DJ US Home Construction Ishares (ITB) 25.11 $ITB
Zillow's Q3 Housing Report
Anthony Fernandez - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:52PM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
That Promised Housing Recovery May Finally Occur in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 11:54AM CST
Housing rebound in 2015? Maybe, if wages can lead the way. No big price appreciation next year, but more construction is likely as job woes recede.
DHI: 24.11 (-0.33), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), PHM: 20.70 (-0.25), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Kass' 15 surprises for 15
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:43AM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), BRK.B: 146.84 (-0.16), TWTR: 38.76 (+2.38), XLF: 23.84 (-0.37), BRK.A: 220,450.00 (-530.00), GOOG: 501.96 (-11.91), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), CSCO: 27.05 (-0.01)
Will the Top Housing Stocks of 2014 Stay Strong in 2015?
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 7:00AM CST
The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF hasn't produced stellar results in 2014, with shares of the fund up 2% for the year, severely lagging the S&P 500's gain of nearly 11%. This is mainly due to poor performance by many of the big...
DHI: 24.11 (-0.33), LEN: 43.58 (-0.37), HD: 100.95 (-0.31), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), LOW: 66.23 (+0.15), BZH: 18.61 (-0.48), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Breakout In Waiting: Housing Lags The Impressive Growth In U.S. GDP
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Dec 27, 10:19AM CST
ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Growth Of Median New Home Prices Moderates
Ironman at Political Calculations - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 2:35AM CST
Having started December 2014 seeing something really weird for new home prices in October 2014, we anticipated that the record prices that were initially recorded for the month would be revised considerably downward. And so they were! The median...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
No GDP Resonance In New Home Sales Either
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:42AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Perhaps the BEA should have moved the GDP release up a few days to allow mainstream commentary its unbridled and unstained euphoria. Almost as soon as the GDP revisions were released, the upward appearance of economic growth...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Homebuilder ETFs shrug off dour home sales report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 9:15AM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Housing Is Wobbly But The Economy Is Strong...Huh?
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 8:54AM CST
US economic growth accelerated last month, according to the November update of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index. But while the broad trend is looking stronger these days, housing remains wobbly. Existing home sales fell a hefty 6.1% in...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Existing Home Sales Report: November 2014
Sold At The Top - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 8:02AM CST
Yesterday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for November showing weak sales with total home sales falling 6.1% since October, but still climbing 2.1% above the level seen in November 2013. ...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
November Existing Home Sales Fall Hard
Dave Kranzler - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 6:51AM CST
DHI: 24.11 (-0.33), LEN: 43.58 (-0.37), PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), RYL: 37.27 (-0.69), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), PHM: 20.70 (-0.25), BZH: 18.61 (-0.48), KBH: 15.56 (-0.53), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
U.S. Existing Home Sales: November 2014 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 5:31AM CST
Existing home sales in the U.S. are expected to decline slightly to an annual pace of 5.25 million units in tomorrow's update for November, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The projection...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Texas Economy Health-Check: The Housing Market's Challenge From The Oil Patch
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 12:22AM CST
USO: 18.05 (-0.74), LGIH: 14.61 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), CCS: 16.27 (-0.38), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Housing Starts And Building Permits Disappoint
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 1:38AM CST
As if the overnight news outside of the United States was not bad enough, Tuesday's housing data didn't do much to boost investor sentiment. For the month of November, Housing Starts declined to 1.028 million from an upward revised seasonally...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Homebuilder Sentiment Declines Slightly
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 5:08PM CST
After a nice upside beat last month, home builder sentiment took a slight step back this month, falling from 58 down to 57. Today's report also was slightly weaker than expected as economists were forecasting the index to remain unchanged at 58. The...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Toll Brothers Helps End The Breakout For iShares U.S. Home Construction - Still A Buy On Buyback Action
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 2:39AM CST
ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Toll rocked, Hovnanian rolls after earnings
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 2:53PM CST
LEN: 43.58 (-0.37), RYL: 37.27 (-0.69), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), PHM: 20.70 (-0.25), BZH: 18.61 (-0.48), KBH: 15.56 (-0.53), HOV: 3.86 (-0.23), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Housing's Millennial Mismatch
Trulia - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 5:04AM CST
Asking prices are rising faster in Gen X, boomer, and senior markets than in millennial markets. But there's a mismatch in where young adults live versus where they can afford to buy a home. For many millennials, homeownership will require moving to...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
3%-down mortgages are back at Frannie
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 08, 11:53AM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Declining Affordability In The Sales Mix Of New Homes
Ironman at Political Calculations - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 1:50AM CST
Earlier this week, we noted that the preliminary data for both the median sale price and the average sale price of all new homes sold in the U.S. appeared to spike dramatically upward to reach all-time record levels for the month of October...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Zillow's Q3 Housing Report
Anthony Fernandez - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 12:52PM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
That Promised Housing Recovery May Finally Occur in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 11:54AM CST
Housing rebound in 2015? Maybe, if wages can lead the way. No big price appreciation next year, but more construction is likely as job woes recede.
DHI: 24.11 (-0.33), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), PHM: 20.70 (-0.25), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Kass' 15 surprises for 15
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 7:43AM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), BRK.B: 146.84 (-0.16), TWTR: 38.76 (+2.38), XLF: 23.84 (-0.37), BRK.A: 220,450.00 (-530.00), GOOG: 501.96 (-11.91), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), CSCO: 27.05 (-0.01)
Will the Top Housing Stocks of 2014 Stay Strong in 2015?
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 7:00AM CST
The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF hasn't produced stellar results in 2014, with shares of the fund up 2% for the year, severely lagging the S&P 500's gain of nearly 11%. This is mainly due to poor performance by many of the big...
DHI: 24.11 (-0.33), LEN: 43.58 (-0.37), HD: 100.95 (-0.31), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), LOW: 66.23 (+0.15), BZH: 18.61 (-0.48), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Breakout In Waiting: Housing Lags The Impressive Growth In U.S. GDP
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Dec 27, 10:19AM CST
ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Growth Of Median New Home Prices Moderates
Ironman at Political Calculations - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 2:35AM CST
Having started December 2014 seeing something really weird for new home prices in October 2014, we anticipated that the record prices that were initially recorded for the month would be revised considerably downward. And so they were! The median...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
No GDP Resonance In New Home Sales Either
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:42AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Perhaps the BEA should have moved the GDP release up a few days to allow mainstream commentary its unbridled and unstained euphoria. Almost as soon as the GDP revisions were released, the upward appearance of economic growth...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Homebuilder ETFs shrug off dour home sales report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 9:15AM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Housing Is Wobbly But The Economy Is Strong...Huh?
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 8:54AM CST
US economic growth accelerated last month, according to the November update of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index. But while the broad trend is looking stronger these days, housing remains wobbly. Existing home sales fell a hefty 6.1% in...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Existing Home Sales Report: November 2014
Sold At The Top - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 8:02AM CST
Yesterday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for November showing weak sales with total home sales falling 6.1% since October, but still climbing 2.1% above the level seen in November 2013. ...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
November Existing Home Sales Fall Hard
Dave Kranzler - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 6:51AM CST
DHI: 24.11 (-0.33), LEN: 43.58 (-0.37), PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), RYL: 37.27 (-0.69), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), PHM: 20.70 (-0.25), BZH: 18.61 (-0.48), KBH: 15.56 (-0.53), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
U.S. Existing Home Sales: November 2014 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 5:31AM CST
Existing home sales in the U.S. are expected to decline slightly to an annual pace of 5.25 million units in tomorrow's update for November, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The projection...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Texas Economy Health-Check: The Housing Market's Challenge From The Oil Patch
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 12:22AM CST
USO: 18.05 (-0.74), LGIH: 14.61 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), CCS: 16.27 (-0.38), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Housing Starts And Building Permits Disappoint
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 1:38AM CST
As if the overnight news outside of the United States was not bad enough, Tuesday's housing data didn't do much to boost investor sentiment. For the month of November, Housing Starts declined to 1.028 million from an upward revised seasonally...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Homebuilder Sentiment Declines Slightly
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 5:08PM CST
After a nice upside beat last month, home builder sentiment took a slight step back this month, falling from 58 down to 57. Today's report also was slightly weaker than expected as economists were forecasting the index to remain unchanged at 58. The...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Toll Brothers Helps End The Breakout For iShares U.S. Home Construction - Still A Buy On Buyback Action
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 2:39AM CST
ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Toll rocked, Hovnanian rolls after earnings
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 2:53PM CST
LEN: 43.58 (-0.37), RYL: 37.27 (-0.69), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29), PHM: 20.70 (-0.25), BZH: 18.61 (-0.48), KBH: 15.56 (-0.53), HOV: 3.86 (-0.23), TOL: 34.05 (-0.33)
Housing's Millennial Mismatch
Trulia - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 5:04AM CST
Asking prices are rising faster in Gen X, boomer, and senior markets than in millennial markets. But there's a mismatch in where young adults live versus where they can afford to buy a home. For many millennials, homeownership will require moving to...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
3%-down mortgages are back at Frannie
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 08, 11:53AM CST
XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
Declining Affordability In The Sales Mix Of New Homes
Ironman at Political Calculations - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 1:50AM CST
Earlier this week, we noted that the preliminary data for both the median sale price and the average sale price of all new homes sold in the U.S. appeared to spike dramatically upward to reach all-time record levels for the month of October...
PKB: 20.66 (-0.23), XHB: 33.16 (-0.29), ITB: 25.11 (-0.29)
