Americans still believe homes are still a good long-term investment. Unfortunately for the real estate sector, 30% of the same people think home prices will continue to drop compared with 28% who believe they…
Maybe housing is not as dead as the reports indicate, or maybe a popular brand just can’t wait any longer to come public. Zillow, Inc. has filed for its Initial Public Offering. This is…
The real estate market is showing signs of life after being pushed into the abyss by the Great Recession. A resurgence, though, is not around the corner. Foreclosure activity fell 27% in the first…
RealtyTrac’s list of the cities with the best bargains in foreclosed properties contained few surprises. What may not be well-known, however, is that many investors from outside the United States are taking in an…
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 get into…
Imagine how the world has changed when it comes to homebuilders. From boom to a massive boom, and then to bust. The bust was bad enough that many investors are probably surprised that more…
The federal government’s tax credit for home purchases ended last April. There was a sharp rise in home purchases ahead of its expiration. The housing market has moved down most months since then. Data…
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) may not have a great housing market to boost its shares, but the company has decided to take an unusual approach to returning capital to shareholders. The home improvement…
The economic data on the housing front seems to have very little to cheer about. Maybe there is some hope on pending sales today, but actual sale closings in existing homes and new homes…
There are several counties in America, each with more than 10,000 homes, which have vacancy rates above 55%. The rate is above 60% in several. Most people who follow unemployment and the housing crisis…
Here’s our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. As Japan works to rise from the rubble, more alternatives may surface…
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have had a revelation. The company has added homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) to its ‘Conviction Buy’ list. The only possible explanation is that the company’s…
MacroMarkets, an economic research firm, released its new survey of 111 people who are experts on home price trends. “The survey is based upon the projected path of the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price…
The U.S. Treasury is finally getting on with its asset disposition plan. This morning came the long-awaited announcement that it will start to sell its remaining portfolio of $142 billion held in agency mortgage-backed…
Just over 11 million homes had underwater mortgages at the end of the final quarter of 2010. The precise figure is 11.1 million, which represents 23.1% of all properties with a mortgage. The value…