tag US housing
Single-family homes and high-rises are all the rage. Meanwhile, the vanishing middle bodes ill for the future.

America Needs Small Apartment Buildings. Nobody Builds Them

EghtesadOnline: Urbanists often lament that developers no longer erect the small apartment buildings that were once a staple of city neighborhoods. Instead, they construct single family homes or large apartment buildings.
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 05:02

U.S. property foreclosures at 10-year low in 2016

EghtesadOnline: Foreclosure proceedings affected nearly a million U.S. homes and other real estate last year, down 14 percent from 2015 and down 70 percent from the worst of the housing crisis in 2009, a report released Thursday shows.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 09:09

U.S. housing, consumer confidence data bolster economic outlook

EghtesadOnline: New U.S. single-family home sales rose more than expected in November and consumer sentiment hovered near a 13-year high this month, strengthening the view that the economy will gain further momentum next year.
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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 06:53

U.S. existing home sales rise to near 10-year high

EghtesadOnline: U.S. home resales unexpectedly rose in November, reaching their highest level in nearly 10 years, likely as buyers rushed into the market to lock in low interest rates in anticipation of further increases in borrowing costs.
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Publish Date:21/December/2016 | 20:56

U..S. new home sales unexpectedly fall in October

EghtesadOnline: New U.S. single-family home sales unexpectedly fell in October, but this is likely a temporary setback for the new housing market against the backdrop of a strong labor market.
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Publish Date:23/November/2016 | 15:43

U.S. new home sales fall in August but trend still positive

EghtesadOnline: New U.S. single-family home sales posted their biggest decline in nearly a year in August after soaring to nine-year highs the month before, with analysts saying the trend in sales remains positive.
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Publish Date:27/September/2016 | 04:44

Gold Falls, USD Firms

EghtesadOnline: Gold fell on Wednesday finding little impetus from easing equities as the dollar rose to a four-month high on the back of better-than-expected US housing data, Reuters reported.
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Publish Date:22/July/2016 | 09:10