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…
2017-04-02 05:02
America's Housing Inventory Problem, Explained in Four Charts

EghtesadOnline: The paucity of houses on the market remains a nagging hurdle for those Americans interested in trading up or looking to take their first step into homeownership.
2017-04-02 04:49
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…
2017-01-12 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…
2016-12-24 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…
2016-12-21 20:56
U.S. housing starts tumble from nine-year high; permits suggest strength

EghtesadOnline: U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in November, tumbling from a nine-year high as construction activity declined broadly, the latest sign of slower economic growth in the…
2016-12-17 08:07
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.
2016-11-23 15:43
Spike in Mortgage Rates Throws a Wrench Into U.S. Housing Market

EghtesadOnline: The spike in borrowing costs in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-growth agenda is causing some heartburn in America’s housing industry.
2016-11-16 12:05
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…
2016-09-27 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.…
2016-07-22 09:10