NEW YORK, Oct 27 - U.S. home prices rose for the fourth straight month in August and shoppers spent more last week, providing evidence consumer demand could be stabilizing. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller report on...
* U.S. existing home sales highest since July 2007 * Housing supply lowest in 2-1/2 years * Tax credit for first-time buyers helps lift sales (Adds details, updates markets) WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - Sales of...
* U.S. existing home sales highest since July 2007 * Housing supply lowest in 2-1/2 years * Tax credit for first-time buyers helps lift sales (Recasts, updates markets, adds byline) WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - A...
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in August, a survey showed on Thursday, a minor setback for the housing market's recovery from a three-year slump. The National Association of...
* Mortgage fraud schemes evolving * Most involve losses of more than $1 million (Adds comments, details, background) WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation's caseload for mortgage fraud has continued to grow...
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has more than 2,600 mortgage fraud cases pending as of July 31, most of which involve losses of over than $1 million, FBI Director Robert Mueller...
NEW YORK, Sept 16 - Net overall capital outflows from the United States increased to $97.5 billion in July from a revised outflow of $56.8 billion the previous month, Treasury data showed on Wednesday. Net...
NEW YORK, Aug 20 - Late payments on U.S. mortgages increased to a record in the second quarter, with almost one in eight homeowners delinquent or in the foreclosure process, the Mortgage Bankers Association said...
NEW YORK, Aug 20 - U.S. mortgage delinquency rates continued to climb in the second quarter, while the percentage of loans that entered the foreclosure process dipped slightly, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Thursday....
* Net private capital outflow surges * China continues to buy U.S. Treasuries * Risk-taking rises as buying of U.S. equities increases (Adds details, comment, market reaction, byline) NEW YORK, July 16 - Foreign investors...