America is the largest importer of softwood lumber from Canada. Concerns that the US would withdraw…

America is the largest importer of softwood lumber from Canada. Concerns that the US would withdraw…

The National Association of Homebuilders, a trade organization, said the recent hurricanes intensif…

Since young people can move out while still single, the decision to stay home goes back to economic…

Part of the problem is that too many of the unavailable homes are only used once or twice a year wh…

Possible tax changes could make homebuying even harder for older millennials. A proposed plan in th…

"Mortgage interest rates are still close to record lows, and jobs are being created at a decent pac…

"It must be remembered that after declining steadily since 2010, the delinquency rate has now retur…

"We expect those will slowly trickle back onto the market, helped by higher house prices. That said…

We suspect that builders play a greater role in influencing prices at times when the supply of exis…

Americans have already begun to lean toward rentals, as softer construction activity and housing sh…

"The higher demand for homes would push up house prices, and pretty soon the next generation would …

Declines in residential-construction activity and rising interest rates are expected to compound hi…

"Building permit data suggest that October housing starts will have more than reversed September's …

Bailing out Venezuela costs $30 billion a year. Huge sums of money would likely be required to incr…

"Home price appreciation continued moderating in June with its slight month-over-month increase," M…

"Thanks to both bank caution and a host of new regulations there is no chance of a return to the ve…

Also in housing news, Akin Oyedele had a great post out Thursday looking at some of the dynamics ke…

After nine straight days of declines, S&P 500 was trading up by about 2% around noon ET. Meanwh…