ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Thursday morning that new housing starts in June slipped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000, a decrease of 9.3%…
ThinkstockRealtyTrac’s monthly report on foreclosures nationwide has primarily good news. New foreclosures in June were at the lowest level since July 2006, since “before the housing price bubble burst.” The data were not nearly…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 3.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a rise of 1.9% for the…
More than 6.5 million homes along East and Gulf Coasts are at risk of inundation from a storm surge, with a potential $1.5 trillion rebuilding cost. New York City faces the most potential property…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 1.9% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 0.2% for the…
ThinkstockIn the month of May, 47,000 U.S. home foreclosures were completed, up 3.8% month over month but down 9.4% from 52,000 in May 2013, according to research firm CoreLogic. While an improvement, the number…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 0.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 1% for the…
ThinkstockHome prices in the United States rose for the 27th consecutive month in May, but the increases have slowed sharply in the past two months. Compared with May of 2013, home prices rose 8.8%,…
ThinkstockThe sequential 2.9% decline in U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2014 was lower than expected and the largest drop since the first quarter of 2009. There was at least…
Investors looking for solid portfolio additions in what has become a pricey market may want to look at these four top homebuilder stocks to buy recommended by UBS.
KB Home reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Friday morning. Average selling prices and gross margin where both higher.
Lennar reported mixed second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The report cited a spring selling season that was softer than anticipated.
ThinkstockBefore you write off housing again, what does it tell you if there is another filing for an initial public offering in the housing sector? A company named Woodside Homes Inc. has filed for an…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 1% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 9.2% for the…
A look at new Case-Shiller home price data for April might lead people to believe Detroit's housing market has made a miracle comeback. Nothing could be further from the truth.