Standard Pacific new home orders rise in July-August
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Standard Pacific Corp , which builds homes in the once-hottest U.S. markets, said on Monday net new orders in July and August rose 20 percent, with those in California nearly doubling.
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Sales of new homes rose by 9.4 percent in August, the Commerce Department said Monday, as mortgage interest rates remained at low-enough levels to continue enticing buyers worried about future rate hikes.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A robust housing market and higher prices for building materials, labour and land pushed up prices for new houses across the country in August, says Statistics Canada.
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WASHINGTON -- Factories saw orders for big-ticket goods jump 5.9 percent in July, the most in 10 months, an encouraging sign that many manufacturers are holding up to the stresses caused by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
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U.S. durable goods orders rose, with  key components gaining strongly, and single-family homes sales  soared in September, reinforcing views the Federal Reserve will  raise interest rates further this year.
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Sales of new US homes unexpectedly recovered in August, rising 4.1% from July, official figures show.
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Sales of new homes unexpectedly rose 2.8 percent to an 870,000 annual sales pace in July, reversing two months of declines, and inventories eased, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.
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The sale of new single-family homes across the country rose by 9.4 percent in August, ending a two-month dip, the US Commerce Department reported yesterday.
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Sales of new single-family U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in July and new orders for durable goods posted strong gains that underlined the economy's strength just before a credit crisis socked financial markets.
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The restaurant chain reports positive comps for August.
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Business & money: Signs that four increases since August are starting to bite as housing market cools.
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WASHINGTON -- Spending on construction projects unexpectedly edged up in August as the best gain in nonresidential activity in 11 months offset another big decline in home building.
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Businesses saw inventories rise in July as sales picked up, the government reported Wednesday.
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No. 3 U.S. warehouse club operator BJ's Wholesale Club Inc  said on Wednesday that its August sales at its clubs open at least a year rose 1.4 percent, meeting analysts' expectations.
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Foreclosure filings rose 36 percent in  August from July and 115 percent from a year ago, hit by  declines in once-hot housing markets such as California, Nevada  and Florida, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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Mortgage rates crept higher this week on news of good job growth in August, according to a survey conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.
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Stocks were up on Friday after stronger-than-expected new home sales in July and another report showing a rise in factory orders for big-ticket items.