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Paul Ausick | Aug 16, 2012 at 9:51 AM EDT

Housing Starts Fall, New Permits Rise

New housing starts in July rose to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 746,000, a drop of 1.1% from the…

Paul Ausick | Aug 15, 2012 at 11:58 AM EDT

Home Builders’ Confidence at Another Five-year High (KBH, LEN, ITB)

Positive signals continue to issue forth for US home builders. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index…

Paul Ausick | Aug 14, 2012 at 11:02 AM EDT

Homes Less Affordable in Second Quarter

Rising home prices in U.S. metropolitan areas pushed down the second-quarter affordability index, according to the latest data from the…

Paul Ausick | Aug 14, 2012 at 7:29 AM EDT

Sales, Earnings Rise at Home Depot, So Does Forecast (HD)

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported second-quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $1.01 and $20.57 billion in revenues before…

Paul Ausick | Aug 9, 2012 at 11:28 AM EDT

US Mortgage Delinquencies on the Rise Again

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports this morning that mortgage loans at least one month past due rose by 18…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 9, 2012 at 10:10 AM EDT

Is Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Influence Just Too Big Now?

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is the bank that we said has replaced J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 9, 2012 at 6:52 AM EDT

July Foreclosure Trouble — RealtyTrac

Foreclosure starts increased for the third month in a row in July, according to industry research group RealtyTrac. The firm…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 9, 2012 at 6:31 AM EDT

America’s Most Affordable Housing Markets

The housing crash that began in late 2006 resulted in trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions of families…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 8, 2012 at 3:15 PM EDT

More Woes For MGIC

MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE: MTG) has found another set of problems on Wednesday, but a third (or fourth) set of…

Paul Ausick | Aug 8, 2012 at 1:53 PM EDT

Are Rental-Backed Securities the Next Big Thing? (KKR, BX, OZM, TWO)

There has been a lot of investment buying of foreclosed and distressed US houses, and one of the questions that…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 8, 2012 at 9:07 AM EDT

Fannie Mae Posts $5.1 Billion Income, Needs No Treasury Capital

Yesterday came the news that Freddie Mac posted a quarterly profit and that the mortgage giant would not need to…

Paul Ausick | Aug 8, 2012 at 7:26 AM EDT

Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week, Interest Rates Slightly Higher

The Mortgage Bankers Association released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a 1.8% decline in the group’s…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 7, 2012 at 9:25 AM EDT

Freddie Mac Didn’t Need Treasury Draw This Last Quarter

Freddie Mac has reported its earnings, but most investors are out of the name now. At this point, it and…

Paul Ausick | Aug 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM EDT

Home Depot Beats Lowe’s to Merger Punch

Home improvement giant Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) announced this morning that it has reached a definitive merger agreement with…

Paul Ausick | Aug 3, 2012 at 7:43 AM EDT

One Homebuilder That Still Needs to Get Well

Beazer USA Homes Inc. (NYSE: BZH) reported a third fiscal quarter net loss of $0.38 per share and $254.6 million…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Housing Starts Fall, New Permits Rise

Home Builders’ Confidence at Another Five-year High (KBH, LEN, ITB)

Homes Less Affordable in Second Quarter

Sales, Earnings Rise at Home Depot, So Does Forecast (HD)

US Mortgage Delinquencies on the Rise Again

Is Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Influence Just Too Big Now?

July Foreclosure Trouble — RealtyTrac

America’s Most Affordable Housing Markets

More Woes For MGIC

Are Rental-Backed Securities the Next Big Thing? (KKR, BX, OZM, TWO)

Fannie Mae Posts $5.1 Billion Income, Needs No Treasury Capital

Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week, Interest Rates Slightly Higher

Freddie Mac Didn’t Need Treasury Draw This Last Quarter

Home Depot Beats Lowe’s to Merger Punch

One Homebuilder That Still Needs to Get Well

Brinker CEO Kevin Hochman: “We Are Firing on All Cylinders” After 20 Straight Quarters of Growth

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Housing Starts Fall, New Permits Rise

Home Builders’ Confidence at Another Five-year High (KBH, LEN, ITB)

Homes Less Affordable in Second Quarter

Sales, Earnings Rise at Home Depot, So Does Forecast (HD)

US Mortgage Delinquencies on the Rise Again

Is Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Influence Just Too Big Now?

July Foreclosure Trouble — RealtyTrac

America’s Most Affordable Housing Markets

More Woes For MGIC

Are Rental-Backed Securities the Next Big Thing? (KKR, BX, OZM, TWO)

Fannie Mae Posts $5.1 Billion Income, Needs No Treasury Capital

Mortgage Applications Fell Last Week, Interest Rates Slightly Higher

Freddie Mac Didn’t Need Treasury Draw This Last Quarter

Home Depot Beats Lowe’s to Merger Punch

One Homebuilder That Still Needs to Get Well

Brinker CEO Kevin Hochman: “We Are Firing on All Cylinders” After 20 Straight Quarters of Growth

XRP News: XRP Ledger Just Tokenized $3 Billion in Real-World Assets

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