WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in February as warmer weather and a decline in mortgage rates pulled buyers from the sidelines, but growing uncertainty over the economy's outlook could curb further gains. New home sales increased 1.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 units last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence dropped for a fourth straight month in March, with households the most pessimistic about the future in 12 years, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index plunged 7.2 points to 92.9 this month. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index sliding to 94.0. The Present Situation Index,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer confidence plunged to the lowest level in more than four years in March, with households fearing a recession in the future and higher inflation because of tariffs. The Conference Board said on Tuesday that write-in responses to the survey showed worries about the impact of trade policies and tariffs in particular are on the rise, adding...

02:53 PM EDT, 03/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US home price growth picked up in January, though the annual measure continued to trail the appreciation seen in the first half of 2024, S&P Global ( SPGI ) division S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday. Nationally, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index grew 0.6% sequentially in January after seasonal adjustments, following a 0.5%...