Home Improvement Retail

The MBA Mortgage Applications Survey tracks new home mortgage applications and resembles a current indicator for the U.S. housing market. The Survey increased 7.5% versus the prior week. This is essentially bullish for the U.S. housing market. MBA Mortgage Applications measures the change in the...

The MBA Mortgage Applications Survey tracks new home mortgage applications and resembles a current indicator for the U.S. housing market. The Survey decreased 2.9% versus the prior week. This is essentially bearish for the U.S. housing market. MBA Mortgage Applications measures the change in the...

Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) is a well known company that has assisted millions of Americans in pursuing personal projects and opportunities. However, it has maintained a fairly narrow business model, until now that is. Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) today announced that 50 Zep Commercial® products will soon be...

The MBA Mortgage Applications Survey tracks new home mortgage applications and resembles a current indicator for the U.S. housing market. The Survey decreased 5% versus the prior week. This is essentially bearish for the U.S. housing market. MBA Mortgage Applications measures the change in the...

While it may feel like ages ago, it was just a few years ago that home ownership was considered one of the pillars of the American dream. Then along came the financial crisis, which was in large part fueled by loose lending standards to home buyers, and home ownership became more nightmare than...

In a research report published today by Piper Jaffray, satellite data has shown Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) parking lot traffic running near +0.2% for the QTD. In the report, Piper Jaffray commented, “Importantly, November and December present the toughest y/y compares for the quarter due to...

Goldman Sachs reiterates its Buy rating on Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL) and raises its price target to $21 from $19 on signs of a firmer end market. Goldman Sachs notes, "The latest monthly government data on the flooring industry suggests an uptick in demand. Government personal expenditures on...

The MBA Mortgage Applications Survey tracks new home mortgage applications and resembles a current indicator for the U.S. housing market. The Survey increased 4.5% versus the prior week. This is essentially bullish for the U.S. housing market. MBA Mortgage Applications measures the change in the...

Acuity Brand (NYSE: AYI) released its first quarter 2012 results Monday morning, which beat analysts' estimates. The lighting solutions company reported first quarter earnings per share of $0.74 on revenues of $474.3 million. The general consensus estimate for earnings were $0.67 on revenues of $...

The MBA Mortgage Applications Survey tracks new home mortgage applications and resembles a current indicator for the U.S. housing market. The Survey decreased 4.1% versus the prior week. This is essentially bearish for the U.S. housing market. (NYSE: XHB) MBA Mortgage Applications measures the...