Housing Market

Benzinga has examined prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included a company riding low interest rates and a strong homebuilding trend, and a semiconductor stock bucking an otherwise rough trend for the industry. Bearish calls included a restaurant where...

As capacity continues to increase in the trucking industry against the backdrop of record levels of new truck and trailer orders in late 2018, outbound tender volumes are only down 3.96 percent year-over-year, setting up an interesting scenario heading into the all-important summer construction...

By most accounts, homebuilders didn’t exactly get much hammer time in Q1. The weather—always a dubious affair for outside framing and brick-laying at any time—wasn’t just unseasonably chilly this winter, it was downright nasty. The polar vortex hit and then created a ripple...

Greta Guggenheim, CEO of TPG Real Estate FInance Trust, joined the TD Ameritrade Network to talk about the housing market heading into the second quarter of 2019. Guggenheim: Mortgage lenders have taken on a defensive posture. Guggenheim: Looks like interest rates are staying low for a while....

After a long, snowy weekend across much of the country, a shortened week kicks off with the financial wheels still spinning on some icy patches despite this month’s sparkling stock market rally.  Some of the slippery spots early Tuesday included a softer global economic growth forecast...

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) shares have surged over 16 percent in the last six months, bolstered by strong earnings and new management. The Analyst Citi Research analyst Kate McShane upgraded Lowe’s from Neutral to Buy and maintained a $112 price target. The Thesis Citi...

Shares of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) have gained nearly 50 percent over the past year, and three catalysts could boost the stock even higher in 2018, according to Telsey Advisory Group.  The Analyst Telsey Advisory Group's Joseph Feldman upgraded Lowe's' stock from...

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) was downgraded by Buckingham Research Group Friday, with an analyst saying the homebuilder's share price "is ahead of itself."  The Analyst Buckingham's Mark Weintraub downgraded KB Home from Neutral to Underperform and raised the price target from $28...

The do-it-yourself home improvement sector has benefited from the multiyear improvement in the housing sector. But the key question moving forward is which is the better holding: Dow component Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) or its smaller rival Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW)? The Analyst...

Most investors haven't heard of Home Capital Group Inc (TSE: HCG), a Toronto-listed, Canada-based financial institution that offers residential and non-residential commercial mortgage lending and consumer lending products. Canada's Financial Post noted Home Capital is facing the scrutiny of...

Homebuilding stocks have been on a strong run up in the past month, with the major names in the space recording double-digit gains. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) are up 45 percent since November 10 and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV) has rallied about 49 percent. Meanwhile, luxury...

The National Association of Realtors reported on Thursday that existing home sales rose in September, marking a reversal from the previous two months, which saw a decline. Total existing home sales for September rose 3.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.47 million after reading 5....

With U.S. mortgage rates near all-time lows, the appeal of purchasing a home has become much more enticing. For those who currently own, those lower rates mean looking into refinancing options to lock in lower rates; for those who rent, this may provide a nice entrance into home ownership....