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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Residential real-estate prices increased in February by the most since May 2006, showing the U.S. housing market is strengthening.
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By Carlos Torres and Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg |
April 11, 2013
Bearish forecasts for the U.S. economy are giving way to more optimistic views of the nation’s ability to weather federal spending cuts and tax increases.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
April 1, 2013
Construction spending in the U.S. rose in February, paced by the highest level of home building in more than four years.
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By Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
February 28, 2013
Household debt in the U.S. climbed 0.3% in the fourth quarter as student and auto loans rose along with credit-card balances, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
February 20, 2013
Builders broke ground in January on the most U.S. single-family homes in more than four years and permits for future construction rose, an indication the industry’s momentum carried over into 2013.
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By Kathleen M. Howley, Bloomberg |
January 28, 2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will let some borrowers who kept up payments as their homes lost value erase their debts by giving up the properties, helping Americans escape underwater loans.
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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 Joshua Zumbrun and Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
The U.S. economy picked up across much of the country last month, boosted by auto and home sales, even as the outlook for unemployment showed few signs of improvement, the Federal Reserve said.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders held in January at the highest level in more than six years, offering the latest evidence that residential real estate will help spur economic growth.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
January 4, 2013
Service industries in the U.S. expanded in December at the fastest pace in 10 months, helping spur the world’s largest economy at the end of 2012.
