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Another upbeat sign for housing industry

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 02/15/2012 - 09:26

For the fifth consecutive month, homebuilders are feeling upbeat about prospects for the market in single-family homes, offering another positive signal for the housing industry.For the fifth consecutive month, homebuilders are feeling upbeat about prospects for the market in single-family homes, offering another po


 

Housing market may be making a comeback

MSNBC.com: Business  Wed, 09/14/2011 - 05:25

Bottom Line: New data show that median list prices for single family homes, condominiums, townhouses and co-ops have surged within the last year in Florida, one of the states hit earliest and hardest by the housing market crash.


 

New U.S. home sales surged in June

MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 07/26/2010 - 09:14

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in June from the prior month's record low.Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded strongly in June from the prior month's record low, driving the number of houses on the market to its lowest level in nearly 42 years.



 

Fannie Mae: Rate of late home loans eased in March

Newsvine - business  Thu, 05/27/2010 - 15:07

Fannie Mae said Thursday the rate for single-family home loans behind in payments by at least 90 days dipped slightly between February and March.

But the rate of serious delinquencies for mortgages on apartment buildings worsened.


 

The Average House in the U.S. [Interactive Map]

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 10/30/2009 - 09:11

September saw a decline in the median sales price to $174,900 for a single family home, the number of homes sold each month has been steadily increasing.

With consumers once again shopping for homes, we look at what the “average” home looks like around the country.


 

U.S. Housing Starts Hit 9-Month High

Topix - Business News  Thu, 09/17/2009 - 21:14

The government said that housing construction rose in August to the highest level in nine months as a surge in apartment building offset a decline in single-family activity.


 

Housing construction hits highest in 9 months

MSNBC.com: Business  Thu, 09/17/2009 - 07:32

In this photo made Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, new housing construction is seen in the Briar Chapel community near Chapel Hill, N.C.Housing construction rose in August to the highest level in nine months as a big surge in apartment building offset a decline in single-family activity.



 

U.S. Housing Starts Hit 9-Month High

NYT > Business  Thu, 09/17/2009 - 07:09

Aa big surge in apartment building offset a decline in single-family home construction, the government said.


 

Key Index Shows a Rise in Home Prices in May

NYT > Business  Tue, 07/28/2009 - 07:30

The Case Shiller index showed the first monthly rise in single-family home prices in nearly three years.


 

Home Building Rises for Second Month

NYT > Business  Fri, 07/17/2009 - 07:10

New housing starts and permits jumped more than expected in June, propelled by a rise in single-family homes.