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…
courtesy U.S. Federal Reserve24/7 Wall St. has been surprised by the FOMC with the decision not to begin tapering its $85 billion per month in bond buying. The markets were surprised too,…
ThinkstockThe S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for June posted another month of solid gains, but not on the same pace as the record-setting rise in May. The 20-city composite rose 12.1% year-over-year, just…
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…
ThinkstockInterest rates are rising and the 30-year mortgage just hit a 12-month high. Rising rates will eat up your spending power and erode the value of your fixed income investments. So, will…
ThinkstockBy now you are likely well aware that the housing crisis is not just over. The housing market is undersupplied and many markets are experiencing huge booms in their pricing. Many economists preach…
The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index rose 1 point in October, to 41, the highest index reading since June 2006. An index reading below 50 indicates that more…
Positive signals continue to issue forth for US home builders. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index rose 2 points in August, to 37, the highest index reading since…
Investors have been chasing up the housing stocks higher and higher over the last year. The economy is only just now seeing a better housing market and foreclosures and the shadow inventory…
The housing data keeps coming in with a mixed fan-fare. The new home sales in America for the month of February fell 1.6% to 313,000 versus a Dow Jones consensus target of…
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported earnings on Monday morning ahead of the Tuesday report from The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD). When you look at the Lowe’s numbers and when you…
This week is starting to look a bit different for housing and homebuilders and it is a serious matter in considering that the news of the world and the less recent housing…
Over the last couple of week’s, two of the best performing ETFs were the iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction ETF (NYSE: ITB), up more than 7%, and the SPDR Series Trust…
The dark side of investment banking beyond Initial Public Offerings usually revolves around secondary offerings and when companies raise capital via securities sales. Generally speaking, these can offer investors a chance to…
