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Jon C. Ogg | May 31, 2013 at 10:40 AM EDT

Lowe’s Chases Home Depot by Raising Dividend — a Lower Yield but Better Value

ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has held its annual meeting of shareholders. While the construction and repairs retailer reelected board…

Jon C. Ogg | May 30, 2013 at 12:15 PM EDT

Why Home Builders Can Easily Survive Higher Interest Rates

ThinkstockInterest rates are rising and the 30-year mortgage just hit a 12-month high. Rising rates will eat up your spending…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 30, 2013 at 6:45 AM EDT

U.S. Housing Market Begins to Favor Sellers

ThinkstockHome sellers finally have gotten the upper hand against buyers as the home market haltingly recovers. According to a study…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 30, 2013 at 5:26 AM EDT

U.S. Foreclosure Sales Down 22% in First Quarter — RealtyTrac

ThinkstockIn another of a long series of data that show that the housing market has healed, or even reached the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 29, 2013 at 6:48 AM EDT

The Housing Market: Which Price Estimates Are Right?

ThinkstockAlmost every major study on home prices, home sales, foreclosures, housing starts and housing inventory released in the past month…

Jon C. Ogg | May 28, 2013 at 4:08 PM EDT

A Warning About Home Prices Rising Too Far and Too Fast in Some Markets

ThinkstockThe great recession is still fresh for millions of Americans. So what is the public supposed to think when they…

247sam | May 24, 2013 at 10:20 AM EDT

The Most Popular Towns to Buy a Vacation Home

The economy is improving, banks are beginning to ease standards for lending, and mortgage rates are near their record lows.…

Paul Ausick | May 23, 2013 at 11:35 AM EDT

Negative Home Equity Still Plagues 13 Million Mortgage Loans

ThinkstockJust over 13 million U.S. mortgage loans are currently underwater, meaning that homeowners owe more on the mortgages than the…

Paul Ausick | May 23, 2013 at 10:15 AM EDT

New Home Sales Rise 2.3% in April

ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for April. Sales rose 2.3% month-over-month, to…

Paul Ausick | May 23, 2013 at 9:40 AM EDT

Home Prices Continue Rising: FHFA

ThinkstockThe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported this morning that U.S. home prices rose 1.9% sequentially in the first quarter…

Paul Ausick | May 22, 2013 at 10:25 AM EDT

Higher Prices Slow Home Sales in April

ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in April rose…

Paul Ausick | May 22, 2013 at 8:25 AM EDT

Weather Clouds Lowe’s Companies Earnings

ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The home improvement retailer posted diluted…

Paul Ausick | May 22, 2013 at 7:20 AM EDT

Higher Loan Rates Chill Mortgage Loan Applications

ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 9.8% in…

Paul Ausick | May 22, 2013 at 7:05 AM EDT

Homebuilder Toll Brothers Improves Earnings, Expects Prices to Continue Rising

ThinkstockToll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reported secondquarter fiscal 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The luxury homebuilder reported quarterly…

Paul Ausick | May 21, 2013 at 7:15 AM EDT

Home Depot Earnings Overcome Effects of Hurricane Sandy, Cold Weather

ThinkstockThe Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported first-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.83 and $19.1 billion in…

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Lowe’s Chases Home Depot by Raising Dividend — a Lower Yield but Better Value

Why Home Builders Can Easily Survive Higher Interest Rates

U.S. Housing Market Begins to Favor Sellers

U.S. Foreclosure Sales Down 22% in First Quarter — RealtyTrac

The Housing Market: Which Price Estimates Are Right?

A Warning About Home Prices Rising Too Far and Too Fast in Some Markets

The Most Popular Towns to Buy a Vacation Home

Negative Home Equity Still Plagues 13 Million Mortgage Loans

New Home Sales Rise 2.3% in April

Home Prices Continue Rising: FHFA

Higher Prices Slow Home Sales in April

Weather Clouds Lowe’s Companies Earnings

Higher Loan Rates Chill Mortgage Loan Applications

Homebuilder Toll Brothers Improves Earnings, Expects Prices to Continue Rising

Home Depot Earnings Overcome Effects of Hurricane Sandy, Cold Weather

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Lowe’s Chases Home Depot by Raising Dividend — a Lower Yield but Better Value

Why Home Builders Can Easily Survive Higher Interest Rates

U.S. Housing Market Begins to Favor Sellers

U.S. Foreclosure Sales Down 22% in First Quarter — RealtyTrac

The Housing Market: Which Price Estimates Are Right?

A Warning About Home Prices Rising Too Far and Too Fast in Some Markets

The Most Popular Towns to Buy a Vacation Home

Negative Home Equity Still Plagues 13 Million Mortgage Loans

New Home Sales Rise 2.3% in April

Home Prices Continue Rising: FHFA

Higher Prices Slow Home Sales in April

Weather Clouds Lowe’s Companies Earnings

Higher Loan Rates Chill Mortgage Loan Applications

Homebuilder Toll Brothers Improves Earnings, Expects Prices to Continue Rising

Home Depot Earnings Overcome Effects of Hurricane Sandy, Cold Weather

He Sold a 30-Year-Old Comic at Comic-Con for $50,000. Social Security Counted the Profit as Work.

Your Will Doesn’t Decide Who Gets Your 401(k) or IRA. A One-Page Form You Signed Decades Ago Does, and It Beats the Will in Court Every Time

Every Golfer Wants to Retire on the Course. Few Actually Run the Math

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He Sold a 30-Year-Old Comic at Comic-Con for $50,000. Social Security Counted the Profit as Work.

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