Read more home sales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3509/home-sales.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74661/up-133-dow-hits-new-09-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rallied today on news that home resales jumped 10.1% in October and comments from the president of the St. Louis Fed reaffirming the government's extended commitment to support the credit markets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow jumped 132.79 points to close at 10,450.95,...http://www.newser.com/story/74661/up-133-dow-hits-new-09-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67653/dow-up-3-as-stocks-stall-ahead-of-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks closed near to opening levels today, with the Dow just barely extending its winning streak into a fifth session, the Wall Street Journal reports. All the indices hit new highs for 2009 early, boosted by housing data, investors pulled back ahead of looming reports on consumer confidence, new home...http://www.newser.com/story/67653/dow-up-3-as-stocks-stall-ahead-of-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 15:22:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66652/builders-are-building-again-despite-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA decrease in vacant housing inventory and an uptick in sales have home builders ramping up construction for the first time in months, Time reports. Currently, the number of new homes on the market would take an estimated 8.8 months to sell—a far cry from the standard of...http://www.newser.com/story/66652/builders-are-building-again-despite-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 13:08:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65422/rally-pauses-dow-adds-15.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fluctuated today after two weeks of solid gains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Data from the Commerce Department showing an 11% rise in sales of single-family homes in June boosted homebuilders. Verizon fell 2% after posting a 7% decline in earnings. The Dow ended up 15.27 at 9,...http://www.newser.com/story/65422/rally-pauses-dow-adds-15.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 15:19:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65392/home-sales-take-biggest-jump-in-8-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew home sales jumped 11% in June, the biggest gain in eight years, the Commerce Department announced today, as the supply fell to its lowest level in more than a decade. With mortgage rates and prices staggeringly low—the median home price fell 12%—buyers came out of the woodwork....http://www.newser.com/story/65392/home-sales-take-biggest-jump-in-8-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 9:36:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65155/dow-finishes-up-188-above-9k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSustained increases in home sales and robust earnings fueled a broad-based rally today, pushing the Dow above 9,000 for the first time since January and marking a 12-day winning streak for the Nasdaq—the first in more than a decade, the Wall Street Journal reports. AT&T and 3M both...http://www.newser.com/story/65155/dow-finishes-up-188-above-9k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 15:13:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65131/home-sales-send-dow-over-9000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dow Jones industrials are back above 9,000 today for the first time since the beginning of January. A report of a jump in home sales eased investors' worries about one of the economy's biggest trouble spots. They responded by buying stocks across the market, lifting the major indexes...http://www.newser.com/story/65131/home-sales-send-dow-over-9000.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 10:22:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62495/congress-weighs-wider-home-tax-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the tax credit for first-time homebuyers set to expire in November, congressional efforts to increase it and broaden its reach are ramping up, reports USA Today. Chris Dodd, who leads the Senate Banking Committee, supports a proposal to raise the credit to $15,000 and extend it to all...http://www.newser.com/story/62495/congress-weighs-wider-home-tax-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61892/manhattan-teeters-on-brink-of-housing-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs foreclosure sales begin to lure buyers back to the housing market in some parts of the country, realtors in New York are finding the market crisis has come home to roost, Reuters reports. Things are bad and could soon be much worse. Condo sales in Manhattan have plummeted 71%...http://www.newser.com/story/61892/manhattan-teeters-on-brink-of-housing-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 5:23:30 CDT