However, Americans more positive about their personal financial health NEW YORK , Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – The barrage of negative housing data in the past month has taken a toll on U.S. consumers, with 40 percent saying they expect the sale prices of homes in their neighborhood to decrease over the next year, compared to 31 percent who said this in August, according to the monthly RBC … Read the original: Consumers expect home sale prices to decline, say construction and home builder sector weaker than a year ago: RBC … Segnala...

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a pair of positive data surprises helped alleviate continued investor anxiety over the economy’s strength. U.S. consumer confidence rose more than … Read more here: Wall St gains on confidence, home price data – msnbc.com Segnala presso:

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence edged up in August while prices for U.S. homes gained more than expected in June, providing a little relief for those concerned about a slowdown in the economic recovery … Go here to read the rest: Consumer confidence and home prices edge up – Yahoo Finance Segnala presso:

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 — /PRNewswire/ — Data through June 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller(1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S … Excerpt from: The Second Quarter of 2010 Saw Modest Improvement in Home Prices According to the S&P … – Biloxi Sun Herald Segnala presso:

NEW YORK, Aug. 31– Data through June 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller(1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S. National Home Price … Read the original post: The Second Quarter of 2010 Saw Modest Improvement in Home Prices According to the S&P … – Earthtimes Segnala presso:

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co’s (NYSE: HPQ – News ) said on Monday its board approved to buy back an additional $10 billion in shares to manage dilution created by shares issued under other plans. HP interim … Continued here: HP approves $10 billion stock buyback addition – Yahoo Finance Segnala presso:

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Home-building companies including Toll Brothers, D.R. Horton and PulteGroup led U.S. stocks modestly higher Wednesday as the market looked past disappointing economic data in the … See more here: US Blue-Chip Stocks End Down Streak, Aided By Home Builders – Marketwatch Segnala presso:

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)– Home-building companies including Toll Brothers, D.R. Horton and PulteGroup led U.S. stocks modestly higher Wednesday as the market looked past disappointing economic data in the … View original post here: UPDATE: US Blue-Chip Stocks End Down Streak, Aided By Home Builders – Wall Street Journal Segnala presso:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The housing market is still in shambles. Despite this, some investors appear willing to once again bet that the housing market has hit bottom … See the original post: Housing’s a wreck. Builders rally. Huh? – CNN Money Segnala presso:

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Shares of home builders rose Wednesday, continuing Tuesday’s pattern of gaining following weaker-than-expected sales data, which investors anticipate may signal a bottom. The Commerce … View post: Home Builder Shares Rise As Investors Again Shrug Off Data – Wall Street Journal Segnala presso: