Real Estate

October 19, 2010

Homebuilders' Profit Prospects Stymie Analysts

Analysts are split as to whether some industry players will make or lose money in 2011

October 19, 2010

BofA Mortgage Fight

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fred Tecce, a lawyer at McShea Tecce and a former U.S. attorney, talks about efforts by Pacific Investment Management Co., BlackRock Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to force Bank of America Corp. to repurchase soured mortgages. (Source: Bloomberg)

September 21, 2010

U.S. Housing Starts

Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Housing starts in the U.S. increased more than forecast in August, a signal the industry is stabilizing. Builders broke ground on 598,000 homes at an annual rate, up 10.5 percent and the most since April, following a 541,000 pace in July, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)

September 16, 2010

Home Seizures Hit Record

Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. home seizures reached a record for the third time in five months in August as lenders completed the foreclosure process for thousands of delinquent owners, according to RealtyTrac Inc. Bloomberg's Su Keenan reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

August 31, 2010

Home Prices

Aug. 31 -- Karl Case, an economics professor at Wellesley College and co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, discusses the U.S. housing market

August 30, 2010

REITs Attract Yield-Hungry Investors

With yields above other asset classes, real estate investment trusts are popular again. Pros tell Businessweek.com how to spot the best REITs

May 25, 2010

Yale's Shiller on Home Prices

Robert Shiller, Yale economics professor and chief economist at MacroMarkets LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the U.S. housing outlook, BP oil spill, and stock market.

April 08, 2010

Dangers of Homes -- or Homebuilders -- as Investments

On the New York Times' Economix blog, Harvard economics professor Edward Glaeser points out that home values don't necessarily increase. Like stocks,

April 08, 2010

Dangers of Homes -- or Homebuilders -- as Investments

On the New York Times' Economix blog, Harvard economics professor Edward Glaeser points out that home values don't necessarily increase. Like stocks,

February 26, 2010

Housing: Time to Pull the Plug on Government Support

Bloomberg BusinessWeek columnist Chris Farrell tells why tax policies and mortgage relief that artificially prop up home values are forestalling a real recovery

February 23, 2010

Housing Upturn Proves Elusive

Despite some signs of improvement, pessimism abounds about the U.S. housing market. The top worry: the withdrawal of government stimulus in the next few months

November 23, 2009

Checking the Health of the Housing Recovery

Waiting for the pain in residential real estate to end? BusinessWeek asked experts what to watch now

November 04, 2009

The Commercial Real Estate Crisis

BusinessWeek's Mara Der Hovanesian says that unrealistic assumptions, sky-high prices, layers of investors, and possible fraud make it hard to clean up the mess in commercial real estate

August 06, 2009

The 10-Q Detective: Vornado Watch

REITs have rallied off year lows as investors discount the weakness in commercial real estate. But David Phillips finds reasons for doubt about Vornado Realty Trust

September 26, 2007

Late-Summer Data for Housing, Consumers

Although reported housing market numbers are actually better than expected, consumer confidence continues to erode

July 30, 2007

Strong Growth and an Upbeat Consumer

Numbers released July 27 revealed lean inventories and a solid mix of sales that bodes well for the third quarter

July 12, 2007

The Rundown on REITs

Amid recent weakness in the group, some stocks are still good bets. S&P breaks down six key sectors and finds the best plays in each