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1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (354+ words) WASHINGTON " Sales of newly built single-family homes were 11. 3% below April 2025 and 6. 2% below March 2026, according to figures released by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday. The numbers suggest consumers are reluctant to invest in new homes at a…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (472+ words) WASHINGTON " Housing starts rose in April from a year ago, while housing completions and building permits declined during the same period, according to recently released figures from the U. S. Department of Commerce. Month-over-month figures showed that building permits and housing completions…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (352+ words) WASHINGTON "In a potential sign of positive news for the furniture industry, pending home sales rose 3. 2% from April 2025 and rose by 1. 4% from March, the National Association of Realtors reported on Tuesday. The NAR said that year-over-year pending home sales rose…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (442+ words) WASHINGTON " Despite elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty relating to fuel prices and other rising expenses, builder confidence rose slightly in May, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Monday. The index…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (225+ words) WASHINGTON " April existing home sales were flat from a year earlier and barely budged from March, according to recently released information from the National Association of Realtors. The lackluster activity likely had some impact on retail furniture sales which were…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (540+ words) HIGH POINT " Ahead of High Point Market, retailers are approaching the upcoming buying cycle with a more disciplined lens. After a period of aggressive growth fueled in part by post-pandemic demand, many are now shifting into refinement mode " prioritizing durability,…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (552+ words) WASHINGTON " Despite indications that new homes have sharpened price points in recent months, affordability and rising costs remain a concern, according to the latest builder confidence survey. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index showed that…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (458+ words) WASHINGTON " Sales of newly built single-family homes rose 18. 7% from October 2024, according to figures released by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development earlier this week. Sales totaled 737, 000 units, up from 621, 000 in October 2024 and. 1% below the 738, 000 sold in September, the department…...

1+ year, 2+ week ago  (393+ words) WASHINGTON " The National Association of Home Builders said that home-builder confidence declined in May based on the industry's growing uncertainties stemming from elevated interest rates and import tariffs, along with uncertainty over building-material costs and an overall "cloudy economic outlook....