Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure
By ALAN ZIBEL and ?CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes. One in 10 households has missed at least one...
View ArticleSeptember housing starts rise slightly
By Alan Zibel AP Real Estate Writer Washington — Residential construction rose slightly last month on the strength of single-family homes, but the market was still too weak to propel growth in the...
View ArticleHome building jumps 15 percent in September
By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Homes were built in September at the fastest pace in 17 months, a hopeful sign for the economy. Most of the gain was driven by a surge in...
View ArticleRise in home construction suggests a turnaround (UPDATE)
The depressed housing market has held the economy back for four years. No longer.
View ArticleHousing starts rise modestly to start 2012
Construction of single-family homes cooled off slightly in January after surging in the final month last year.
View ArticleUS housing starts rose to 717,000 in April
U.S. builders started work on more homes and apartments last month and requested more permits to build single-family homes. The increases suggest the battered housing market is healing.
View ArticleEconomists more upbeat about job growth, housing
A new survey shows economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak.
View ArticleUS housing starts rose 2.3 percent in August
U.S. builders started work on more homes in August, driven by the fastest pace of single-family home construction in more than two years. The increase suggests the new-home market is gaining strength.
View ArticleUS housing starts slowed to 861K in November
U.S. builders broke ground on fewer houses in November after starting work in October at the fastest pace in four years. Superstorm Sandy likely slowed starts in the Northeast.
View ArticleUS housing starts rise, permits at 4 ½-year high
U.S. builders started more houses and apartments in February, while requesting permits for future construction at the fastest pace in 4 ½ years. The increases point to a housing recovery that is...
View ArticleUS housing starts fell in April, permits surged
U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, one month after topping the 1 million mark for the first time since 2008. But most of the decline was in apartment construction, which tends to vary...
View ArticleResidential construction took off in November
November was the largest single month for housing starts nationally since February 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
View ArticleOct. home construction slumps on fewer apartment buildings
Apartment construction plunged sharply in October, as the pace of homebuilding slipped amid a broader cooling of the real estate market.
View ArticleResidential construction has banner 2015 (UPDATE)
U.S. builders started work on fewer homes in this December than in the same month a year ago, but previous gains meant that residential construction ended 2015 at its strongest level in eight years.
View ArticleHousing starts take unexpected slide in January
January kicked off the year with an unexpected tumble in housing starts, which may leave some homebuilders scratching their heads after 2015 saw strong demand from new homeowners.
View ArticleUS housing starts fell 2.6 percent in April
Construction of new homes fell for a second straight month in April, pushing activity to the lowest point in five months.
View ArticleUS housing starts drop for 3rd straight month
Homebuilders slowed down the pace of construction for the third month in a row in May, a possible sign that the shortage of houses for sale might worsen.
View ArticleUS housing starts, led by Midwest, rebound in June
Homebuilders ramped up construction in June to the fastest pace seen in four months, led by surges in the Northeast and Midwest.
View ArticleUS home construction slumped in July
Homebuilders pulled back sharply onthe construction of apartment complexes in July, causing housing starts to tumble to a three-month low.
View ArticleUS housing starts fall 0.8 pct., a 2nd straight monthly drop
Homebuilders slowed their pace of construction by 0.8 percent in August, the second straight monthly decline. A steep drop in multifamily construction more than offset a slight gain in...
View Article
