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Housing helps keep recovery going

Feb 17, 2016
Housing starts and permits were both up in 2015, and the growth is expected to continue.

Housing market recovery is limping along

Mar 17, 2015
New construction hasn't regained momentum, despite low mortgage rates and demand.

In Atlanta housing recovery, the neighborhood matters

Mar 12, 2015
Given two similar neighborhoods, prices in a predominantly white area bounce back faster than in a mainly minority one.
Robin O'Neil says her neighborhood will bounce back. And in the meantime, you can get a lot of house for your money. 

The murky origin of the 20 percent down payment

Oct 22, 2014
How homeowners historically reached the average number.

Chief economist of Fannie Mae says three more years until recovery

Sep 11, 2013
Douglas Duncan says the economy today is “improving but it's not robust."

How much gas is left in auto sales rebound?

Jul 2, 2013
Consumers are expected to keep snapping up cars and trucks, due in part to the improving housing market.