Building Permits Rise In All 4 Regions

According to the Census Bureau, seasonally-adjusted, single-family Housing Starts rebounded in March, increasing 8 percent over February’s 2-year low. We can’t put too much faith in the data, however, because for the second straight month, the government...

Fitch downgrades 12 classes of Wachovia CMBS

by The Library of CongressFitch Ratings downgraded twelve classes of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates held in the Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust – Series 2007-C30 due to the possibility of higher loss expectations on underlying commercial...

As Buyer Traffic Grows, Homebuilder Confidence Slips

Homebuilder confidence is falling — a good sign for buyers of newly-built homes. According to the National Association of Homebuilders, the Housing Market Index slipped one point to 16 in April. It’s the 5th time in 6 months that the index read 16 —...