Obama Pitches His Economic Plan

April 15, 2009 More job losses lie in the future, and more foreclosures are coming. "This is all welcome and encouraging news," he added, " but it does not mean that hard times are over; 2009 will continue to be a difficult year for America's economy." managing ...

Canada March Existing Home Sales Rise 7 Percent, Realtors Say - Bloomberg

April 15, 2009

Canada March Existing Home Sales Rise 7 Percent, Realtors Say
Bloomberg
By Alexandre Deslongchamps April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian existing home sales rose in March, a sign that buyers are responding to low interest rates and home prices, a national realtors’ group said. Sales of existing homes listed on the Canadian Real ...

The housing slump is set to get worse - CN plus

April 15, 2009

The housing slump is set to get worse
CN plus, UK
Private housing construction will continue to contract this year. Glenigan expects that the value of underlying private housing starts could fall a further 36 per cent in 2009 unless there is a substantive change in Government policy or in the ...

East looks for port in building storm - CN plus

April 15, 2009

East looks for port in building storm
CN plus, UK
The flow of new project starts has weakened during the opening months of 2009 and while there has been recent strength in infrastructure starts, office and private housing starts have been badly affected by the credit crisis. During the fourth quarter ...

Missoula housing starts keep falling - KPAX-TV

April 15, 2009

Missoula housing starts keep falling
KPAX-TV, MT
The troubled national economy is continuing to be felt in Western Montana as new numbers show that Missoula housing starts have suffered a steep decline so far this year. A report released by the Montana Building Industry Association shows that housing ...

Missoula housing starts keep falling - Montana's News Station

April 15, 2009

Missoula housing starts keep falling
Montana's News Station, MT
The troubled national economy is continuing to be felt in Western Montana as new numbers show that Missoula housing starts have suffered a steep decline so far this year. A report released by the Montana Building Industry Association shows that housing ...

10-K: BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP - MarketWatch (press release)

April 15, 2009

10-K: BUILDING MATERIALS HOLDING CORP
MarketWatch (press release)
Already under contraction, single-family housing starts declined further in the fourth quarter of 2008 as home foreclosures increased, lending standards tightened and rising unemployment sapped consumer confidence. According to the US Census Bureau as ...

EUR/USD: Trading the US Housing Start Report - Daily FX

April 15, 2009

EUR/USD: Trading the US Housing Start Report
Daily FX, NY
Housing starts in the US is expected to slip to an annualized rate of 540K in March as credit conditions remain far from normal however, as policymakers take unprecedented steps to lower mortgage rates and stem the rise in foreclosed homes, ...

Report: Obama, slump aid right-wing radicals

April 15, 2009 The agency warns that an extended economic downturn with real estate foreclosures, unemployment and an inability to obtain credit could foster an environment for extremists to recruit members who may not have been supportive of these causes in the ...

Ray of hope for economy - TheDay

April 15, 2009

Ray of hope for economy
TheDay, CT
Still, we must remember that though the economy is measured in many straightforward ways - the unemployment rate, Dow Jones industrial average, Gross National Product, housing starts and sales of various commodities - perhaps the most important factor ...