ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday morning that new housing starts in November rose to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 1.09 million, an…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockThe first half of 2013 was very good for homebuilder stocks. The five largest builders (by market capitalization) hit their 52-week highs before mid-May, and it has been a gradual downhill slide…
ThinkstockThe reverse merger announced Monday morning between the homebuilding group associated with Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) and homebuilder TRI Pointe Homes Inc. (NYSE: TPH) is causing some investors to take another look…
ThinkstockThe S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for August posted another month of solid gains. The 20-city composite rose 12.8% year-over-year, above the consensus estimate for a rise of 12.4% for the month. The…
ThinkstockWeyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) soon will be a paper and forestry company that is merely a paper and forestry company, if reports that have resurfaced turn out to be fact. Reports hit…
ThinkstockThe S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for July posted another month of solid gains. The 20-city composite rose 12.4% year-over-year, in line with the consensus estimate for the month. The 10-city index rose…
ThinkstockYou have probably noticed in the last couple of months that some of the strong housing recovery news headlines have tamed. Some of the price hikes, existing home sales, permits reports, pending…
ThinkstockThe stock market may be challenging all-time highs again, but interest rates have skyrocketed and mortgage applications have hit a serious soft patch as a result. As interest rates rise, it drives…
June 25, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after speculation that China’s central bank would not allow the country’s banking system to collapse. In the U.S., data on housing prices…
ThinkstockLennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The home builder reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.61 on revenues of $1.43 billion. In the…
Paul Ausick June 24, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and spent the day trying to move back to break even with Friday’s close. The U.S. markets got no help from Shanghai,…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after yesterday’s bloodbath. There was no economic data of note released today in either Asia or the U.S. In Europe, the eurozone’s current account surplus…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but turned south early and finished the day with losses. In Europe, the German high court still continues to debate the constitutionality of the ECB’s…
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ThinkstockLast Friday shares of Real Goods Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL) virtually doubled. Shares are up another 50% so far today and have been trading around $6 a share after posting a new…
