New Home Sales Jump in March

New home sales jumped 7.4% in March compared to February, the Census Bureau and HUD reported Wednesday.

Builders Display Optimism in NAHB/Wells Fargo Index

Homebuilder sentiment held steady to end the year, but builders expressed increased optimism for higher sales in the next months, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

October Housing Starts Fall

Privately-owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,311,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Nov. 19.

CoreLogic: Homeowner Equity Continues to Increase

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., released its Homeowner Equity Insights report for the second quarter, finding that U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their overall equity increase by 8% year-over-year.