NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence among U.S. homebuilders surged in June, staging its biggest gain since 2002 in one of the strongest signs yet that the housing recovery is gaining traction.Full story
Homebuilder stocks improved modestly Monday following an upbeat industry sentiment report. Full story
David Stevens, Mortgage Bankers Association CEO, provides an outlook on where interest rates are likely headed and the impact of Fed tapering on the housing market.
Author and CEO Meredith Whitney joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book "Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity," which looks at why economic power is shifting away from coastal states in the U.S. to the country's central corridor.
Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Dan Gross examines when - and if - the recovery will start to hit Main Street.
The Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet and Democratic strategist Julian Epstein analyze whether the Republican overreach over a myriad of controversies – from Benghazi to IRS – will come back to haunt them the way impeachment did in 1998.
The sequester has been a drawn-0out battle between the president and Republicans over deficit reduction and the debt ceiling. NYU professor Carmen Wong Ulrick and The Daily Beast’s Daniel Gross join Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about the sequester’s very real consequences and whether the cuts hurt t
Martin Bashir explains why Republicans keep pushing the White House “Scandal!” button on Benghazi, the IRS, and other controversies: because they hope it will distract from any glimpse of economic news.
A Nissan Leaf electric car and a high-performance GT-R are seen at Darcars Nissan in Rockville, Maryland June 3, 2013. Strong pickup truck sales, spurred by an improving housing market, boosted May U.S. auto sales after a disappointing April, early results from major automakers showed on Monday, w
Nissan Jukes are seen at Darcars Nissan in Rockville, Maryland June 3, 2013. Strong pickup truck sales, spurred by an improving housing market, boosted May U.S. auto sales after a disappointing April, early results from major automakers showed on Monday, with Nissan U.S. sales having a twenty-five p
The entrance to The Home Depot store is pictured in Monrovia, California August 13, 2012. Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year on May 21, 2013, as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recov
A vacant Housing and Urban Development home is seen at Gaber Court in North Las Vegas, Nevada April 2, 2013. A neighbor said that it has been vacant for about two years. The buying of foreclosed homes and other distressed homes by three big institutional buyers is reshaping the housing market in L
