BEIJING, Dec 21 - China may increase the downpayment for people buying their second homes to 50 percent from the current 40 percent to cool the red-hot housing market, a local newspaper reported on Monday,...

NEW YORK, Nov 17 - U.S. stocks trimmed gains and were little changed on Tuesday after hitting 13-month highs in the previous session, while Home Depot Inc fell after it said its markets were under...

* Home Depot net tops view, faces 'great deal of pressure' * Industrial production on tap * Futures down: Dow 25 pts, S&P 500 2.8 pts, Nasdaq 6.25 (Updates with Home Depot share price) NEW...

Visitors look at model residential apartment buildings of a property project during a real estate fair in East China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday. Home sales have been on the rise in Beijing in October. Photo: CFP By Zhao Qian Analysts are unsure about the future of a preferential policy design...

* New orders for U.S.-made durable goods unexpectedly drop * New home sales hit 11-month high; rise below forecast * Consumer sentiment in September highest since Jan 2008 (Updates with closing market prices) WASHINGTON, Sept...

* New orders for U.S.-made durable goods unexpectedly drop * New home sales hit 11-month high; rise is below forecast * Consumer sentiment in September highest since Jan 2008 WASHINGTON, Sept 25 - New orders...

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 - Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes rose to their highest level in nearly a year in August, according to government data on Friday that indicated the housing market was gradually...

* Loss of 87 cents/shr vs. year ago loss of $1.87/shr * Revenue down 32.8 pct * CEO warns not to expect "meaningful improvement" soon BOSTON, Sept 25 - Homebuilder KB Home reported a narrower...

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc<HMIN>, one of the largest budget hotel brands in China, plans to open 200 hotels next year, mainly in second-tier Chinese cities, said Home Inns' CEO David Sun at the Shanghai International Franchise Exhibition, sources reported.Home Inn aims to own a total of 1,000...

* Sales of U.S. previously owned homes slipped in August * New claims for unemployment aid fell sharply last week * Number of workers on long-term jobless benefits drops (Recasts, updates markets) WASHINGTON, Sept 24...