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U.S. construction spending fell by the largest amount in a year in July, largely because consumers stopped commissioning home improvement projects, according to data...

Sales of new homes rose in October, but remained at historically weak levels, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of...

While housing construction is slow now, a new report provides some hope for the struggling construction industry. Building permits in October rose 10.9 percent...

U.S. housing completions are on pace to shatter last year’s record low, as completions in March reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 509,000,...

U.S. home prices saw a 1.6 percent quarter-over-quarter decline in 2010, according to Clear Capital’s monthly Home Data Index Market Report, released today. But...

Construction spending fell nationwide for the third month in a row in July 2010, this time to its lowest level in 10 years, according...

U.S. builders are on a tight deadline to finish houses by the end of June so purchasers can get the federal tax credit of...