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ThinkstockBank of America/Merrill Lynch is going positive on the housing sector. This call is in builders and in building products,…
ThinkstockThe federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today the adoption of new rules for mortgage lenders that prohibit deceptive…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a rise of 11.7% in…
ThinkstockThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve announced this morning that the agencies have reached…
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseCountrywide Financial is the gift that keeps on taking from Bank…
ThinkstockIn the month of November, 55,000 U.S. homes were foreclosed, down from 59,000 in October and down from 72,000 in…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning. It noted a decline of 21.6%…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in November fell by 0.3%, to an estimated seasonally adjusted…
Thinkstock The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance have agreed to extend contract negotiations for 30 days, thereby…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) this morning released its data on pending home sales in November. The index rose…
ThinkstockNegotiations have failed between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, raising the threat of a longshoreman’s strike…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for November. Sales rose 4.4% month-over-month, to…
ThinkstockThis data may not seem as fresh as an unemployment report, but housing prices actually fell in October versus September.…
Flickr, Images of MoneyThe resolution for the fiscal cliff remains elusive. The politicians hate each other too much to be…
ThinkstockWe have two data points on the U.S. housing market this morning. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that…
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