Toll Brothers Beefs Up Estimates, Sees Yearly Revenues Up 40%
Toll Brothers reported better-than-expected third-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Wednesday morning.
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Newest first · Page 133Mortgage Loan Rates Ticked Higher Last Week, Keeping Buyers Away
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) weekly report on mortgage applications noted an increase of 0.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index.
Detroit $1,000 Home Program Stumbles
Only 46 homes are up for bid at that Building Detroit auction site, and the site is only offering two houses per day.
U.S. Home Prices Rise Most in Northeast
Home prices in the United States rose for the 29th consecutive month in July, but the increases have slowed sharply in the past two months.
Average Home Price Hits $191,000
Depending on which real estate data analysts use, the housing market in America is either red hot or improvements have slowed considerably.
Cities With the Most (and Least) Underwater Mortgages
About one in six U.S. homeowners still has an underwater mortgage, for a total of 8.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2014.
Mortgage Loan Rates Mostly Lower as Applications Rise
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning.
Detroit’s Housing Market Has Never Recovered
Detroit is the only top housing market where prices are still below its Case Shiller January 2000 benchmark.
Las Vegas Home Prices Surge 15%
The only U.S. city to post a year-over-year home price increase of more than 15% in June was Las Vegas.
July New Home Sales Falter Again
Monday morning the U.S. Census Bureau released data on new single-family home sales for July.
Cities Where Housing Is Most Affordable
Among the top 100 U.S. cities based on population, the share of income needed to afford a median home based on the typical price in that market was 15.3% last quarter.
Mortgage Loan Rates Continue Downward Trend
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning. It noted an increase of 1.4% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 2.7% for the…
New Housing Starts Rise Sharply in July
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that new housing starts in July rose sharply to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million, an increase…
Was 2013 the Peak of the Housing Market?
ThinkstockFannie Mae has issued a very mixed report looking forward. While 24/7 Wall St. covered the report earlier on Monday, what stands out is not just that housing has been muted. Above and beyond the…
Fannie Mae Slashes Home Sales Forecasts
ThinkstockThe housing market can no longer be counted on as a driver of U.S. economic growth in either 2014 or 2015 according to August data released today by Fannie Mae. The home lending insurer…