Value of building permits cooled in August, after hot June and ...
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OTTAWA (CP) - Building intentions cooled in August after a hot June and July, says Statistics Canada. The value of building permits issued by municipalities in August fell by 4.6 per cent to $4.
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New home construction fell 6 percent in August. Talk of 'recession' ensues.
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At a time when restaurants typically put away their patio furniture, sweaters replace T-shirts and sailboats are plucked from the water, Midwesterners are out enjoying activities usually reserved for July and August &#151; not weeks past Labor Day. Summer is here. Finally.
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Still, July&#39;s sales pace is the third-best ever, and far ahead of the rate at the same time last year. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON - Sales of previously owned homes declined in July but still posted their
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Home builders slammed on the brakes in August as starts on new homes sank to their lowest level in more than three years, and a drop in permits signaled more weakness ahead for the real estate market.
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As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments around the city will crank up air conditioners and push the city's power grid to the limit &#151; but some have found a cool alternative.
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The pace of home construction rose 2.3 percent in June but building permit activity, a sign of future construction plans, sank to its lowest rate in 10 years, signaling further weakness in the listless housing market.
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The economy has slowed down. Gasoline prices hit new highs in early August. And the once-soaring housing sector is rapidly losing altitude, raising concerns it could drag the whole country into a recession.
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Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly   rose in August to a seasonally adjusted 1.050 million   annualized rate after a sharp downward revision in July's   tally, while the inventory of homes for sale eased slightly, a   government report showed on Wednesday.
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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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This summer looks to have been the wettest since records began, according to Met Office figures.
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TORONTO -- Housing starts in Canada were up in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 241,500 according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
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WASHINGTON -- Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in August while construction spending dropped sharply in July, indicating turmoil in the housing and financial markets could be spilling over to the broader economy.
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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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UK High Street spending growth slows in August, partly hit by wet weather, a British Retail Consortium survey finds.
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Construction spending in August hit the highest level on record, fresh evidence that the housing market is helping move the economy ahead.
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WASHINGTON - After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by a strong 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk.    The over-the-month increase in consumer spending, reported by the Commerce Department on Monday, marked a turnaround from the 0.2 percent decline registered in June, when high energy prices and a sluggish job market made for more cautious buyers...