May housing starts fall 2.1 percent
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The pace of U.S. home construction fell 2.1 percent in May to a slightly lower rate than analysts had expected while building permit activity, a signal of future building plans, increased more than anticipated, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Halifax says price of average home fell 1.1 per cent last month. Bank not expected to act until next year. By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent.
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Ground-breaking on new U.S. homes last  month fell to the slowest pace since 1991 and fewer building  permits were issued than any time since 1993, according to  government data released Thursday that points to a deepening  housing crisis and heightened risk of recession.
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U.S. housing starts unexpectedly plummeted 13.1 percent last month, the biggest dive in nearly 11 years, as groundbreaking activity fell sharply across the nation, a government report showed on Thursday.
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Factory orders fell less than predicted in May, reinforcing forecasts that manufacturing will help overcome the housing slump.
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American consumers and investors  became more optimistic in May, while U.S. home prices declined  in the first quarter for the first time in 16 years, according  to reports published on Tuesday.
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Pending sales of existing U.S. homes in May unexpectedly fell to their lowest level in more than 5-1/2 years, data from a real estate trade group showed on Tuesday in a sign of continued weakness in the housing sector.
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The number of existing homes sold in the US dropped by 2.6% in April, compounding gloom in the domestic property market.
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Sales of existing U.S. homes slipped  in May, another sign of a gradually cooling housing market as  mortgage rates rise, while consumer confidence rose slightly in  June, according to reports on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes fell in May for the fourth time in the past five months, providing further evidence of a continued slump in housing.
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May sales of new houses in the US disappoint after reaching record highs in April, as the housing slump continues.
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WASHINGTON -- Reflecting further housing troubles, sales of existing homes fell in May to the lowest level in four years while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive month.
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Sales of existing U.S. homes slipped in May to the lowest level in four years and the number of unsold homes on the market rose sharply, suggesting a housing recovery was still a long ways off.
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US housing starts slowed by a larger-than-expected 6 percent in September after two months of gains, but permits granted to builders outpaced expectations, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Sales of existing homes fell in May to the lowest level in four years while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive month.
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The producer price index declined by 0.2 percent last month after shooting up by 0.9 percent in May, the Labor Department said, citing cheaper energy.
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U.S. auto sales are expected to have dropped in May as a weak housing market and higher gas prices sapped demand, analysts said this week.