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A new Fannie Mae study suggests Americans are beginning to consider 2012 a good year to acquire a home.
The GSE released its March National Housing Survey of just over 1,000 Americans and found more citizens expect rents and home prices to increase in the coming months,...
A look at stories across HousingWire's weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues:
Banks will begin to report first-quarter results on Friday. Bank stocks shot up 24% this year, their steepest ascent in any quarter since the end of...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued its second progress report on the United States implementation of Basel III.
In December 2010, the committee released Basel III, which set higher levels for capital requirements and introduced a new global liquidity...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued its second progress report on the United States implementation of Basel III.
In December 2010, the committee released Basel III, which set higher levels for capital requirements and introduced a new global liquidity...
The Georgia General Assembly approved a bill last week authorizing local communities to form land banks and fund the acquisition and rehab of vacant homes.
The Center for Community Progress, a national policy think tank, authored the Georgia Land Bank Act, or...
The Georgia General Assembly approved a bill last week authorizing local communities to form land banks and fund the acquisition and rehab of vacant homes.
The Center for Community Progress, a national policy think tank, authored the Georgia Land Bank Act, or...
Metro areas in the South and West grew the fastest from April 2010 to July 2011, according to new census data, but some cities, like Las Vegas, that saw major growth from 2000 to 2008 dropped significantly in the rankings.
Of the top...
The U.S. output gap may be narrower than previously believed since today's measure of output considers activity levels established during the housing bubble, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.
When removing housing bubble...
The U.S. output gap may be narrower than previously believed since today's measure of output considers activity levels established during the housing bubble, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.
When removing housing bubble...
Jobless claims across the U.S. fell by 6,000 filings with the country recording 357,000 unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 31. That is down from the previous week's revised figure of 363,000, the Department of Labor said Thursday.
Planned job cuts...
Jobless claims across the U.S. fell by 6,000 filings with the country recording 357,000 unemployment insurance claims for the week ending March 31. That is down from the previous week's revised figure of 363,000, the Department of Labor said Thursday.
Planned job cuts...
Employment numbers released by the government are higher than analyst projections, thereby possibly masking anemic employment and wage growth, research firm TrimTabs Investment Research said Wednesday.
The company released a new report questioning the...
Employment numbers released by the government are higher than analyst projections, thereby possibly masking anemic employment and wage growth, research firm TrimTabs Investment Research said Wednesday.
The company released a new report questioning the...
The private sector in the U.S. added 209,000 jobs in March, making it the second report in a row with increases above the 200,000 mark, according to the ADP National Employment Report.
The report, for the most part, is close to what analysts projected for the period.
Research firm...
The Federal Open Market Committee revised up its forecast for gross domestic product growth slightly as economic conditions remained mostly in line with staff expectations.
The minutes for the Fed committee’s latest meeting provided more insight on the U.S. economy,...