Topic: Patrick Newport

Homeownership: biggest fall since Depression

Homeownership rate falls from 66.2 percent to 65.1 percent in the past decade. Homeownership gap between whites and blacks is biggest since 1960.

Home sales jump in August: why it's not enough to revive housing market

Even as home sales increased in August, median prices fell. Experts point to a 'shadow inventory' of homes that will eventually face foreclosure and say prices won't keep up with inflation for years.

Home sales at six-month low, showing weakness even in 'peak' season

Home sales in May stood at 4.8 million – down from 5 million in April and lower even than the figure for winter months. Realtor association cites tight credit and severe weather.

'Double dip' in home prices is official, and prices could drop more

Home prices fell sharply during the first quarter of 2011, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller index. The 'double dip' means they dropped below their Great Recession low point, reached in early 2009.

Two years after end of Great Recession, how are we doing?

The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. That's apparent on Wall Street, less so on Main Street. But the economic recovery is gradually being felt in places like Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

US house prices fall in October, set to tumble further still

A study of 20 US cities shows that house prices fell in all 20 in October. Atlanta was hit the hardest. Overall, house prices fell by 1.3 percent in the month.

Foreclosed homes: three potential fixes for the crisis

Towering mortgage debt continues to fuel the housing crisis. What policies could help reduce the number of foreclosed homes?

Home prices rise in May, but will gains last?

Home prices are likely to start falling later this year, analysts say, because the homebuyer's tax credit has expired.

Are home prices headed for another drop?

It's still a good time to buy. The end of tax credits and foreclosures will help keep home prices down.

Home values headed to new lows?

Two new reports show home values falling again. They could dip below last year's lows, some economists say.

Case Shiller index shows house prices rising 0.3 percent

The Case Shiller index rose 0.3 percent in January. Will the expected double dip in house prices be muted?

Case Shiller index: Home prices rose in six cities in 2009

Home prices were up in six cities last year, according to the Case Shiller index.

Tishman deal fails: sign of trouble in commercial real estate

Tishman sends its $5.3 billion investment in 11,000 apartments back to its bankers. The move involves two massive developments in Manhattan: Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

Is the recovery in home prices stalling?

Case-Shiller index shows no monthly gain in home prices, although annual recovery continues.

Extending home-buyer credit: another clunker?

Congress wants to extend the $8,000 home-buyer credit. Critics say it's not that helpful and mostly benefits home sellers.

Home sales surge in September; median price dips to $174,900

Lower prices and the federal tax credit for buyers fuel a 9.4 percent rise in home sales.

Obama declares small victory in war on home foreclosures

Half a million at-risk homeowners now are less likely to default, thanks to HAMP, the Obama administration's foreclosure-relief program.

Home prices are up. No, down. No, flat. Where's the truth?

Latest Case-Shiller index shows monthly gains, though prices are down 15.4 percent from last June. But such barometers are not a one-stop guide to the housing market.

With foreclosures rising, why is housing market improving?

Pending home-sale transactions rose in June. Low mortgage rates and affordable home prices seem to be stabilizing the market.

US construction spending rises, raising eyebrows

Home prices keep falling, but sales revive as buyers bargain shop

More properties went on the market in April. Anxious sellers – including banks – boosted the inventory of unsold homes to 10.2 months' worth.

Housing starts drop sharply, surprising many

Home prices less dismal, but still falling steeply

They had been dropping at record levels for several months, but a new report says the decline eased slightly in February.

US home prices decline at record 18.5 percent

December's 2.5 percent drop in the Case-Shiller index is the second-largest ever.

Deep, dark hole for new home construction

US housing starts fell below 500,000 for the first time in 50 years of recordkeeping.