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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
February 19, 2013
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders unexpectedly dropped in February from a more than six-year high, a sign the real-estate market will take time to accelerate.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
January 29, 2013
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in November from a year earlier by the most in more than six years, indicating the U.S. housing rebound is gaining ground.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
January 25, 2013
Purchases of new U.S. homes unexpectedly decreased in December, a temporary blemish as the industry wrapped up its best year since 2009 to emerge as a bright spot for the economy.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
January 22, 2013
Sales of U.S. existing homes unexpectedly dropped in December, restrained by the lowest supply of properties in more than a decade.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
January 17, 2013
Builders broke ground on more houses than forecast in December, capping the best year for the industry since 2008, another sign residential real estate is boosting the U.S. economic expansion.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Stephen Kirkland |
November 30, 2012
U.S. stocks erased losses in the final 15 minutes as investors bought shares before changes to MSCI indexes. Commodities rose. Treasuries were little changed.
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By Michael Shanahan and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
October 17, 2012
Most U.S. stocks rose as a jump in housing starts to a four-year high overshadowed earnings that disappointed investors at two of the largest technology companies. Treasuries fell, while the euro climbed with Spanish and Italian bonds.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
September 27, 2012
Americans signed fewer contracts than forecast to purchase previously owned homes in August, showing the recovery in the housing market will be uneven.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
September 26, 2012
Purchases of new U.S. homes hovered in August near a two-year high, adding to signs that the housing market is on the way to recovery.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
July 12, 2012
Global stocks slid for a seventh day, the longest slump since November, amid concern a faltering economic recovery will hurt corporate profits.
