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The percentage of vacant homes for sale in the United States set a new record high in the first quarter of this year, the government said Monday.
The Census Bureau has scaled back its dress rehearsal for the head count, raising fears that many hard-to-reach people will go uncounted in 2010
New home sales fell to their lowest level in 13 years in February, according to a key government report on the battered housing market released Wednesday.
December Wholesale inventories increased 1.1% and sales fell 0.7% from November, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Friday.
The housing and mortgage meltdown caused the biggest one-year drop in the rate of homeownership on record, according to government figures released Tuesday.
New home sales posted the biggest drop on record in 2007, according to the government's latest look at the battered housing market, as a year that saw a meltdown in the mortgage market and a drop in home values ended with yet more signs of weakness.
Housing starts and building permits plunged in December much more than expected, resulting in a full-year decline in new home construction that was the sharpest drop in 27 years.
Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to the Census Bureau
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Home builders' confidence stayed at record low levels in a November reading released Monday, as a slight uptick in buyer traffic was balanced out by a slightly more pessimistic view six months down the road.
The percentage of vacant homes for sale in the United States set a new record high in the first quarter of this year, the government said Monday.
The Census Bureau has scaled back its dress rehearsal for the head count, raising fears that many hard-to-reach people will go uncounted in 2010
New home sales fell to their lowest level in 13 years in February, according to a key government report on the battered housing market released Wednesday.
December Wholesale inventories increased 1.1% and sales fell 0.7% from November, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Friday.
The housing and mortgage meltdown caused the biggest one-year drop in the rate of homeownership on record, according to government figures released Tuesday.
New home sales posted the biggest drop on record in 2007, according to the government's latest look at the battered housing market, as a year that saw a meltdown in the mortgage market and a drop in home values ended with yet more signs of weakness.
Housing starts and building permits plunged in December much more than expected, resulting in a full-year decline in new home construction that was the sharpest drop in 27 years.
Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to the Census Bureau
Question: How many single people do you know?
Home builders' confidence stayed at record low levels in a November reading released Monday, as a slight uptick in buyer traffic was balanced out by a slightly more pessimistic view six months down the road.
The number of vacant homes for sale rose in the third quarter, according to the latest government reading that casts new harsh light on the weakness of the housing market.
The mortgage bomb hit the demand for new homes even harder than expected in August, leaving the nation's builders with their weakest level of sales since the summer of 2000, when the nation was struggling with a stock market collapse, rising interest rates and a looming recession.
Nearly one in five people living in the United States speaks a language at home other than English, according to new Census data
The nation's poverty rate dropped last year, the first significant decline since President Bush took office
U.S. stocks are set for another rough day Friday on new worries about a credit crunch putting a squeeze on corporate deals, although a report showing good demand for big ticket items could help trading at the open.
Back in the early 1960s, Bob Dylan informed us that the times were a-changin'. He was right, at least ethnically; America was, back then, a very different place.
The outlook for the housing sector has grown bleaker after a key measure of builder confidence fell to its lowest level in 10 years, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The number of adults without health insurance jumped by 2 million from 2005 to 2006, according to a new federal report
Bond prices edged down Tuesday as the price of oil fell and earlier reports showed continued weakness in new home sales and consumer confidence. The dollar traded higher against the euro and lower against the yen.
New home sales posted a surprising drop at the start of the crucial spring selling season in May - the latest sign that the battered housing market could have a ways to go before hitting bottom.
In the latest sign of weakness in the housing market, there are now a record number of homes sitting vacant and for sale in the United States, and the percentage of Americans owning a home has slipped slightly.
Homebuilder Lennar said Tuesday its profit plummeted 73 percent in the latest quarter amid ongoing weakness in the housing market and turmoil in the subprime mortgage sector.
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Bond prices rose modestly Friday after a government report showed a sharp slowdown in new home construction and a separate report indicated easing inflationary pressure.
Bond prices seesawed before moving slightly lower Friday as better expected new home sales and durables readings offset technical buying.
New home prices took their biggest hit in more than 35 years in September, the government said Thursday, the latest sign that builders are struggling to unload a glut of unsold homes as the nation's real estate market cools.
The United States became a nation of 300 million people Tuesday morning, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
At 7:46 ET Tuesday morning, the United States will become a nation of 300 million people, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit an all-time high and Wall Street firms are posting some of their best earnings ever. For the first time in our nation's history, the Forbes list of the 400 wealthiest Americans includes only billionaires. In fact, having only a billion dollars means you're not on the list. As a group, the Forbes 400 has a collective net worth of $1.25 trillion.
American families are paying an increasingly large portion of their incomes for housing, putting a squeeze on household budgets, according to a survey published Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
Homeowners across the country are angry about their property taxes, and it's no wonder.
New home sales posted the first gain in five months in August, the government said Wednesday, but the report also indicated further weakness in the housing market in the form of lower prices from a year earlier.
Stock futures bounced up Tuesday after two key economic reports eased inflation fears, but suggested further cooling of the housing market.
The average American household earned more money last year than in 2004, according to a Census Bureau report released Tuesday.
The closely watched home building market showed more signs of trouble Wednesday as a report showed builders slowed their pace of housing starts and building permits fell more than expected in July.
A positive tone from corporate results could push U.S. stocks higher when trading begins Thursday.
The notion of a typical "mom and pop" business is getting a makeover, the government reported Thursday.
Whether or not Americans are better off these days is a loaded political question. But one thing's for sure - their homes keep getting bigger.
Retail sales fell for the first time since February as rising gasoline prices took a toll on consumer spending in June.
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Elk Grove, Calif., is the fastest growing city of more than 100,000 in the United States, according to the latest estimates from the Census Bureau released Wednesday.
Bob Dylan, bard of the baby-boomers, turned 65 a few weeks ago. The milestone passed without much fanfare, but it was an unmistakable reminder that the generation that had hoped to stay forever young is nearing retirement age.
The influence of traditional minorities in the United States will continue to grow, new Census Bureau statistics suggest, with Hispanics born as American citizens accounting for more than a third of the population increase last year.
Home builders hit the brakes in March, cutting the number of housing starts and new permits in the face of rising mortgage rates and a growing glut of new homes on the market.
New home sales fell more sharply than expected in February -- and along with them, the price of a new house -- in the latest signs of a slowdown in what had been a white-hot housing market.
Flagler County, Florida has retained its status as the fastest growing county in the United States, based on rate of population gains, according to the latest Census Bureau statistics.
Sales of new homes rose 2.9 percent in December, a government report showed Friday, exceeding Wall Street's estimates.
Bond prices fell for the fourth straight session Thursday, after economic reports added fuel to the expectation that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates in March as well as in January.
Sales of new homes tumbled 11 percent in November, the biggest drop in more than a decade, in another sign pointing to a slowdown in the nation's real estate market.
The obituary for this decade's housing boom has been written many times in recent months, but the market continues to shrug off reports of its demise and show continued strength.
Treasury prices fell Tuesday as fresh housing data outweighed a report that showed inflation was under control at the wholesale level.
Home building rebounded in November, as the latest reading on real estate market strength showed surprising strength after some recent signs of weakness.
Stocks looked poised to start higher Tuesday after economic reports pointed to surprising strength in the housing market and little inflationary pressure in the world's largest economy.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Roughly 12.5 percent of the U.S. population is living in poverty, according to data released recently from the Census Bureau.
Business inventories rose 0.5 percent in September to $1.28 trillion, and the ratio of inventory to sales hit a record low, the Census Bureau said Wednesday.
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Orders for durable goods fell in September, the government said Thursday, as the demand for big ticket items was weaker than with Wall Street expectations.
Hurricane Katrina and higher prices for construction materials could not put a dent in the white-hot home building market, according to a government report Wednesday, the first broad look at the national real estate market since the storm.
Greeley, Colorado was the fastest-growing metro area in the United States from April 1, 2000 through July 31, 2003, according to figures released Thursday by the Census Bureau. The city north of Denver increased its population by 16.8 percent.
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Boom goes the growth rate of businesses owned by minorities and women.
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NOTES: Data as of 2004 unless otherwise noted. N.A.: Not applicable or not available. [1] As of 2000. [2] Price volatility since 1980. SOURCES: Fiserv CSW, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Development, National Association of Realtors.
New home sales rose to a record annual pace in April, the government said Wednesday, as low mortgage interest rates produced the second sign of strength in the real estate market this week.
Even though Maribeth Jones works at a hospital, the Kansas City woman doesn't have health insurance.
Poverty and hunger are problems that many Americans relegate to the Third World. But the steady growth of poverty has left millions of American families afraid they won't have enough money to put food on the table.
Sport/utility vehicle registrations in the United States increased 56 percent in just five years, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The pace of new home sales posted an unexpected gain in September, according to a government report Wednesday that came in stronger than Wall Street forecasts.
The number of Americans living in poverty jumped to 35.9 million last year, up by 1.3 million, while the number of those without health care insurance rose to 45 million from 43.6 million in 2002, the U.S. government said in a report Thursday.
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