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...
* Existing home sales fall unexpectedly * Seven-year auction still ahead (Recasts with housing figures, adds comments, updates prices) NEW YORK, Sept 24 - U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on Thursday after data showing a...
NEW YORK, Sept 24 - U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on Thursday after data showing a surprise drop in existing home sales, although the bond...
NEW YORK, Sept 17 - Bernard Madoff once slept there. Soon, someone else will. The imprisoned swindler's Montauk, New York, home, located on a beach with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean, has been sold...