housing market

The president's efforts to revive the housing market have largely failed. But is that entirely Obama's fault?

Gerard Cassidy thinks today's NAR Pending Home Sales index numbers are a sign that 2012 is the year the housing market recovers.

New-home sales edged slightly higher last month, as more Americans hunted for bargains in the struggling housing market.

Continued trouble in the housing market has further eroded the Federal Housing Administration's reserves, leaving it with a very thin cushion to protect it against future financial losses.

Sales of new homes, a benchmark indicator both for the housing market and the overall economy, rose slightly but remained slow in September.

It might get easier for some homeowners to refinance their mortgages, but that won't do much to help the broader housing market.

Home buyers are starting to creep back into the housing market, lured by rock-bottom prices.

The economy is in the dumps. Growth is slowing. The housing market remains depressed. Job creation has stopped.

An ominous cloud is hanging over the housing market: Millions of distressed properties could be put up for sale at any moment, potentially adding to the glut of unsold homes that are already on the market and depressing home prices even further.

The housing market showed signs of life again in May. Home prices rose for the second consecutive month following an eight-month slide.