-
WASHINGTON - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.
-
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate rose in nearly half of the nation's 372 largest metro areas in July, as the pace of hiring slowed from earlier this year.
-
But National Association of Realtors’ chief economist thinks homes sales will remain soft for “months ahead.”
-
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials signaled at their August meeting that they would consider going beyond a modest program to purchase government debt if necessary to boost the economy.
-
NEW YORK - Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly in August from July, but they're still roughly as gloomy as a year ago.
-
The S&P/Case-Shiller Indices show a 3.6% gain compared to the same month a year ago.
-
JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Fed will consider making another large-scale purchase of securities if the slowing economy were to deteriorate significantly and signs of deflation were to flare.
-
Aug. 27--Though inventory levels have dropped a bit in recent months, it's still tough to sell a condominium in Dane County.
-
Aug. 27--Fewer Maryland homeowners were behind on their mortgages or on the brink of foreclosure this spring, a welcome improvement but one that faces strong headwinds from an uncertain economy.
-
WASHINGTON - The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes.
-
Analyst Carl E. Reichardt: ‘It seems clear that demand for all forms of housing in July was extremely weak.’
-
WASHINGTON - It's starting to feel like another recession.
-
Aug. 25--Last year, Billings real estate professionals spent a lot of time assuring their customers that the local market was in much better shape than the doom and gloom reflected in the national statistics.
-
WASHINGTON - The economic recovery appears to be stalling as companies cut back last month on their investments in equipment and machines and Americans bought new homes at the weakest pace in decades.
-
Excel Homes joins forces with contractor F.E. Moran provide builders with turnkey installation program.
-
Subs find they must lay off workers and take up other trades to make ends meet.
-
NEW YORK - Stocks are falling after a second straight disappointing report on the housing market and weak durable goods orders added to concerns about the economy.
-
Aug. 25--Retirees Burt and Deedy Cousar asked $549,000 for their four-bedroom, three-bathroom cluster home on a pleasant cul-de-sac in Sandy Springs when they put it on the market two years ago.
-
Aug. 25--Economic and political unknowns are slowing Spokane home sales much as they have in the rest of the United States, the president-elect of the Spokane Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
-
Aug. 25--MANATEE -- After a spring/early-summer run that evoked memories of its 2005 heyday, the local housing market fell back to earth last month, according to figures released Tuesday.