Housing

Homebuilder KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is seeing recovery in key markets and better pricing, leading RBC to upgrade the stock. The Analyst RBC’s Mike Dahl upgraded KBH from Sector Perform to Outperform and raised the price target from $25 to $30. The Thesis With signs of recovery in key Western U.S...

Loans are a means of funding projects or expenses that borrowers can't afford upfront. By paying back the lump sum through a series of payments with interest, loans can set borrowers up for success in their personal or professional lives when used correctly. They're used to pay for academic...

At first glance, February's 8.7-percent drop in housing starts looks "truly pathetic," but it actually represents a "natural decline," according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened Homebuilder KB Home (NYSE: KBH) reported "very good" numbers in its Tuesday...

Seven years after the U.S. housing market bottomed in February 2012, the market has staged a dramatic recovery. U.S. housing prices are now about 11 percent higher than their 2006 peak, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index data. National Averages While that...

Shares of homebuilder KB Home (NYSE: KBH) are up around 25 percent since the start of 2019 and investors may want to consider taking a "step back," according to Raymond James. The Analyst Raymond James' Buck Horne downgraded KB Home from Outperform to Market Perform with no assigned...

It’s been said that talk is cheap. But investors seem to not think so when it comes to the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China.  Participants in equities markets around the globe appear to be focused on progress between the world’s two largest economies...

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) this week hosted an analyst day presentation in which management, under new CEO Marvin Ellison, offered a "compelling roadmap" of growth, according to Wedbush. The Analyst Wedbush's Seth Basham maintains a Neutral rating on Lowe's with...

Home improvement retailers remain Credit Suisse's best sector from a structural perspective, and the sell-side firm's expectations for earnings growth remain unchanged. Yet the firm said Wednesday that it sees less EPS upside over the next year versus current estimates, triggering a...

American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC) is poised to gain market share within the "defensive" REIT space, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  The Analyst Analyst Juan Sanabria upgraded American Campus Communities from Neutral to Buy with a price target lifted...

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...

A draft Senate bill addressing housing finance reform bodes well for Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC), according to a Washington analyst.  The Analyst Height Financial Services' Edwin Groshans. The Thesis Fannie Mae and...

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...

The following article originally appeared on Unison.com.  Let’s face it: the maintenance on a home can be quite challenging. “A house does not have a check engine light. In other words, you don’t know something is wrong until it happens,” says Frank Lesh, executive...

Las Vegas is not just a popular vacation destination these days. According to UBS analyst Susan Maklari, the Vegas housing market is heating up. UBS recently spoke with Gregg Gross, director of Las Vegas for Metrostudy. Gross provided a number of insightful statistics about the Vegas housing market...