Thursday, September 20, 2012

House Price Index


Canada August resale data signals cooling house market
Reuters
The index, which does not provide actual prices, was up 4.1 percent from a year earlier, the ninth consecutive month of deceleration in 12-month gains. The report is the latest in a string of data suggesting that Canada's long upswing in house sales ...
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House prices rising across Australia
The Australian Financial Review (blog)
Based on the daily RP Data-Rismark house price index followed by the RBA, I estimate that home values across Australia's five major capital cities have risen by 1.9 per cent over the period 1 June to 19 September. Even healthier capital growth has been ...
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Property investment soars in Scotland
Assetz News
The volume of houses being sold in Scotland shot up by as much as 21% in July as more first-time buyers helped to boost the total. Figures from the latest LSL/Acad Scotland House Price Index also show that the average price of the properties being sold ...
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Toronto stock market flat with commodity prices mixed, alongside housing data
570 News
The picture of the Canadian housing market was somewhat less encouraging, with the Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price Index showing that prices rose a meagre 0.2 per cent in August from the month prior. That marks the weakest ...
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Weird Oil Price Movements Affect the Dow
DailyFinance
We're now halfway through the week and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) has hardly moved a smidgen. For the day, it was up a meager 13 points, or 0.10%. Despite its apparent apathy, ... According to an article on MarketWatch.com, White ...
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Housing reports lift stocks
Albany Times Union
The housing numbers "are fantastic news," but traders continue to worry about recent discouraging signals this week like downgrades of railroads and a warning from Federal Express that the global economy is slowing, said JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives ...
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How Real is the U.S. Housing Recovery?
Kapitall Blog (blog)
Barron's speculates that the rebound in housing at the national level is for real. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index national composite rose 1.2% in the second quarter. The FED's ZIRP policy increased the rate of optimism for homes. A QE3 ...
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Why Canadian houses, condos are getting smaller
Globe and Mail
Home prices rose just 0.2 per cent in August from July, the smallest increase for the month of August in 12 years, according to the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index. Prices declined in three of the three metropolitan housing ...
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Real estate cheat sheet: The average house price in Toronto is now over $800000
Toronto Life (blog)
It does bear stating that average house prices can be skewed if a certain segment of the market—say, luxury homes—isn't moving in the same direction or at the same pace as the rest of the market. The Teranet-National Bank composite house price index, ...
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Toronto Life (blog)

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*UK Jul ONS House Price Index Flat On Month
*UK Jul ONS House Price Index Flat On Month. UK Jul ONS House Price Index Flat On Month. Published: 2012-09-18 08:31:00 UTC+00 1 hour, 4 min. ago ...
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Market Rent Index


US home prices show strong annual gains, but market still subject to monthly falls
Property Community
In the rental markets rents are continuing on their upward trend, climbing 0.2% month on month and 5.9% year on year, the Zillow Rent Index shows. Nationally, rents have increased in seven out of the past 12 months. Rents rose by 12.8% in Chicago, ...
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Housing Market Index


Housing Market Reports Give Lift to Shares
New York Times
Housing stocks were among the day's leaders after the reports, one on stronger-than-expected home sales and an increase in prices, and the other on an increase in housing starts. The PHLX housing sector index rose 2.2 percent, led by a 4.3 percent ...
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5 Stocks Ready to Rock Real Estate
DailyFinance
Two phrases that haven't often gone together lately, "confident" and "real estate market," found common ground yesterday in the National Association of Homebuilders' (NAHB) Housing Market Index. This index measures builder confidence about housing ...
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Housing Market Data Shows Recovery
Seeking Alpha
On Tuesday, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported its Housing Market Index (HMI). The HMI is a measure of homebuilder sentiment, and has been deeply underwater for quite some time now. A mark under 50.0 for the HMI signifies that ...
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U.S. Stock Futures Rise on Housing-Market Outlook; Corning Gains
San Francisco Chronicle
19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures advanced as investors awaited reports that may show the housing market in the world's largest economy improved in August and after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly increased its asset-purchase target. Corning Inc.
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US Housing Market Improvements Keep Trickling In
The Market Oracle
The September Housing Market Index of the National Association of Home Builders posted the highest reading since June of 2006, raising expectations of increased momentum in home building in the near term. But the 1.0% drop in total permit extensions ...
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U.S. stocks waver; housing, Bank of Japan in focus
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks eked out slight gains Wednesday, supported by strength in the housing sector, while energy stocks dragged on the market as oil futures fell. ... The index had earlier reached an intraday high of 13,626.48.
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Housing market recovery helping bolster US expansion
Washington Post
The Standard & Poor's Supercomposite Homebuilders Index rose 3.8 percent at 12:56 p.m. in New York, while the S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent. The pickup in housing helps explain why the index of builder shares, including PulteGroup Inc. and D.R. Horton ...
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US housing figures shore up markets
OregonLive.com
Asian stock markets, which tend to respond favorably to actions targeting economic growth, rallied in the wake of the announcement with Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index closing 1.2 percent higher to 9,232.21, its highest close in more than four months.
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Mexico Stocks End Higher as US Housing Market Improves
Wall Street Journal
--Mexican housing stocks among top gainers. By Laurence Iliff. MEXICO CITY--Mexican stocks ended broadly higher Wednesday with housing stocks among the top gainers as the U.S. housing market showed additional signs of recovery in August and the Bank of ...
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Web1 new result for Housing Market Index
 
Housing Market Index » Jacksonville Real Estate
As reported by the National Association of Home Builders, the Housing Market Index, a measure of builder confidence, rose to a reading of 40 in September ...
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Rent Price Index


Inflation hits rents, food hardest
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
Food is an important contributor of Kuwait's Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation, showing that the rise in Kuwait's overall inflation is mainly driven by higher food prices. In a report by a local bank released earlier in the year the CPI firmed ...
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Better UK rental statistics urged
MSN Money UK
Better UK rental statistics urged. The raft of statistics that have helped to fuel Britain's fascination with property prices is not replicated in the rental market and should be addressed, the country's senior statistician has said.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

House Price Index


The UK Needs More House Price Data
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Office for National Statistics last year took over publication of the Government's monthly house price index from the Department for Communities and Local Government. That index has been under review with a view to compile one that gives a more ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Housing starts rise as recovery edges ahead
Reuters
Treasury debt prices rose slightly after the report. Stock index futures held their gains, while the dollar was little changed. Housing starts are now a third of their 2.27 million-unit peak in January 2006. The housing market, the Achilles heel of the ...
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First-time buyers help boost monthly house sales by 21%
BBC News
First-time buyers have helped boost monthly house sales in Scotland by one fifth, according to new figures. The number of houses sold in July increased by 21% on the previous month, the latest LSL/Acad Scotland House Price Index has shown. Buying a ...
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MIDEAST MONEY-Istanbul tempts new wave of property investors
Reuters
Turkish property prices marked the third fastest-growth in the world in the year to June, behind Brazil and Austria, surging more than 10 percent and outpacing Russia and Hong Kong, according to the Knight Frank Global House Price Index. Rising prices ...
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Calgary home prices edge upward
Calgary Herald
CALGARY — Calgary home prices rose slightly in August, according to the latest Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index, which tracks repeat home sales in the country. Prices in Calgary were up 0.4 per cent from the previous month ...
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Monthly house sales 'up by a fifth'
The Press Association
The first-time buyer market is "moving more freely" than in England with sales up 9% so far this year, said property experts. The seasonally adjusted average house price fell 0.3% in July, showed the latest LSL/Acad Scotland House Price Index. Of the ...
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Housing's Wealth Effect to Nudge US Spending: Economy
Businessweek
Adding to signs of a recovery: confidence among U.S. homebuilders climbed in September to the highest level in more than six years, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released today. In Europe ...
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Property Prices Fall For A Third Month In A Row
iNVEZZ
According to the latest edition of the Rightmove House Price Index, asking prices for property were down by £1,402 from August to September and the drop wasn't an isolated case. It's the third consecutive month of property prices falling, Rightmove ...
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Web2 new results for House Price Index
 
UK House Price Index, July 2012 @ Forex Factory
UK House Price Index, July 2012 - •In the 12 months to July 2012 UK house prices increased by 2.0 per cent, down from a 2.3 per cent increase in the 12 months ...
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UK House Price Index, July 2012 | Free Forex Signals & News
Source: www.ons.gov.ukIn the 12 months to July 2012 UK house prices increased by 2.0 per cent, down from a 2.3 per cent increase in the 12 months to June.
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Market Rent Index


Better UK rental statistics urged
expressandstar.com
Jil Matheson said the absence of a UK-wide official private rental index was a "key gap" in the country's analysis of the house market. The National Statistician also called for more to be done to join up the official housing market statistics produced ...
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As Builder Confidence Climbs, New Home Prices Expected To Follow
The Mortgage Reports
Each month, the National Association of Homebuilders publishes its Housing Market Index, a composite metric meant to gauge how homebuilders feel for the single-family new construction housing market. The NAHB survey is basic -- just 3 questions -- and ...
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ZILLOW INC : U.S. Home Values Fall Slightly In August After Nine Consecutive ...
4-traders
SEATTLE, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Home values fell for the first time in nine months in August, declining 0.1 percent month-over-month to a Zillow® Home Value Index[i] of $152,100, according to the August Zillow Real Estate Market Reports[ii ...
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OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS : National Statistician recommends ...
4-traders
... review of housing market statistics. The review also says that official private rental statistics and a private rental price index should be developed for the UK. ... "The housing market affects everyone in the UK in some way. Good quality ...
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Housing Market Index


Housing market shows improvement in September
Christian Science Monitor (blog)
Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI)showing an notable improvement in September with the composite HMI index rising to 40 while the "buyer traffic" index climbed to 31, a level not ...
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Christian Science Monitor (blog)
The NAHB housing market index extended its uptrend
Forexrazor
The NAHB housing market index extended its uptrend. Markets: In again very calm trading conditions, ma... @ 7:44 AM, Wednesday September 19 2012. Markets: In again very calm trading conditions, markets were slightly biased towards risk aversion,.
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US STOCKS-Index futures higher as housing data eyed
Reuters
Microsoft ups dividend. * Bullish investors rise to 54.2 pct-Investors Intelligence. * Adobe to report earnings. * Futures up: S&P 2.6 pts, Dow 26 pts, Nasdaq 6.75 pts. NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as ...
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Stock futures edge higher as housing data eyed
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors look ahead to a fresh batch of housing market data that is expected to confirm a recent uptick in the sector and may help cement the recent central bank-inspired equity rally.
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US Stocks Flat; FedEx Profit Warning Counters Solid Housing Data
Wall Street Journal
The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday that its housing-market index rose slightly more than expected this month, marking its fifth consecutive gain. "The market is unchanged after pretty good housing data. I think this will be a ...
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US Stock Futures Advance as Housing Construction Gains
Businessweek
U.S. stock-index futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) will gain after a two-day drop, as data showed new housing construction rose and the Bank of Japan increased its asset-purchase target. Corning Inc. (GLW) gained 3.2 ...
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US stocks waver after positive housing news
Boston.com
Your article has been sent. U.S. stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in early trading after an encouraging report about the state of the housing market. ... The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down a point at 1,458. The Nasdaq composite ...
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Blogs1 new result for Housing Market Index
 
ANOTHER CROCK OF SHIT ABOUT HOUSING MARKET « The ...
By Administrator
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index gained 3 points to a seasonally adjusted reading of 40, the highest the index has been since June 2006. Economists polled by MarketWatch had anticipated a ...
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Web5 new results for Housing Market Index
 
NAHB Housing Market Index 40 vs 38 Est; Prior 37 | Benzinga
NAHB Housing Market Index 40 vs 38 Est; Prior 37. Paul Quintaro, Benzinga Staff Writer. September 18, 2012 10:00 AM. + Follow. Print. Email. Tickers: BROAD ...
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bodhi-USA: Housing Market Index 40(:37), 9/18/2012
Builder confidence in the new home market continues its strong improvement, up three points to 40 on the housing market index for September. This is the fifth ...
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REALTOR® Confidence in Massachusetts Real Estate Market up
REALTOR® Confidence in Massachusetts Real Estate Market up again in August ... In August 2012, the REALTOR® Market Index was 56.41, which was up 97 ...
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Rent Price Index


Better UK rental statistics urged
The Press Association
The raft of statistics that have helped to fuel Britain's fascination with property prices is not replicated in the rental market and should be addressed, the country's senior statistician has said. Jil Matheson said the absence of a UK-wide official ...
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ONS: We need better housing statistics
Mortgage Introducer
The review also said that official private rental statistics and a private rental price index should be developed for the UK. IAnd it called for local area statistics to be made available in all cases and be timely enough to be of use. This report ...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

House Price Index


UK: DCLG House Price Index up 2.0% in July
Forexrazor
UK: DCLG House Price Index up 2.0% in July. FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The UK DCLG House Price... @ 9:13 AM, Tuesday September 18 2012. FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The UK DCLG House Price Index grew 2.0% in July, following +2.3%... For more ...
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U.K. House Price Inflation Eases More Than Expected
RTT News
(RTTNews) - House price inflation in the U.K. eased more than expected in July, a survey report from the Office for National Statistics revealed Tuesday. The ONS house price index rose 2 percent year-on-year in July, slower than 2.3 percent gain in June.
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Global House Prices Still Showing Down Trend
International Monetary Fund
While overall the trend is mixed, there is no sign of an uptick in the global index of house prices, a weighted average of prices in 54 countries, according to our research. The index remained level during the second quarter of 2012—the latest quarter ...
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UK House Prices up by 2 per cent according to ONS figures
Mortgage Strategy
The Office for National Statistics' latest House Price Index shows that, excluding London and the South East, UK house prices increased by just 0.6 per cent over the course of the year but remain relatively stable. On a seasonally adjusted basis, UK ...
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China August home prices rise on month, fall on year
Reuters
Chinese property shares fell 3.8 percent on Monday after the eastern city of Nanjing was reported over the weekend to have reintroduced housing price controls, rekindling the risk that other cities would follow suit. The index nudged upwards in the ...
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Price index up marginally
Malta Independent Online
A similar increase was registered in the Food Index, mainly on account of an upward movement in the price of fish. An increase of 0.18% was registered in the Housing Index, mainly as a consequence of costlier materials for maintenance. A rise in the ...
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Drop in Canadian Home Sales Won't Be Bad News for Some
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Price changes also varied market-to-market. CREA's MLS House Price Index was up 4% on a yearly basis, with Vancouver prices down 0.5% but Toronto prices up a solid 6.3%. Even within Toronto itself, price action varied–the well-supplied condo market ...
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Housing Market Index


US: NAHB Housing Market Index rises to 40 in September
FXstreet.com
... Forex EUR/USD falls further after Fed's Evans · Homebuilders most optimistic in 6 years. FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The housing market index by NAHB reveals a higher than expected reading in September, at 40, from August's 37. Reuters median ...
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US Sep NAHB Housing Market Index rises to 40 vs 37 (Aug)
Forexrazor
US Sep NAHB Housing Market Index rises to 40 vs 37 (Aug). FXstreet.com (Barcelona) For more information, rea... @ 2:26 PM, Tuesday September 18 2012. FXstreet.com (Barcelona) For more information, read our latest forex news. For more information ...
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Home Builders' Confidence Up for Fifth Straight Month
Wall Street Journal (blog)
U.S. home-builders' confidence rose to its highest level in more than six years in September, the latest sign of recovery for the long downtrodden housing market. The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday that its housing market index rose ...
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US STOCKS-Wall St edges lower as economy eyed
Reuters
The NAHB Housing Market Index at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT) is expected to be little changed in September after unexpectedly gaining in the previous two months. However, at 37 on the index sentiment remains well below the 50s to 70s seen in the 1990s and ...
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Builder confidence continues ascent to highest level in more than six years
The Hill (blog)
Optimism in the market for newly built, single-family homes grew to 40 this month, a three-point gain that brings the index to its best reading since June 2006, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index ...
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Shiller Isn't Sure Housing Is Back
Daily Beast
When it comes to the housing market, there's no one more authoritative than Robert Shiller, the Yale economist and co-namesake of the Case-Shiller index of home prices. In a 2005 article for Barron's, Shiller described the housing market as being in ...
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Daily Beast
In the news Tuesday: Housing index, collective bargaining reversal, mining ...
Wisconsin State Journal
Trade, housing news: The Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the second quarter; the National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for September. The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission will hold a ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS: Global Growth Worries Dent Euro, Stocks
Wall Street Journal
In the U.S., the current account balance is due at 1230 GMT and the National Association of Home Builders housing market index is at 1400 GMT. Ahead of the open of U.S. markets Tuesday, the DJIA front month futures contract was down 0.2% at 13,445.00 ...
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Home Prices in China Rise Slightly in August
New York Times
Home sales rose this summer as the Chinese government made it easier for buyers to gain access to mortgage credit and as some cities made policy tweaks to bolster local property markets. A Shanghai stock index of property companies fell 3.8 percent ...
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Blogs1 new result for Housing Market Index
 
NAHB Housing Market Index September - Business Insider
By Eric Platt
UPDATE: A key indicator of home builder confidence rebounded to its highest level since June 2006, new data from the National Association of Home Builders shows. The headline Housing Market Index jumped to 40 in September, above ...
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