Risky lending spurs ‘bubble’
The housing boom spread to an unprecedented 55 metropolitan areas last year, including several exurbs of Washington, aided by an explosion of risky lending practices, the nation’s chief bank insurer said …
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Housing spins off an IPO (Reg Req'd) Builders FirstSource, the Dallas-based lumber supplier to the red-hot home building industry, will go on sale to the public this week in an offering that could spark the company's next
Homebuilder ETFs launch into softening market Wall Street often tries to cash in on investors' tendency to chase the latest hot trend, as evidenced by the technology and Internet funds launched in the run-up to the
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Real Estate Calendar Here are some events that builders and developers have scheduled for would-be home buyers in the coming weeks. All are free and open to the public. read more...
Housing permits trail 2005 pace Kansas City area builders obtained permits for 825 new single-family homes during February, down from the record pace of 963 permits during the same month a year earlier.read more...