Borrowing Rates Stop Rising

After rising for much of last week, key lending rates hit the brakes Monday. Treasurys rose at the beginning of a week that economists expect will deliver a slew of ugly economic indicators ... More

Housing Starts Seen Lowest in over 60 Years

Few observers have ever seen anything like the economic data that will be released in the coming week, with the consumer price index and housing starts each expected to breach records dating back to the late 1940s ... More

Crisis “Terrorizes” New-Home Buyers

It is hard to imagine a more difficult environment for the business of selling homes," said Mike Inselmann, president of Metrostudy, a national housing tracking and consulting company ... More

Housing Affordability Rises Nationwide

With home prices decreasing and interest rates holding at historically low levels, the number of potential home buyers nationwide who can afford to buy new and existing homes has reached the highest level in more than four years ... More