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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…

Paul Ausick | May 20, 2013 at 2:23 PM EDT

Home Depot and Lowe’s: Cold Weather Against Hurricane Rebuilding

ThinkstockThe country’s two largest home improvement chains, The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) report…

Paul Ausick | May 16, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDT

New Housing Construction, Building Permits Point in Opposite Directions in April

ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported this morning that new housing starts in…

Paul Ausick | May 15, 2013 at 12:51 PM EDT

Home Builder Confidence Recovers Positive Trend

ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index rose by 3 points from a downwardly revised 41…

Paul Ausick | May 15, 2013 at 7:20 AM EDT

Rising Loan Rates Reduce New Mortgage Applications

ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 7.3% in…

Paul Ausick | May 14, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDT

New Home Sales and Prices Stoke U.S. Economic Growth

ThinkstockIn its May MarketPulse report, residential property research and services firm CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE: CLGX) identifies the trends it sees…

Jon C. Ogg | May 13, 2013 at 12:47 PM EDT

Is QE Damning Mortgage REITs and Their Dividend Prospects?

Jon OggHigh yield investors have been chasing the attractive dividend payouts offered by the mortgage REIT sector for years and…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

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

Home Depot and Lowe’s: Cold Weather Against Hurricane Rebuilding

New Housing Construction, Building Permits Point in Opposite Directions in April

Home Builder Confidence Recovers Positive Trend

Rising Loan Rates Reduce New Mortgage Applications

New Home Sales and Prices Stoke U.S. Economic Growth

Is QE Damning Mortgage REITs and Their Dividend Prospects?

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

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

Home Depot and Lowe’s: Cold Weather Against Hurricane Rebuilding

New Housing Construction, Building Permits Point in Opposite Directions in April

Home Builder Confidence Recovers Positive Trend

Rising Loan Rates Reduce New Mortgage Applications

New Home Sales and Prices Stoke U.S. Economic Growth

Is QE Damning Mortgage REITs and Their Dividend Prospects?

This High-Yield Bond ETF Offers Steady Cash Flow and Low Volatility

This Natural Resources ETF Has Silently Outperformed The S&P 500 Year-To-Date While Yielding 5%

XRP vs Solana vs Ethereum: Which Altcoin is the Best Buy for Upside Right Now?

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