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The government is moving forward with a catalog of pre-approved home designs to reduce the cost and time it takes to build housing. The idea dates back to the 1940s when thousands of soldiers returned from the Second World War and needed a place to live.
December 12 -
Toll Brothers Inc. stock rose as the homebuilder's executives pointed to "solid" demand in recent weeks as mortgage rates pulled back from two-decade highs.
December 6 -
The National Association of Realtors' index of contract signings to purchase previously owned homes declined 1.5% to 71.4, the lowest in data back to 2001, the group reported Thursday.
November 30 -
A national gauge of prices rose 0.7% in September from August, according to seasonally adjusted data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.
November 28 -
Purchases of new single-family homes decreased 5.6% to a 679,000 annualized pace last month, government data showed Monday.
November 27 -
Contract closings decreased 4.1% from a month earlier to a 3.79 million annualized pace, still the lowest since 2010, National Association of Realtors data showed Tuesday.
November 21 -
Residential starts increased 1.9% last month to a 1.37 million annualized rate, the highest in three months, government data showed Friday.
November 17 -
With mortgage rates retreating and inflation abating, short sellers who'd been capitalizing on the three-month slump in homebuilder stocks may need to prepare for a rebound toward year-to-date highs.
November 16 -
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge decreased six points to 34 this month, according to data out Thursday.
November 16 -
Median housing costs came in higher in every region of the country, but several cities that saw the most growth two years ago continue to see declining values, the National Association of Realtors said.
November 10