Instant View: Housing starts fall more than expected in August

2011-09-20T06:00:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Housing starts fell more than expected in August as groundbreaking for both single-family and multi-family units declined, while permits for future construction rose, a government report showed on Tuesday.

KEY POINTS: * The Commerce Department said housing starts decreased the most since April, down 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000...

May housing starts up, permits at 5-month high

2011-06-16T06:00:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rose more than expected and permits for future construction touched a five month high in May, a government report showed on Thursday, but any recovery will be hampered by a glut of pre-owned homes.

The Commerce Department said housing starts rose 3.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 560,000 units, retracing almost half of Apri...

Fed prepares for last spurt of easy money flood

2011-06-12T09:30:27Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The flood of Federal Reserve money that has supported Wall Street and the rest of the U.S. economy for 2-1/2 years will shrink to a trickle with the conclusion of the Fed's bond purchases announced on Friday.

Instant View: Housing starts, producer prices rise

2011-02-16T06:30:08Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts rose more than expected in January to their highest rate in four months but permits for future home construction dropped sharply after hefty gains the prior month, according to a government report on Wednesday that showed the housing market still bouncing along the bottom.

U.S. producer prices rose 0.8 percent in Janua...

Housing starts rise in November, but permits drop

2010-12-16T06:02:04Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rose slightly more than expected in November, but a surprise drop in permits for future home construction to a 1-1/2 year low indicated continued weakness in the housing market even as the economic recovery gains traction.

The Commerce Department said on Thursday housing starts rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 555,000...

US housing starts plunge to near-record low

2010-11-18T14:08:53Z

US housing starts plunged to a near-record low in October while building permits were flat amid a depressed real-estate market, official data showed Wednesday.

Construction on new homes dropped nearly 12 percent from September, to an annual rate of 519,000 units, the Commerce Department reported.

The pace of construction was the weakest since April 2009, when a record low of 477,000 was reported in the data series that began in 1959.

Analysts had expected a...

Charting Economic Releases: Wednesday's Mixed Results

2010-11-29T14:49:37Z

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Housing Starts Plunge in October

2010-11-29T14:49:37Z

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Instant View: Core inflation lowest on record

2010-11-17T06:01:02Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Core U.S. consumer prices rose at its slowest rate on record, data showed on Wednesday, further supporting the Federal Reserve's decision to ease monetary policy.

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Starts on new homes slumped to the lowest in 1-1/2 years in October, mainly due to sharply reduced buil...

Housing Starts Plunge: Harmful or Healthy?

2010-11-29T14:49:37Z

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Futures Point To Higher Open

2010-11-29T14:45:04Z

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Palm Harbor Struggles In Dilapidated Industry (PHHM)

2010-11-29T14:43:58Z

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The Other Problem With Housing (LEN, HOV, KBH, TOL)

2010-11-29T14:43:57Z

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A Top Pick in Home Building

2010-11-29T14:30:40Z

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Housing Starts Drop 62 Permits Fall 89 in Aug

2010-11-29T14:57:44Z

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Pending home sales drop 1.8 percent in September

2010-11-05T10:00:17Z

Signed contracts to buy homes fell 1.8 percent in September as housing continues to struggle

The number of people who signed contracts to buy homes fell in September after two months of gains.

The National Association of Realtors says that its index of sales agreements for previously occupied homes dropped 1.8 percent in September to a reading of 80.9...

AP IMPACT: Israeli settlers building 544 new homes

2010-10-22T12:17:46Z

AP IMPACT: Settlers building at least 544 new homes in the West Bank since end of freeze

Israeli settlers have begun building new homes at an extraordinary pace since the government lifted its moratorium on West Bank housing starts — almost 550 in three weeks, more than four times faster than the last two years.

And many homes are going up in areas that under practically any peace scenario would bec...

A list of 544 settlement housing starts

2010-10-22T12:17:46Z

A list of 544 housing starts in West Bank settlements since end of freeze 3 weeks ago

Here is a breakdown of an Associated Press count of new construction in West Bank settlements since Israel's moratorium on housing starts ended on Sept. 26.

At least 200 housi...

Residential Construction in an Upward Trend

2010-10-19T11:20:42Z

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Up and Down With Housing Starts and Permits in September

2010-10-19T09:59:41Z

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Housing Starts Clunk Along the Bottom

2010-10-19T09:59:20Z

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A severe shortage of housing

2010-10-15T10:54:23Z

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Aluminum Fence Nashville

2010-11-02T22:34:16Z

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UK retail sales growth stalled in February

2010-11-02T17:59:14Z

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August New Home Sales ? What is the Effect on Current Housing Market Trends?

2010-10-22T12:15:24Z

August new home sales were announced by the Commerce Department last week.

The August new home sales market continues to struggle because of the high inventory of houses and the lagging economy. Housing market trends are very depressed. This is having a devastating effect on homeowners hoping for an economic upturn.

The annual rate for August was 288,000, the same as the revised number for July. This number is only 2.1% higher than the lowest month in...

Fed Keeps Rates On Ice

2010-11-02T12:27:23Z

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Earnings Preview: KB Home

2010-11-02T12:14:36Z

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Homebuilder ETFs Likely to Face Downward Pressure as Oversupply Continues

2010-11-02T12:14:28Z

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Latest on Housing and the Interest Rates - Week of 9/19/10

2010-09-22T07:03:12Z

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DIY painting: 5 time-saving tips

2010-09-21T14:27:39Z

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Should We Pop a Cork? - Trifecta of Good News

2010-09-21T22:13:35Z

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Housing Starts Jump, But the Economy Isn't Out of the Woods Yet

2010-09-21T12:45:40Z

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Residential Construction Still in a Bottoming Formation

2010-09-21T12:41:22Z

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Housing Starts Surge in August

2010-09-21T12:41:19Z

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August Housing Starts Unexpectedly Surge

2010-09-21T16:57:12Z

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What Are Housing Starts?

2010-11-05T10:36:02Z

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Permits Dip in September

2010-11-02T13:14:18Z

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Cooperative Residential Building Laws

2010-09-15T14:40:31Z

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A Survey of Housing Booms and Busts

2010-09-15T14:40:28Z

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Housing starts rise less than expected

2010-10-27T14:31:47Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts rose but to a much weaker rate than expected in July, while permits for future home construction fell to their lowest level in more than a year, pointing to a weak economic recovery.

The Commerce Department said on Tuesday housing starts rose 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5...

Housing Starts Rise, Permits Fall

2010-11-02T12:12:53Z

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Don't Count on Housing to Lead the U.S. Recovery

2010-11-02T12:10:21Z

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The Housing Market Stalls Again

2010-11-02T13:33:45Z

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Foreclosures Should Continue to Pressure Housing as Modifications Grind to a Halt

2010-11-02T12:08:59Z

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Homebuilder ETFs in Focus

2010-11-02T12:08:49Z

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Housing Starts Tumble in June

2010-11-02T13:14:18Z

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More Bad News for Housing Starts

2010-11-02T12:08:42Z

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Housing Starts: Weak, But Still Better Than '09

2010-11-02T12:08:43Z

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Housing Market Index Hits 15-Month Low

2010-11-02T12:08:32Z

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Too Early For A Housing Bottom (KBH, LEN, DHI, TOL. BZH)

2010-09-15T14:40:26Z

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Housing Data More Than A Little Deceptive (XHB, TOL, DHI, PHM)

2010-09-15T14:40:27Z

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David Rosenberg: 9 Charts That Will Fool You Into Seeing a V-Shaped Recovery

2010-11-02T12:07:36Z

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Building height guidance deemed sensible

2010-11-02T15:21:42Z

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Care home measures up to Brighton height rules

2010-11-02T15:16:38Z

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Allotments rights urged

2010-11-02T15:15:53Z

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Fuel poverty issue wont melt away

2010-11-02T15:14:31Z

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Holistic housing adviser

2010-11-02T15:12:49Z

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Home Prices Inch Upwards in April

2010-11-02T13:14:17Z

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Home Depot Director's $167 Million Sale

2010-11-02T13:49:37Z

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Housing Starts' Hangover

2010-10-27T09:38:32Z

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What May's Housing Starts Say About the U.S. Economy

2010-10-27T09:38:14Z

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Getting the U.S. Out of Its 'Structural Slump'

2010-10-27T09:38:17Z

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Gap Up, Gap Down

2010-10-27T09:38:15Z

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Homebuilders Size Up the Market

2010-10-27T09:14:49Z

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Why Have These Commodities Dropped So Low?

2010-10-27T08:52:47Z

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Housing Starts Rise, But Permits Fall

2010-10-27T06:38:18Z

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The Decline of the Housing Market

2010-09-21T18:25:32Z

While some economists, during the early fall of the real estate boom, predicted that the situation will be soon under control, the latest forecast predicts a very uneven and rough road ahead for the housing market. And even a near miss with depression.

David Shulman, a senior economist for the quarterly University of California, LA, in his "A Near Recession Experience" report, stated from that the nation's economic performance is expected to be "almost as close as you can get to av...

Predicting U.S. Unemployment Rates Based on Housing Starts

2010-10-27T06:31:03Z

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Digging Deeper Into Housing Data

2010-10-25T14:26:32Z

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Housing Starts: It Doesn't Take Much to Show Improvement

2010-10-25T14:26:32Z

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Housing Market Shows Surprising Sign of Life

2010-10-25T14:34:49Z

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Fighting To Form A Consensus

2010-10-25T14:26:22Z

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What About the Housing Recovery?

2010-10-25T14:26:26Z

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Hovnanian: The Rebound in Housing Starts Is Supported By the Data

2010-10-25T14:25:52Z

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Is a Boom in U.S. Homebuilding Coming?

2010-10-25T14:25:48Z

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Supply/Demand Shock Autopsy

2010-10-25T12:54:40Z

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Make a Fortune: Bet With Housing Starts

2010-10-25T12:28:47Z

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Which 'Scary' Charts Are Actually Scary?

2010-10-25T12:28:28Z

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Debt Reduction Propels Temple-Inland

2010-10-25T11:23:36Z

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Housing Starts Slide 5.9% in February

2010-10-27T07:12:17Z

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Market Unconcerned With Housing Reversal

2010-10-25T11:25:56Z

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Stock Rally Says Economic Boom; Fed Shows Concerns

2010-10-25T11:23:27Z

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Fall in Housing Starts: Blame It on the Snow

2010-10-25T11:23:27Z

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Do We Really Want Housing Starts to Increase?

2010-10-25T11:23:22Z

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U.S. Housing Starts Remain Near Record Low Levels

2010-10-25T11:23:25Z

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Residential Construction Still Appears to Have Bottomed

2010-10-25T11:23:18Z

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Weather And Worry Drive Down Housing Starts

2010-10-25T11:25:55Z

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Ideas of the Day: Buying Rue21, Shorting Hovnanian

2010-10-25T11:23:21Z

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Predicting the Next Economic Catastrophe and Recovery

2010-10-25T11:22:48Z

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Correlating Unemployment and Housing Starts

2010-10-25T09:20:55Z

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Rosenberg: The Bull Has Reached Its Peak

2010-10-25T09:20:46Z

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8% Unemployment in 2010 Methodology

2010-10-25T07:54:41Z

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Housing Start Increase Potentially Nonexistent

2010-10-25T07:53:52Z

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Housing Starts Increase: A Bet on the Spring Tax Credit?

2010-10-25T07:53:54Z

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As Manufacturing Sees Improvement, Housing Still Suffers

2010-10-25T07:53:53Z

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Housing Starts Rise, But Don't Get Too Excited

2010-10-25T06:59:50Z

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No New Jobs Bill Needed?

2010-10-25T06:59:51Z

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New Exotic Hardwood Distributor in Midwest - February 15, 2010

2010-11-02T16:32:16Z

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Economic Week Ahead: CPI and Capacity Utilization

2010-10-25T05:29:40Z

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Simpson Manufacturing Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-24T15:15:23Z

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Construction Spending

2010-12-01T07:32:44Z

Construction workers build a house Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 in Gilbert, Ariz. Construction spending rose in October for the second straight month as residential building gains.(AP Photo/Matt York)

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Economy GDP

2010-11-01T13:33:59Z

In this Aug. 19, 2010 photo, a dumped sofa sits in front a half started house in Davie, Fla. Only three houses were started in the multi-million dollar, Parking Estate housing development in Davie, Fla. The recession that began in December 2007, after the housing bubble burst, became the Great Recession once the financial crisis erupted in September 2008. Economic recoveries that follow a financial crisis are typically long-lasting. Banks usually tak...

Thailand Explosion

2010-10-27T14:20:12Z

A Thai military policeman stands guard outside a residential building after the bomb blast in Nonthaburi province, central Thailand Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Several people were killed and injured Tuesday in an explosion at a residential building in a suburb of the Thai capital, emergency workers and police said. (AP Photo)

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January Housing Starts Rise 2.8 Percent

2010-10-27T14:19:01Z

HOMESTEAD, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Homes under construction are seen on February 17, 2010 in Homestead, Florida. A report from the Commerce Department showed housing starts rose 2.8 percent to an annual rate of 591,000 units a six-month high in January. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

National Association of Home Builders Wells Fargo Housing Market Index

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News on Housing Starts

Instant View: Housing starts fall more than expected in August

May housing starts up, permits at 5-month high

Fed prepares for last spurt of easy money flood

Instant View: Housing starts, producer prices rise

Housing starts rise in November, but permits drop

US housing starts plunge to near-record low

Charting Economic Releases: Wednesday's Mixed Results

Housing Starts Plunge in October

Instant View: Core inflation lowest on record

Housing Starts Plunge: Harmful or Healthy?

Futures Point To Higher Open

Palm Harbor Struggles In Dilapidated Industry (PHHM)

The Other Problem With Housing (LEN, HOV, KBH, TOL)

A Top Pick in Home Building

Housing Starts Drop 62 Permits Fall 89 in Aug

Pending home sales drop 1.8 percent in September

AP IMPACT: Israeli settlers building 544 new homes

A list of 544 settlement housing starts

Residential Construction in an Upward Trend

Up and Down With Housing Starts and Permits in September

Housing Starts Clunk Along the Bottom

A severe shortage of housing

Aluminum Fence Nashville

UK retail sales growth stalled in February

August New Home Sales ? What is the Effect on Current Housing Market Trends?

Fed Keeps Rates On Ice

Earnings Preview: KB Home

Homebuilder ETFs Likely to Face Downward Pressure as Oversupply Continues

Latest on Housing and the Interest Rates - Week of 9/19/10

DIY painting: 5 time-saving tips

Should We Pop a Cork? - Trifecta of Good News

Housing Starts Jump, But the Economy Isn't Out of the Woods Yet

Residential Construction Still in a Bottoming Formation

Housing Starts Surge in August

August Housing Starts Unexpectedly Surge

What Are Housing Starts?

Permits Dip in September

Cooperative Residential Building Laws

A Survey of Housing Booms and Busts

Housing starts rise less than expected

Housing Starts Rise, Permits Fall

Don't Count on Housing to Lead the U.S. Recovery

The Housing Market Stalls Again

Foreclosures Should Continue to Pressure Housing as Modifications Grind to a Halt

Homebuilder ETFs in Focus

Housing Starts Tumble in June

More Bad News for Housing Starts

Housing Starts: Weak, But Still Better Than '09

Housing Market Index Hits 15-Month Low

Too Early For A Housing Bottom (KBH, LEN, DHI, TOL. BZH)

Housing Data More Than A Little Deceptive (XHB, TOL, DHI, PHM)

David Rosenberg: 9 Charts That Will Fool You Into Seeing a V-Shaped Recovery

Building height guidance deemed sensible

Care home measures up to Brighton height rules

Allotments rights urged

Fuel poverty issue wont melt away

Holistic housing adviser

Home Prices Inch Upwards in April

Home Depot Director's $167 Million Sale

Housing Starts' Hangover

What May's Housing Starts Say About the U.S. Economy

Getting the U.S. Out of Its 'Structural Slump'

Gap Up, Gap Down

Homebuilders Size Up the Market

Why Have These Commodities Dropped So Low?

Housing Starts Rise, But Permits Fall

The Decline of the Housing Market

Predicting U.S. Unemployment Rates Based on Housing Starts

Digging Deeper Into Housing Data

Housing Starts: It Doesn't Take Much to Show Improvement

Housing Market Shows Surprising Sign of Life

Fighting To Form A Consensus

What About the Housing Recovery?

Hovnanian: The Rebound in Housing Starts Is Supported By the Data

Is a Boom in U.S. Homebuilding Coming?

Supply/Demand Shock Autopsy

Make a Fortune: Bet With Housing Starts

Which 'Scary' Charts Are Actually Scary?

Debt Reduction Propels Temple-Inland