Tag: Housing

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Beltway Confidential

Private sector makes raising children less expensive, public sector makes it more expensive

Michael Barone · August 19, 2014 6:20 pm

In this Wednesday, July 30, 2014 photograph, a builder works on the construction of new homes in Belmar, N.J. U.S. home construction rebounded in July, rising to the fastest pace in eight months and offering hope that housing has regained momentum after two months of declines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

US home construction jumps 15.7 percent in July

Martin Crutsinger · August 19, 2014 5:09 pm

Americans are increasingly willing to take on credit card debt or to take out loans to buy cars or to go to college, but they're still shying away from the biggest category of consumer credit: home loans. (iStock Photo)

Americans are borrowing more for everything except the one thing Obama wants

Joseph Lawler · August 14, 2014 3:03 pm

Energy and Environment

California spends big on housing, little on energy

Elliot Spagat · August 8, 2014 8:45 pm

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, a man examines a row of washers and dryers while shopping at a Sears store in Henderson, Nev. Consumer spending has recovered at a much slower pace in states with big housing busts, a stark illustration of how the housing downturn has weighed on the economy years after the recession. Spending in Nevada rose just 3.5 percent in the first three years after the recession ended, the weakest of any state and far below the national average of 10.7 percent, according to a new annual government report. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Oil boom and housing bust alter US spending trends

Christopher Rugaber · August 7, 2014 8:59 pm

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Improving housing market luring would-be brokers

Fernando Peinado · August 5, 2014 6:53 pm

In this July 10, 2014 photo, a sign hangs in front of a recently sold home in Quincy, Mass. Real estate data provider CoreLogic reports on U.S. home prices in June 2014 on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Year-over-year US home prices show a slowing gain

Christopher Rugaber · August 5, 2014 1:19 pm

It appears that 2014 could be the year that consumer borrowing, setting aside mortgages, takes off. (iStock)

Are Americans about to take on more personal debt?

Joseph Lawler · August 4, 2014 10:00 am

In this July 10, 2014 photo, a mailman delivers mail to a house for sale in Quincy, Mass. Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller reports on U.S. home prices in May on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

US home price gains slow for 6th straight month

Christopher Rugaber · July 29, 2014 1:39 pm

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The median American household lost a third of its wealth in the last 10 years

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2014 9:00 am

The number of reports of multiple deficiencies in New York City's public housing units nearly doubled between 2008 and 2011 from 19 percent to 11 percent. (iStock Image)

Report: NYC public housing falls short

Associated Press · July 28, 2014 1:16 pm

A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale on May 27, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Here’s what this week’s housing numbers say about the recovery

Joseph Lawler · July 24, 2014 4:41 pm