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on June 16,2011
For the second straight year, Newport Beach, Calif., topped Coldwell Banker's list of the most expensive U.S. real estate markets, with an average home listing price of approximately $2.5 million....
on June 15,2011
Remodeling activity in April hit the highest level for the month since BuildFax started tracking the market in 2004
on June 15,2011
The National Association of Home Builders’ quarterly Multifamily Production Index (MPI) recorded its third consecutive quarterly increase in the first three months of 2011.
The MPI increased to 41.7...
on June 15,2011
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes declined three points in June, according to NAHB.
on June 15,2011
Multifamily construction was halved in recent years, and with a surplus of would-be renters, conditions are suddenly ideal for landlords to raise the rent.
on June 14,2011
D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, has begun constructing houses in Columbus, Ohio.
on June 14,2011
Federal data indicates that individuals continue to shy away from taking on new debt while they deleverage, or pay off debts and restore net worth to norms.
on June 14,2011
Nearly three out of four American voters believe that it is reasonable and appropriate for the federal government to provide tax incentives to promote homeownership, a sentiment that cuts across...
on June 13,2011
Just as the U.S. housing market was the main culprit of the economic downturn, it is key to the recovery, writes Money Morning contributing editor Shah Gilani. Gilani presents a compelling plan to...
on June 09,2011
Construction spending rose in April, and residential improvements for 2011 and 2012 are predicted to rise 0.7 percent in 2011 and 14.5 percent in 2012.
on June 09,2011
The housing market appears to be evening out as U.S. quarter-over-quarter prices through the end of May declined only 2.3 percent.
on June 08,2011
The multifamily housing market is expected to skyrocket over the next few years as the job market grows and rental-friendly segments of the population look toward apartments, but rents shouldn’t rise...
on June 08,2011
Residential construction in 2011 is likely to be positive for the first year since 2005.
on June 07,2011
A survey conducted on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) indicates that most Americans still think it's important to own their own home.
on June 06,2011
After three consecutive years of record-low construction levels, the vigor of the recovery in housing now hinges on a return of demand, according to the State of the Nation’s Housing report released...
on June 04,2011
With more than 1,900 closings in California in 2010, KB Home tops Professional Builder's ranking of the top 30 home builders in the Golden State. The builder, which ranked No. 5 on PB's national...
on May 31,2011
In the aftermath of the nation's housing-market collapse and recession, more than 500 midsize and large cities have seen a rise in the share of homes that are rented rather than owned, according to...
on May 31,2011
Home prices nationally declined by 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011 after having fallen 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 and have now regressed to their mid-2002 levels, according to...
on May 26,2011
A new class of renters is expected to bring a bright spot to the troubled U.S. real estate market. Prices for rental apartments are expected to rise nationally by approximately 4.5 percent in 2011...
on May 26,2011
Toll Brothers reported that revenues and home building deliveries of $319.7 million and 591 units rose 3% in dollars and 9% in units in this second-quarter compared to FY 2010′s second-quarter...
