Tue, Dec 18 2007, 8:00 AM
Housing starts took another dive in November, falling
another 3.7 percent from the revised October estimate of 1,232,000
starts. Even worse, the se...
Wed, Nov 28 2007, 8:00 AM
Mortgage rates continued to decline by baby steps as
reported by Freddie Mac in its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-
year fixed-rate mortgage...
Thu, Oct 25 2007, 7:00 AM
It was one of those weeks when one had to wonder if Freddie Mac and
the Mortgage Bankers Association were operating in the same universe. The
former...
Thu, Oct 18 2007, 7:00 AM
There is an old Western expression that a person's mood is "lower than
a snake's belly." Well lift up that snake and you just might find a home
buil...
Thu, Sep 20 2007, 7:00 AM
Housing starts in August hit the lowest level on an
annualized basis since July 1995 The news would have been even worse if
it were not for a subs...
Fri, Aug 17 2007, 7:00 AM
Residential building permits and housing
starts continued to fall in July with the latter measure of the
nation's economic health dropping more ...
Fri, Jul 27 2007, 7:00 AM
It's been a rough week for the housing market. Homebuilder confidence
is in the gutter, existing home sales fell substantially and the bad news
eman...
Fri, Jul 20 2007, 7:00 AM
The homebuilding industry is obviously in distress. But, in testimony
before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben B...
Tue, May 22 2007, 7:00 AM
NAHB's chief economist David Seiders said, "The pattern of building
permits clearly shows that the dramatic downward
correction in housing productio...