Cement shortage hits US housing boom
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Construction in China is one factor crimping global cement supplies and affecting 29 US states.
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U.S. home construction fell last month for the first time since January as builders struggled with a glut of unsold homes, but permits for future building rose, offering mixed signals on the housing outlook.
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If you can't depend on your home equity increasing during a US housing downturn, where do you turn for growth?
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The steep slump in housing intensified at the end of last year, pushing home construction down by the biggest amount in nearly three decades.
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The number of new homes being built in the US fell by 10.2% in September, data shows - worse than expected.
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WASHINGTON -- The prolonged slump in housing pushed construction of new homes in 2007 down by the largest amount in 27 years with the expectation that the downturn has further to go.
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Housing starts have been very high relative to the number of homes that builders are trying to sell.
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Weak housing market hurting demand for power tools.
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A lean supply of homes in hot  markets and a growing U.S. economy is expected to keep house  prices in most parts of the country from reversing course,  analysts and real estate agents say.
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US industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.
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US markets lose ground as data shows repossessions and overdue mortgage payments in the US have hit their highest level in years.
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Apartment rents through most of the Western US are rising, a sign that landlords are regaining some of the leverage lost in a sluggish economy and a hot home-buying market
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U.S. housing starts unexpectedly  rose 0.6 percent in August to their highest level in five  months as low mortgage rates encouraged construction, but  permits fell more than anticipated, a government report showed  on Tuesday.
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Sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold single-family properties soared to the highest in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.
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A jump in starts on single-family  housing pushed total U.S. housing starts to a nearly 21-year  high in January, but home mortgage applications dipped last  week, according to data reported on Wednesday.
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The company continues to benefit from the worldwide cement shortage.
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Sales of new homes in the US in April hits a 14-year high, but the average price for a new build slumps.