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Calculated Risk reported that S&P/Case Shiller’s monthly Home Price Indices for August (actually a three-month average of June, July and August) indicate that home prices, when seasonally...
The average number of days that homes have been on the market is 107, according to financial news site 24/7 Wall St. The site identified 10 cities where homes are on the market the longest.
With housing values set to appreciate 5.6 percent in 2012, Bismarck, N.D., is expected to be the strongest market in the country in the year ahead, according to a recent report by risk management...
A new bipartisan plan in the Senate to jumpstart the housing market would grant visas to foreigners who buy American homes.
Builders began work on more U.S. homes than forecast in September on rising demand for apartments and condominiums as more Americans become renters.
The August BuildFax Remodeling Index shows the best numbers since index was introduced in 2004
Speaking to a group of mortgage bankers in Chicago on Tuesday, Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said that tweaks, not a complete overhaul, could be enough to stabilize house prices and...
CoreLogic index shows distressed homes putting continued downward pressure on prices
Treasury secretary tells Senate committee new government plan is on its way
Another positive sign for construction industry as homeowners clear their balance sheets
American businesses stepped up investment spending in August despite the upheaval caused by bitter political fighting in Washington, and some economists raised their forecast for economic growth...
California attorney general says banks are not offering enough relief for state homeowners
The Census Bureau reported that new home sales in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 295,000.
Fitch Ratings cut a trio of home builders deeper into junk territory Monday, pointing to a dismal outlook for new housing activity as well as liquidity pressures at the struggling home builders....
More people are living with family members amid high unemployment rates and a slow economy, but while the phenomenon is keeping the poverty rate lower, it has wider negative economic consequences...
President Barack Obama’s prime-time address on jobs didn’t focus much on housing, but it would create a $15 billion fund to get construction workers to rehab vacant and foreclosed homes and...
A number of economists and politicians have issued housing plans in the last few weeks. Here's a round-up of the ideas.
House prices increased in July, but at slower pace than earlier this year
Historically low mortgage rates aren't enough to make up for a struggling economy as potential home buyers continue to sit on the sidelines. And those who already own a home aren't trying to...
Barely ahead of last year's record low, though, according to Commerce Department
