Housing

Home prices rose 6.2% on an annual basis in January, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

Some of the oomph for multifamily housing bonds comes from additional federal funding for public housing agencies which are partners in these bond deals while the remainder comes from programmatic changes in the law.

New single-family home sales pace slowed down slightly by 0.6% to 618,000, following sharp upward revisions to January, December, and November.

Existing home sales rose in February as sales gain in the West and South offset decreases in the Northeast and Midwest.

U.S. new-home construction cooled by more than expected in February on a reversal in the volatile multifamily category.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes remained high in March

Sonoma County voters may be asked this fall to support a massive housing bond aimed at solving a housing crisis exacerbated by the devastating October wildfires.

Pending home sales plunged 4.7% to an index reading of 104.6 in January, from a downwardly revised 109.8 in December.

U.S. sales of new homes unexpectedly fell in January to the lowest level since August as borrowing costs rose and winter weather depressed demand.

Existing home sales fell 3.2% to a seasonally adjusted 5.38 million-unit rate in January.

The pace of housing starts surged by 9.7% to a 1.326 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in January.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes held as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index was steady at 72 in February.

Pending home sales rose 0.5% to an index reading of 110.1 in December, from an upwardly revised 109.6 in November.

Home prices rose 6.2% on an annual basis in November, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

The pace of new single-family home sales decreased by 9.3% to 625,000 in December.

Existing home sales fell 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted 5.57 million-unit rate in December from a revised 5.78 million sales pace the previous month, first reported as 5.81 million, the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday.

The pace of housing starts posted an 8.2% decline to a 1.192 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in December.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes slipped as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index fell to 72.

Gov. Jerry Brown's $190.1 billion spending plan emphasizes stockpiling reserves, but fellow Democrats in the legislature want more spending.

Barbara Thompson stepped down at the end of 2017 after 16 years as executive director.