Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

3159 Articles

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 19, 2008 at 4:55 AM EDT

Uncle Sam Wants To Own Your Bank, And Your House

The latest in a very long list of government proposals to save the world is the most radical. Congress would…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 18, 2008 at 4:28 AM EDT

Attacking The Wrong Problem: Huge Help For Banks, Nothing For Mortgages

The Fed and a number of other large central banks will put $180 billion into the markets to improve liquidity.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 17, 2008 at 7:54 AM EDT

Housing Starts Versus AIG: Aiming At The Wrong Target

Leaving aside the fact that the federal government has a nearly endless supply of money, especially if the Chinese continue…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 9, 2008 at 6:46 AM EDT

Downgrading the Homebuilders (DHI, KBH, PHM, TOL)

Credit Suisse has decided that something is a amiss in the housing sector this morning and cut the ratings on…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 22, 2008 at 10:12 AM EDT

Moody’s Cutting GSE’s, The Ride Continues (FNM, FRE)

Moody’s has come out with a downgrade this morning on the preferred stock ratings of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 20, 2008 at 5:25 AM EDT

Saving Fannie Mae (FNM) And Freddie Mac (FRE) Shareholders

A share of Fannie Mae (FNM) goes for $6. Freddie Mac’s (FRE) shares are at just above $4. The market…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 18, 2008 at 7:59 AM EDT

Lowe’s Manages By Staying Cautious (LOW, HD)

Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) managed to actually beat earnings projections and managed a gain in revenues. The hardware and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 14, 2008 at 9:20 AM EDT

You Can Sell The House, Under Replacement Value

Existing home sales rose in Q2 over Q1, but this is on major price cuts according to the latest report…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 14, 2008 at 8:22 AM EDT

Slow Housing Equals Slow Lawn Mower Market (BGG, TTC)

Shares of Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE: BGG) are trading down about 10% pre-market this morning after the company said…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 14, 2008 at 4:56 AM EDT

Greenspan Versus Foreclosure Rates

Alan Greenspan was over at The Wall Street Journal playing his wise old man act. He is ancient, but he…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 14, 2008 at 4:05 AM EDT

Toll Brothers (TOL) CEO Sees Housing Recovery — Who Cares What He Thinks?

Struggling upscale homebuilder Toll Brothers (TOL) saw its homebuilding revenue fall 34% for the third quarter, but CEO Robert Toll…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 13, 2008 at 5:11 AM EDT

The Foreclosure Problem: Death By A Thousand Cuts

The rate of foreclosures continues to accelerate. That generally means that banks are dumping them as fast as they can.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 12, 2008 at 5:43 AM EDT

A Third Of US Homes Underwater?

Many Americans own more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. That number seems to be rising fast. Bloomberg…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 7, 2008 at 5:13 AM EDT

The Mortgage Crater Gets Deeper, Storm Flags Up For Banks

The IMF and NYU economist Nouriel Roubini can say "I told you so." Both put estimates for mortgage write-downs at…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 4, 2008 at 1:26 PM EDT

M/I Homes Files To Raise Cash (MHO)

M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE: MHO) has just filed for a mixed shelf registration statement with the SEC that will give…

1 … 207 208 209 210 211 … 216

Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Uncle Sam Wants To Own Your Bank, And Your House

Attacking The Wrong Problem: Huge Help For Banks, Nothing For Mortgages

Housing Starts Versus AIG: Aiming At The Wrong Target

Downgrading the Homebuilders (DHI, KBH, PHM, TOL)

Moody’s Cutting GSE’s, The Ride Continues (FNM, FRE)

Saving Fannie Mae (FNM) And Freddie Mac (FRE) Shareholders

Lowe’s Manages By Staying Cautious (LOW, HD)

You Can Sell The House, Under Replacement Value

Slow Housing Equals Slow Lawn Mower Market (BGG, TTC)

Greenspan Versus Foreclosure Rates

Toll Brothers (TOL) CEO Sees Housing Recovery — Who Cares What He Thinks?

The Foreclosure Problem: Death By A Thousand Cuts

A Third Of US Homes Underwater?

The Mortgage Crater Gets Deeper, Storm Flags Up For Banks

M/I Homes Files To Raise Cash (MHO)

Alphabet at $343 Is The Same Classic Tech Bargain It Always Was

Nebius Is Up 18%: Is It Outperforming AI Cloud Stocks Like CoreWeave and Cloudflare?

Norway Made $184 Billion In First Half, With Help From Nvidia And Apple

The $83,000 RMD Problem: Why 67-Year-Olds With Large 401(k)s Can't Wait Until 73 to Plan

Company Stock in a 401(k) Gets a Special Tax Break. One Standard Rollover Erases It Forever.

Alphabet at $343 Is The Same Classic Tech Bargain It Always Was

Nebius Is Up 18%: Is It Outperforming AI Cloud Stocks Like CoreWeave and Cloudflare?

Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Uncle Sam Wants To Own Your Bank, And Your House

Attacking The Wrong Problem: Huge Help For Banks, Nothing For Mortgages

Housing Starts Versus AIG: Aiming At The Wrong Target

Downgrading the Homebuilders (DHI, KBH, PHM, TOL)

Moody’s Cutting GSE’s, The Ride Continues (FNM, FRE)

Saving Fannie Mae (FNM) And Freddie Mac (FRE) Shareholders

Lowe’s Manages By Staying Cautious (LOW, HD)

You Can Sell The House, Under Replacement Value

Slow Housing Equals Slow Lawn Mower Market (BGG, TTC)

Greenspan Versus Foreclosure Rates

Toll Brothers (TOL) CEO Sees Housing Recovery — Who Cares What He Thinks?

The Foreclosure Problem: Death By A Thousand Cuts

A Third Of US Homes Underwater?

The Mortgage Crater Gets Deeper, Storm Flags Up For Banks

M/I Homes Files To Raise Cash (MHO)

Alphabet at $343 Is The Same Classic Tech Bargain It Always Was

Nebius Is Up 18%: Is It Outperforming AI Cloud Stocks Like CoreWeave and Cloudflare?

Norway Made $184 Billion In First Half, With Help From Nvidia And Apple

Featured Reads

The $83,000 RMD Problem: Why 67-Year-Olds With Large 401(k)s Can't Wait Until 73 to Plan

Company Stock in a 401(k) Gets a Special Tax Break. One Standard Rollover Erases It Forever.