Oct 19th 2012 1:35PM
WASHINGTON -- U.S. sales of previously occupied homes fell in September after hitting a two-year high in August, in part because there were fewer homes available for sale. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales of existing homes in the U.S. dipped 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of... Continue Reading »
Sep 18th 2012 11:55AM
By Alex Veiga LOS ANGELES -- Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose this month to its highest level in six years and many expect the housing recovery will strengthen in the next six months. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Tuesday increased to 40 in September. That's... Continue Reading »
Aug 16th 2012 2:30PM
By Leah Shnurr NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder sentiment rose in August to its highest level in more than five years, a fresh sign that the battered housing market is turning the corner, data from the National Association of Home Builders showed on Wednesday. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market index gained... Continue Reading »
Dec 16th 2009 3:45PM
More green shoots for the housing markets: Builders started digging the foundations of new homes in November at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 574,000 per year, according to the U.S. Census. That's up 9 percent from the annualized rate of 527,000 starts for October, a slow and unusually rainy month, and closer to... Continue Reading »
