. And by restricting supplies and causing huge price volatility, quotas would be the worst outcome for American consumers.

Everybody knows about Perkins. We talked about Porter. He probably has one of the quickest first steps behind Jarvis Williams in 3A basketball. They brought it to us in the second half.

It was very frustrating to deal with Fannie Mae in the past you weren't asked for your opinions but were told what to do. They are now a partner where you can conduct conversation and dialogue.

The St. James is a great example of history meeting high-rise luxury. This winning property incorporated four existing eighteenth century buildings into a residential skyscraper that has changed its city's skyline.

put an immediate chill on the housing markets and reverse almost a century of housing policy.

They're not in a position to help right now,

It?s the biggest tax hike for homeowners ever considered. Replacing the mortgage interest deduction would punish millions of homeowners, particularly those living in high-cost markets. The proposals would reduce home values and send a chill through the housing market.

the biggest tax hike for home owners ever considered.

He told me to wait because their coaching situation is not set yet. So they are going to come down in the spring.

Gen Xers in particular are wielding their buying power to shape today's new-home characteristics, ... They're techno-savvy and more likely to be house-shopping on the Internet. They have a strong awareness of all their options.

This is a gut-shot not only to the housing industry but to the California homeowner,

The immigrant workforce is still keeping the housing market afloat to some extent.

The Generation X-ers who are becoming home buyers right now want more amenities, and they are willing to trade away space to get them,

The first half we couldn't do anything wrong. The first showed how we were able to go through the 3A tournament. The second half showed how we were capable of losing 12 games.

The first half we couldn't do anything wrong. The first half we showed how we were able to win our region and get here. The second half we showed how we lost 12 games. I think, at halftime, our guys thought the game was won.