Durable goods orders fell by 1 percent in June as the sputtering economy dragged down demand.

A family’s home is their castle, but what happens when this sanctuary is destroyed by natural or man-made calamities? Families are rendered homeless, and in most instances, hopeless. Through the DSWD’s Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP), victims of calamities may once again have homes and renewed hope. CSAP is the provision to indigent families who have lost their homes to disasters, of ...

Economic Growth—Government Measures; Vulnerable Citizens—Prime Minister’s Statements; Roading, Tauranga—Eastern Link Road Progress; Inflation—Treasury Forecast Year to March 2011

Double Dip used to pertain to ice cream cones, but now to dreaded return to economic recession. Green Shoots used to refer to gardening projects, then to deceptive economic viewpoints. My favorite is the second half recovery mantra, indicative of totally clueless.

Reflective of the real estate buyers’ market conditions in many regions in the U.S., satisfaction with real estate companies among home buyers has improved from 2009, while satisfaction among home sellers has declined, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM released today.

RISMEDIA, July 29, 2010—Reflective of the real estate buyers’ market conditions in many regions in the U.S., satisfaction with real estate companies among home buyers has improved from 2009, while satisfaction among home sellers has declined, according to the…

The residential housing market is flourishing, with apartment prices up by over 50% compared to 2004. The Tamar Science Park has put the city on the high-tech map.

The economy showed continued signs of modest improvement in recent months, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its latest snapshot of regional economic conditions.

For the past 152 years, Bridgewater firefighters have been rushing from the historic School Street fire station in times of emergency, first on horse-drawn fire wagons and today in modern engines, ambulances and other rescue vehicles.

WASHINGTON -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes declined for a second consecutive month in July to its lowest level since April of 2009, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today.

Charlotte-area home prices barely inched up in May as the impact of homebuyer tax credits disappeared, according to a closely watched index released Tuesday.

Reflective of the real estate buyers' market conditions in many regions in the U.S., satisfaction with real estate companies among home buyers has improved from 2009, while satisfaction among home sellers has declined, according to the J.D.

Copper rose to an 11-week high in London as remarks from China’s central bank fueled optimism about the outlook for demand in the world’s largest consumer of the metal.

Dallas-area home prices are continuing the modest increases that began last fall. Dallas had a 2.9 percent rise in prices in May from a year earlier in the latest Standard Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index report, which was released Tuesday.

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. , the holding company for Flagstar Bank FSB, today reported a second quarter 2010 net loss applicable to common stockholders of $ million, or $ per share based on average shares outstanding of 153,298,000, as compared to a net loss of $ million, or $ per share based on average shares outstanding of 77,699,000 for the first quarter 2010. Â Â

Sun Bancorp, Inc. reported today a net loss available to common shareholders of $81.2 million, or $3.46 loss per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to a net loss available to common shareholders of $8.8 million, or $0.38 loss per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.  Included in the second quarter 2010 is a goodwill impairment charge of ...

Auto-related woes top list nationally for consumer complaints

While U.S. home prices rose in May for a second straight month, the nation’s housing industry still hasn’t made a sustained recovery, according to officials with a leading provider of home price data and index information.

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PASADENA, Calif.----East West Bancorp, Inc. , parent company of East West Bank, one of the nation’s premier regional banks, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010.