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The list of U.S. housing markets showing measurable and sustained improvement rose by four to include 84 metros in July, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American...
Apartment rents have increased at the highest rates since the third quarter of 2007, according to real estate research firm Reis, Inc.
A new study from Richard Florida, co-founder and editor of The Atlantic Cities, examines the top high-tech metropolitan areas in the U.S.
PayScale, a company that compiles information on employee salary data, released an index of how many times private-sector wages have changed since 2006.
Following a flat report in May, the Trulia Price Monitor for June shows that the asking prices for homes listed for sale in the 100 largest metro areas were up 0.3 percent last month (both YoY and...
Eighteen banking, securities and housing groups have joined together to issue a warning to three California municipalities looking to use eminent domain as a way to seize troubled mortgages from...
A 3 percent increase in residential construction spending in May pushed overall construction spending up 0.9 percent for the month, the largest jump since December 2011.
David Weekley Homes, the third largest privately held home builder in the country, has made its 70,000th closing in its Barr II Community in Austin, Texas.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in May, fell further in June, according to data released Tuesday.
Both composites of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index registered declines in April, according to new data released today, but the rates of decline were an improvement from March’s numbers.
Sales of new single-family houses in May 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of...
A poll by TD Bank revealed that owning a home is still very much a part of the American Dream.
Economists at the National Association of Home Builders recently analyzed the impacts of the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts (or “Taxaggedon,” as tax policy experts call it) on home builders,...
A limited supply of homes has lead to a drop in the number of existing-home sales in May, but numbers are still ahead of those from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors....
Trulia's recent American Dream survey revealed consumers are showing some bright glimmers of optimism about the future of the housing market. They're also aiming for loftier homes with more square...
The 2012 edition of J.D. Power and Associates’ Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study revealed that highly satisfied window and patio door customers focused more on a brand’s reputation and...
Financial services firm Sabal Financial Group, L.P., announced the launch of a builder lender program in an effort to offer non-recourse construction and acquisition and development (A...
Housing starts continued their upward climb from 2011 totals in May, showing a 28.5 percent increase from the same time last year, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and...
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index measuring builder confidence reached a five-year high point in June, hitting 29 for the first time since May 2007, according to data released today by...
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual State of the Nation’s Housing report this morning. HousingZone editors sifted through the 44-page report to identify...





