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By Joshua Zumbrun and Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg News |
November 20, 2012
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said that an agreement on ways to reduce long-term federal budget deficits could remove an impediment to growth.
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By Alanna Byrne |
November 20, 2012
Construction on new homes rose in October, beating analysts’ expectations and signaling a continued recovery in the housing market.
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By Matthew Brown and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
November 19, 2012
Global stocks snapped the longest losing streak in almost a year amid optimism a deal can be reached to avoid automatic U.S. spending cuts and tax increases. Oil led commodities higher. The dollar and Treasuries fell.
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By Alanna Byrne |
November 19, 2012
The upswing in the housing sector appears to be continuing, as two reports came out indicating growth in the key sector of the economy.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
November 19, 2012
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes climbed in October, indicating gains in the real estate market are being sustained by cheap borrowing costs.
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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 Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
September 20, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the central bank’s third round of quantitative easing will bolster the housing market and economy while helping to prevent lasting damage to the labor market.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
September 19, 2012
New housing construction rose in August, boosted by the strongest pace of single-family home starts in more than two years that shows an improving U.S. real estate market.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
September 18, 2012
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders climbed in September to the highest level in more than six years, adding to signs of progress in residential construction.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
August 22, 2012
Sales of existing homes climbed in July from an eight-month low, adding to signs U.S. housing may pick up in the second half.
