Housing Data

Housing Data

• William Lyon Homes Shrinks Loss

  Company executives say the company is ready to start growing again.

• Breaking News: Congress Extends, Expands Housing Tax Credit

  House approves extension by vote of 402-12; buyers now have until June 30, 2010 to close on a home.

• Congress giving homebuyers a $6,500 tax break

  WASHINGTON - Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers - $6,500 cheaper.

• Building permits up again in Oct.: Housing prices, interest rates, tax credit all help

  Nov. 5--Homebuilders in the Twin Cities filed 53 percent more building permits for residential construction in October than during the same month last year -- the second consecutive month of year-over-year increases in the metro, according to numbers released Wednesday.

• Senate acts to extend aid for jobless, homebuyers

  WASHINGTON - Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger pool of people entering the...

• Local agents optimistic as housing market brightens

  Nov. 3--The phones are ringing.

• Mortgage-Backed Bonds Pumped Millions into Whatcom County (Wash.) Real Estate

  Nov. 3--The story of one Ferndale mortgage loan demonstrates how the global flow of investment dollars fueled home sales and home prices during the boom years that ended with a bang.

• Builder Market Health Index Fall Update—Where Does Your Market Rank?

  You've seen the top 20; now take a look at the remaining rankings in the new Builder Market Health Index Fall update of the top 100 home building markets.

• Alleged Victims of 'Slumlord Millionaire' Get Reprieve From Sheriff's Sale

  He feared he'd lose his dream of running a barbershop out of the home he had hoped to own.

• September pending home sales rise 6.1 percent

  WASHINGTON - The volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose for the eighth straight month in September as buyers scrambled to take advantage of a tax credit for first-time owners that expires at the end of this month.

• September construction spending rises 0.8 percent

  WASHINGTON - Construction spending in September posted a better-than-expected performance, powered by the largest jump in housing construction in more than six years.

• Tough Times Continue For Lumber Dealers, Building Product Firms

  Quarterly financial results from BMHC, Weyerhaeuser, Huttig, Builders FirstSource, Owens Corning, Potlatch, Plum Creek, Rayonier, and Masco.

• M.D.C. Holdings Buys Land Again

  The move by the famously land conservative parent company of Richmond American Homes may signal a market bottom.

• Standard Pacific Back From the Brink

  In just one year the company has overhauled its debt and is out shopping for land.

• Solid Gains for Construction Spending, Pending Home Sales

  Residential construction grows 3.9%; pending home sales move up 6.1%.

• Ahead of the Bell: Construction spending

  WASHINGTON - Construction spending likely retreated in September following a housing-fueled rise in August.

• Mortgage Modifications" Are Becoming More Common, and More Lenient

  Nov. 1--Banks and mortgage companies have foreclosed on 5,000 residential properties in the St. Louis region so far this year.

• Portland-Area Builders Shift to Small, Efficient Homes

  Nov. 1--Legend Homes will go solar.

• Obama tempers economic news with caution on jobs

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday tempered excitement about a growing economy with a sober outlook that more people will lose their jobs.

• Chicago Suburbs Dangle Cash to Lure Home Buyers

  Oct. 30--In 2005, the city of Lockport issued 406 building permits.