sidelines

Home buying could soon beat renting

MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 01/23/2012 - 13:25

Falling home prices have sent many would-be buyers to the sidelines.<br /><br />If all goes well, record low interest rates and rising rents may soon prompt some of them to take a second look at buying.Falling home prices have sent many would-be buyers to the sidelines.


 

Stocks tread water after latest jobs report

MSNBC.com: Business  Fri, 02/04/2011 - 07:51

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as the unrest in Egypt kept investors on the sidelines and Wall Street digested the latest jobs report.


 

Home sales up in Sept. but more troubles ahead

Newsvine - business  Mon, 10/25/2010 - 08:02

Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month after the worst summer for the housing market in more than a decade.

And fears over flawed foreclosure documents could keep buyers on the sidelines in the final months of the year.


 

New home sales drop 2.2 percent in Feb. to new low

Newsvine - business  Wed, 03/24/2010 - 08:07

Sales of new homes fell unexpectedly to the lowest level on record in February as stormy winter weather kept buyers on the sidelines.

The weak results make clear the difficulties facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.


 

Bad credit sidelines some jobless workers

MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 02/23/2010 - 07:07

Debra Banks, 54, of Los Angeles, believes an unpaid medical bill cost her a full-time job.<br /><br />As more companies check credit histories before hiring, unemployed workers face a potentially vicious cycle that can become a barrier to finding another job.



 

Stocks edge higher after service sector report

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 01/06/2010 - 10:13

Caution about a report over job losses kept investors on the sidelines Wednesday, leaving stocks drifting in morning trading.


 

Square Feet: Inland Real Estate Dives Into Troubled Commercial M...

NYT > Business  Tue, 08/25/2009 - 12:49

While other investors wait on the sidelines, Inland Real Estate has put $1 billion into commercial property acquisitions so far this year.


 

Corporate Results Loom, Weighing on Asia Stocks

NYT > Business  Tue, 04/07/2009 - 22:10

Asian stocks slid for a second day while the U.S. dollar climbed, with investors fleeing to the sidelines to await companies’ business outlooks.


 

Oil Companies Reluctant to Follow Obama’s Green Lead

NYT > Business  Tue, 04/07/2009 - 13:27

Many oil giants are staying on the sidelines, balking at investing in new technologies favored by the president.


 

Index of Pending Home Sales Hits a Low

NYT > Business  Tue, 03/03/2009 - 10:19

Pending sales plunged 7.7 percent to the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors started tracking the data in 2001, as the downturn kept buyers on the sidelines.