U.S. home builder confidence plunges in July, NAHB reports
admin The numbers: The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index plunged 12 points to…
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Short positions ease back on cannabis stocks, but shares remain deeply in the red
Short interest in cannabis stocks has fallen in a sign that investors are placing fewer…
Read MoreHow the U.S. can address slow construction of new homes due to labor shortage
The slow pace of home building in the U.S. could be alleviated by bringing on…
Read MoreLumber plays ‘canary in the coal mine’, cues downturn in commodities
The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown in…
Read MoreThese high-yield stocks are down as much as 58% this year. But their inflation-fighting dividends have room to grow.
It’s that time again — the monthly consumer-inflation report will be released July 13, and…
Read MorePeople are giving up family dogs they adopted long before the pandemic, mostly due to inflation and builders cut home prices and slow construction as buyers pull back, survey shows
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Read MoreHome builders cut prices and slow construction as buyers pull back, survey shows
Home builders are feeling jittery. That’s according to a June survey of home builder sentiment…
Read MoreHeinz Field no more: Steelers home turf renamed Acrisure Stadium, report says
Since the Pittsburgh Steelers opened their new stadium in 2001, it’s been named Heinz Field,…
Read MoreOpinion: Restrictive zoning is the main factor squeezing the supply of housing
One outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant rise in house prices. Prices rose…
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Opinion: Only 10% of new homes now sell for less than $300,000. Two years ago, a third did. It’s not just because of the pandemic.
Homeownership became out of reach for millions of Americans following the recent boom in home…
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