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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2013
New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in March to the highest level in almost five years, propelled by a surge in multifamily building that will support economic growth.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
Service industries in the U.S. expanded in March at the slowest pace in seven months as new orders and employment cooled.
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By Clea Benson, Bloomberg |
April 2, 2013
Fannie Mae, the mortgage financier seized by U.S. regulators during the credit crisis, reported the largest annual profit in company history as a housing rebound helped wean the firm from federal aid.
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By Patrick Kelly |
April 1, 2013
Book review.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
March 26, 2013
Sales of new U.S. houses in February capped the best back-to-back months in more than four years, spurred by near record-low borrowing costs and improving job prospects.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
March 26, 2013
Residential real estate prices increased in January by the most since June 2006, indicating the U.S. housing market strengthened at the start of the year.
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By Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
U.S. house prices rose 6.5% in the year through January, the biggest jump since 2006, as values surged on the West Coast and in the area including Nevada and Arizona, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in February to the highest level in more than three years, sustaining a rebound that is bolstering growth.
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By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
The Federal Reserve will keep up its bond buying at a pace of $85 billion a month even as the world’s largest economy and the job market pick up.
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By Tom Schoenberg and Andrew Zajac, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
Freddie Mac sued Bank of America Corp., UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a dozen other banks over alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, saying the mortgage financier suffered substantial losses.