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Paul Ausick | Sep 19, 2012 at 12:12 PM EDT

Hovnanian Getting Better — S&P (HOV, RYL, KBH, TOL, DHI, BZH)

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: HOV) may have been the hardest hit of all the publicly traded homebuilders since the housing…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 19, 2012 at 11:17 AM EDT

Blackstone $2 Billion Acquisition Ties in Solar and Home Automation

The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) is going big into home automation, and we would note that there is a…

Paul Ausick | Sep 19, 2012 at 10:16 AM EDT

August Existing Home Sales Jump

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported this morning that existing home sales rose by 7.8% to a seasonally adjusted…

Paul Ausick | Sep 19, 2012 at 8:48 AM EDT

Housing Starts Continue Rise, New Permits Cooling

New housing starts in August rose to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 750,000, an increase of 2.3% from the…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 19, 2012 at 8:32 AM EDT

Flash: August Housing Starts Come In Weak

August Housing Starts hit 750,000 for a gain of +2.3% but the prior month was revised to -2.8% from -1.1%…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 19, 2012 at 8:25 AM EDT

Ten Troubled Housing Markets

NEW YORK (24/7 Wall St./MarketWatch) — Since the peak in early 2006, the median price of a U.S. home is…

Paul Ausick | Sep 19, 2012 at 7:20 AM EDT

New Mortgage Applications Flat

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a decrease of 0.2% in…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 18, 2012 at 4:13 PM EDT

Mortgage Rates Get Back To Record Lows

Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) reported today that mortgage rates have fallen back to record lows this week. The report showed…

Trey Thoelcke | Sep 18, 2012 at 10:40 AM EDT

Confidence Among U.S. Homebuilders at a Six-Year High

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index increased to a seasonally adjusted reading of 40 in September.…

Paul Ausick | Sep 17, 2012 at 9:39 AM EDT

Lowe’s Drops Bid for Canadian Retailer Rona (LOW, HD, USHS)

Home improvement chain Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) this morning announced that it had dropped its hostile attempt to acquire…

Paul Ausick | Sep 13, 2012 at 12:52 PM EDT

Mortgages Still Cheap — Freddie Mac

The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to an average of 3.55% last week according to Freddie Mac.…

Trey Thoelcke | Sep 13, 2012 at 7:01 AM EDT

Foreclosure Rates Creep Up Again

The rate of foreclosures in the U.S. has crept up again, after a number of months of improvement in some…

Paul Ausick | Sep 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM EDT

Underwater Mortgages Continue to Decline

Research firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) reported today that both the number and total value of residential properties with negative equity…

Paul Ausick | Sep 12, 2012 at 7:53 AM EDT

Mortgage Applications Rise Sharply

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting an increase of 1.1% in…

247Editors | Sep 11, 2012 at 6:35 AM EDT

Ten Towns That Cannot Turn Around

Since home prices peaked in the beginning of 2006, the U.S. median home price is down by a third. And…

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Hovnanian Getting Better — S&P (HOV, RYL, KBH, TOL, DHI, BZH)

Blackstone $2 Billion Acquisition Ties in Solar and Home Automation

August Existing Home Sales Jump

Housing Starts Continue Rise, New Permits Cooling

Flash: August Housing Starts Come In Weak

Ten Troubled Housing Markets

New Mortgage Applications Flat

Mortgage Rates Get Back To Record Lows

Confidence Among U.S. Homebuilders at a Six-Year High

Lowe’s Drops Bid for Canadian Retailer Rona (LOW, HD, USHS)

Mortgages Still Cheap — Freddie Mac

Foreclosure Rates Creep Up Again

Underwater Mortgages Continue to Decline

Mortgage Applications Rise Sharply

Ten Towns That Cannot Turn Around

Your Will Doesn’t Decide Who Gets Your 401(k) or IRA. A One-Page Form You Signed Decades Ago Does, and It Beats the Will in Court Every Time

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Your Will Doesn't Decide Who Gets Your 401(k) or IRA. A One-Page Form You Signed Decades Ago Does, and It Beats the Will in Court Every Time

Every Golfer Wants to Retire on the Course. Few Actually Run the Math

Your Will Doesn’t Decide Who Gets Your 401(k) or IRA. A One-Page Form You Signed Decades Ago Does, and It Beats the Will in Court Every Time

Every Golfer Wants to Retire on the Course. Few Actually Run the Math

Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Hovnanian Getting Better — S&P (HOV, RYL, KBH, TOL, DHI, BZH)

Blackstone $2 Billion Acquisition Ties in Solar and Home Automation

August Existing Home Sales Jump

Housing Starts Continue Rise, New Permits Cooling

Flash: August Housing Starts Come In Weak

Ten Troubled Housing Markets

New Mortgage Applications Flat

Mortgage Rates Get Back To Record Lows

Confidence Among U.S. Homebuilders at a Six-Year High

Lowe’s Drops Bid for Canadian Retailer Rona (LOW, HD, USHS)

Mortgages Still Cheap — Freddie Mac

Foreclosure Rates Creep Up Again

Underwater Mortgages Continue to Decline

Mortgage Applications Rise Sharply

Ten Towns That Cannot Turn Around

Your Will Doesn’t Decide Who Gets Your 401(k) or IRA. A One-Page Form You Signed Decades Ago Does, and It Beats the Will in Court Every Time

Every Golfer Wants to Retire on the Course. Few Actually Run the Math

Lumentum and AXT Ripped Higher. Investors Looking for Broad Optics Exposure Should Consider This Brand-New ETF

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Your Will Doesn't Decide Who Gets Your 401(k) or IRA. A One-Page Form You Signed Decades Ago Does, and It Beats the Will in Court Every Time

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