Tue Nov 10, 7:34 AM ET

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2006 file photo, model homes at a Beazer Homes subdivision are seen near Sacramento, Calif. Beazer Homes USA said Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, it posted a fourth-quarter profit despite a plunge in revenue, thanks to a large gain on the prepayment of debt. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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