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- Industry forecast: housing starts to drop 5%. (Industry Overview)
- Experts expect housing starts to slow throughout the nation, but builders in some areas see only steady growth. Rising interest rates and slower economic growth will contribute to an overall decline in housing starts next year, industry experts sa Experts expect housing starts...
- Research articles 1994-12-01
- Existing homes, starts jump in July.(Business Today)(Illustration)
- NEW YORK -- Still riding high despite a modest uptick in interest rates, the broad U.S. housing market remained relatively strong during July as sales of existing homes rose to a record high and housing starts climbed to their highest level in 17 y ...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- An economic and housing outlook for 2005.(Real Estate and Construction)
- The Federal Reserve has said it will continue with its measured increases in the federal funds rate. We believe this means another quarter percentage point increase in short term interest rates when the Fed's Open Market Committee next convenes on No The Federal Reserve has said...
- Research articles 2004-11-08
- Housing strong on low interest rates.(Housing market)
- WASHINGTON -- Building on February's gains and recovering from a deep slide in January, the broad American housing market made another strong advance during March, with all three sectors helped by improving weather and low interest rates. Put ...
- Research articles 2004-05-03
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- Housing Outlook Still Looks Gloomy
- For the third month in a row, single family housing starts provided a glimmer of hope so some pundits that the worst is behind us in the troubled housing sector. But the numbers are still not good enough to prove to me convincingly that housing has turned around. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- 5 Things That Could Kill the Housing Recovery
- The recession can't end until housing bounces back. There are many small signs of hope — and five big reasons to be cautious. ...
- Articles 2009-07-08
- Arguments Against Fiscal Stimulus Exhibit "Deep Incoherence"
- It seems to me that there is a deep incoherence in the argument that fiscal stimulus won't work. Nobody -- well, very few people -- doubts that when demand falls and unemployment starts rising and consumer prices flatten and start going down that it is appropriate for the Federal Reserve...
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Rate Rises 'will Balance Housing Market'
- Rising interest rates will prevent the housing market from overheating and will help create a well balanced market, a real estate group says.Ray White chairman Brian White says this month's interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA and the prospect of further increases will prevent the...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Mortgage Refinances to 125 Percent Loan-To-Value Ratio Start Today
- That didn't take long. The Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA issued a quiet press release today announcing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would now accept refinancing with 125 percent loan-to-value ratios. So if your house is worth $100,000, but you owe $125,000, and your loan is owned...
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Understanding the Obama Housing Programs
- Another day, another catchy new phrase, another smartly designed website from the Obama administration. But the government's new housing-recovery site just might be worth a look if you need mortgage help. Makinghomeaffordable.gov is the latest effort from the crack White House IT team, as they try to...
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
- Foundations of US housing market start to look shaky
- WASHINGTON AFP — Not so long ago in parts of the United States, new homes were often sold before their foundations could be laid. But the home boom is now showing clear signs of waning -- and analysts say that has worrying implications for consumer spending in the world's...
- Research articles 2006-07-29
- Fallout: Real Estate Readies for Interest Rate Hikes
- Sweeping changes are in store for real estate in OrangeCounty as the era of bargain-basement interest rates comes to an end. Many economists now expect rates to start rising as early as this summer amid signs of job growth and inflation. Interest rates affect myriad real estate-related indus- tries here,...
- Research articles 2004-04-26
- Which Banks are -- and Aren't -- Modifying Home Loans?
- The federal Making Home Affordable initiative is off to a slow start in its mission of offering mortgage relief to millions of Americans hurt by the real estate bust. That's mostly because adjusting the loan terms, interest rate or principal for, say, a recently unemployed homeowner doesn't pay for...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Bernanke and Obama Start to Relax, so It’s Time to Get Nervous
- One of the best contrarian plays is to buy stocks when the economy is recognized by the Establishment to be in a recession. By the time that the government and media acknowledge the dire truth, investors are well aware of it and have gotten their selling out of the way....
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Countrywide Financial Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Paul Miller from Friedman, Billings, Ramsey. Please go ahead. Paul Miller - Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Thank you very much. Angelo, you've been through a lot of these different cycles out there and this doesn't seems to be...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-24
- Wolseley plc Interim Management Statement Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. [Operators Instructions]. We will take now our first question from Tim [inaudible]. Please go ahead. Unidentified Analyst Hey, guys. This is Tim [inaudible] in Dublin. My first question is in relation to the stock...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-30
- Washington Mutual, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator We will now begin the Q&A portion of today's call. In consideration of the number of people who have joined us on the call today, we will accommodate one question per caller. We will get to as many questions as time permits. [Operator Instructions]. ...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
- McGraw-Hill Companies Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Our first question comes from Peter Appert with Goldman Sachs. Please go ahead. Peter Appert - Goldman Sachs Thank you. Terry, you referenced in your remarks the potential for possibly some margin compression in the second half of the year. I assume you're referring primarily...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-24
- American Capital Strategies Ltd. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from the line of Sanjay Sakhrani of KBW. Please go ahead. Sanjay Sakhrani – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Hi. Thanks for taking my question. Just a quick question on the ’08 dividend guidance, how much of the...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-02
- MGIC Investment Corporation Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Howard Shapiro. Howard Shapiro - Fox-Pitt Kelton Hi, a couple of questions. Given your new loss guidance for 2008, have you had any discussions with the rating agencies, are they still comfortable with...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
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