Economy Dec 30 Pending homes sales rebound in November The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its pending home sales index, which measures the numbers of purchase contracts signed, rose 1.2% last month, to 108.5. By Matt Ott, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Sep 18 How the Federal Reserve rate cut could affect your finances The Fed’s reduction of the federal funds rate is only one of many factors that affect the U.S. economy, but it can still trigger shifts that trickle down into Americans’ finances. By Gretchen Frazee
Economy Aug 21 U.S. home sales rose in July, aided by low mortgage rates Cheaper borrowing costs have enabled sales to rise 0.6% from a year ago, ending 16 consecutive months of annual sales declines. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Economy Jan 23 Fewer homes affordable for middle-class buyers, analysis finds In the past year, the availability of homes that a middle-class family could buy has declined in 86 percent of the largest metro areas, according to a Redfin analysis. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Jan 22 Home sales plummet 6.4 percent in December By Josh Boak, Associated Press For all of 2018, sales of existing homes fell 3.1 percent from a year ago to the weakest total since 2015. Continue reading
Nov 21 Home sales break 6-month losing streak, rising 1.4 percent By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Despite the recent uptick, home sales are still down from a year ago, hurt by rising interest rates. Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. home sales fell 3.2 percent in January, 2nd straight decline By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press U.S. sales of existing homes fell in January from a year earlier by the most in more than three years, and declined for a second consecutive month. Would-be buyers were stymied by rising prices and a shortage of homes for… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Signs of Recovery, Home Sales Paint a Better Fiscal Picture in the U.S. Signs of Recovery, Home Sales Paint a Better Fiscal Picture in the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Housing and the Foreclosure Crisis Are Missing From the Campaign Conversation Housing and the Foreclosure Crisis Are Missing From the Campaign Conversation… Continue watching