Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose unexpectedly in July, an industry group said on Thursday, suggesting a tax credit-related housing market decline was close to bottoming.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 25, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P on track for a fifth straight day of losses as another weak reading on the U.S. housing market underlined the prospect of a sharp slowdown.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of previously owned U.S. homes took a record plunge in July to their slowest pace in 15 years, underlining the housing market’s struggle to find its footing without government aid.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures were lower on Tuesday and tracked global equities as investors prepared for data expected to show further weakness in the U.S. housing market.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 23, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amid the United States housing market’s faltering recovery, investors are bracing for more bad news from Toll Brothers Inc and for housing in general when the biggest luxury builder reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 17, 2010
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, according to a government report on Tuesday that pointed to a weak housing market.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Home builder sentiment fell for a third straight month in August to its lowest level in nearly 1-1/2 years, pointing to a weak housing market as the economic recovery loses steam.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Home-builder sentiment unexpectedly fell for a third straight month in August to its lowest level in nearly 1-1/2 years, according to a survey on Monday that pointed to a weak housing market.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 2, 2010
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – The economy is improving but has yet to recover fully, with high unemployment and a weak housing market leaving consumers unsettled, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – The economy is improving but has yet to recover fully, with high unemployment and a weak housing market weighing on consumers, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.
