Housing continues to prop up the rest of the economy. Monday the U.S. Commerce Department released figures showing that new home starts fell in October, following a 0.8% increase in September. While ...

This report was not as bad as the headline number suggests. In evaluating this report, permits matter more than starts because they are better measured, are less affected by seasonality, and are ...

Housing starts in the U.S. fell 9.3% in June, the second consecutive monthly decline, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, pushing the annual rate down to 893,000, the weakest showing since last ...

Housing starts in the U.S. fell in October to the lowest level since the onset of the pandemic as data delayed by last fall’s government shutdown showed builders continued to cut back amid still-high ...

Slowing home price growth, modestly rising inventory and predictions for lower mortgage rates are giving buyers slightly more ...