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Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 8, 2009 at 3:55 AM EDT

Housing Takes Center Stage Again As Economy Looks For Signs

The forecasting cycle that drives the market is low on fodder since the earnings season is under way and the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 6, 2009 at 4:01 AM EDT

When Joblessness Becomes Homelessness

If the current recession is the longest since WWII and continues for another year, one of its most frightening characteristics…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 30, 2009 at 4:37 AM EDT

The Financial News Cycle Turns Ugly

In early March, the financial news began to turn good, Citigroup (C) said it has been profitable for the first…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 27, 2009 at 4:44 AM EDT

Pushing Mortgage Rates To Zero Won’t Help Housing

No one can remember mortgage rates as low as they are now. The thirty-year rate is at 4.85%. Mortgage rates…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 26, 2009 at 3:53 AM EDT

Housing: Getting Worse While Getting Better

Much was made of the new housing statistics. Sales of new homes nationwide jumped by 4.7% in February. Sales of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 25, 2009 at 9:20 AM EDT

Homebuilder ETF’s Hope This Is A Bottom (XHB, ITB)

There was another positive number on new home sales data for the month of February. It looks like new home…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 24, 2009 at 4:11 AM EDT

The Housing Mirage: Misleading Numbers

The existing home sales data which was released to the market earlier was a “half empty, half full” set of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 23, 2009 at 9:16 AM EDT

Existing Housing Data Could Bring New Waves of Selling

It seems that there is at least a little more good news in the housing sector. February showed a 5.1%…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 19, 2009 at 11:39 AM EDT

Toll CEO Unloads Even More Stock (TOL, XHB)

Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) has submitted two different filings showing that CEO Robert Toll unloaded 1 million shares this…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 16, 2009 at 12:18 PM EDT

Home Builders Hope Vs. Reality

The latest National Association of Home Builders’ survey shows that confidence is unchanged from last month. This is the second…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 6, 2009 at 7:48 AM EST

Fewer And Fewer Make Timely Mortgage Payments

It makes sense. Unemployment for February could hit 8%. It could move closer to 9% by the end of April.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 3, 2009 at 11:08 AM EST

Pending Home Sales Take Hammer Of Thor

It should be impossible for housing to get worse, but then it does. Pending home sales fell 7.7% in January,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Mar 1, 2009 at 11:45 AM EST

Home Prices Have Further To Fall

Falling home prices are starting to turn some economists into optimists about the housing market. Their reasoning is simple and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 25, 2009 at 5:31 AM EST

When Mortgage Assistance Does Not Work

The federal government has a small operation called the Office of Thrift Supervision, which, among other things, keeps track of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 24, 2009 at 9:21 AM EST

Housing Takes Another Awful Beating

Housing prices continue to cascade. According to the new S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index, home prices dropped nearly 19% in…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Housing Takes Center Stage Again As Economy Looks For Signs

When Joblessness Becomes Homelessness

The Financial News Cycle Turns Ugly

Pushing Mortgage Rates To Zero Won’t Help Housing

Housing: Getting Worse While Getting Better

Homebuilder ETF’s Hope This Is A Bottom (XHB, ITB)

The Housing Mirage: Misleading Numbers

Existing Housing Data Could Bring New Waves of Selling

Toll CEO Unloads Even More Stock (TOL, XHB)

Home Builders Hope Vs. Reality

Fewer And Fewer Make Timely Mortgage Payments

Pending Home Sales Take Hammer Of Thor

Home Prices Have Further To Fall

When Mortgage Assistance Does Not Work

Housing Takes Another Awful Beating

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy's 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Housing Takes Center Stage Again As Economy Looks For Signs

When Joblessness Becomes Homelessness

The Financial News Cycle Turns Ugly

Pushing Mortgage Rates To Zero Won’t Help Housing

Housing: Getting Worse While Getting Better

Homebuilder ETF’s Hope This Is A Bottom (XHB, ITB)

The Housing Mirage: Misleading Numbers

Existing Housing Data Could Bring New Waves of Selling

Toll CEO Unloads Even More Stock (TOL, XHB)

Home Builders Hope Vs. Reality

Fewer And Fewer Make Timely Mortgage Payments

Pending Home Sales Take Hammer Of Thor

Home Prices Have Further To Fall

When Mortgage Assistance Does Not Work

Housing Takes Another Awful Beating

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

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A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

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