It didn't start heating up until early last year when the order backlog jumped and sales growth accelerated.

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The stock fell for months after that and didn't start heating up until early last year, when the order backlog jumped and sales growth accelerated.

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On Tuesday, DR Horton reported earnings, beating top and bottom line estimates and seeing a jump in their order backlog, their net sales orders, and homes closed.

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What's more, carmakers in Europe produced some four million cars last year that they have yet to sell - a backlog that would take about three months or more to clear at current sales rates.

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The revival of the housing industry was most noticeable with home sales, home prices, and home-builder confidence rising, while the inventory of unsold homes and backlog of bank foreclosures shrank.

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