Real Estate
  • Analysis: Mortgage demand too much for U.S. banks, who respond slowly

    By Dan Wilchins and Rick Rothacker, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Big U.S. banks are hiring mortgage bankers to meet a surge in demand for home loans and refinancings, but they are still struggling to process applications, which could undermine the...

  • Firm dollar, weak Europe crimp U.S. industrials' sales

    By Nick Zieminski, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four top U.S. manufacturers, including General Electric Co and Honeywell International Corp, reported weaker-than-expected sales on Friday, in a fresh warning to investors that...

  • Home resales slip, housing recovery still eyed

    Home resales slip, housing recovery still eyed

    By Jason Lange, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales retreated in September from a two-year high, a reminder that America's housing sector is a long way from a full recovery despite recent signs of improvement. The...

  • Google results miss; shares dive after premature report

    Google results miss; shares dive after premature report

    By Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's quarterly results fell well short of Wall Street's expectations after its core advertising business slowed, stunning investors accustomed to consistently rapid...

  • China eyes tepid rebound as data signals worst over

    China eyes tepid rebound as data signals worst over

    By Kevin Yao and Aileen Wang, Reuters

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China likely hit the bottom of a seven-quarter long economic downturn between July and September, but the slowest three months of growth since the depths of the financial crisis...