Real Estate
  • Bank earnings rebound, but lending slackens

    Bank earnings rebound, but lending slackens

    By Dave Clarke, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The banking industry enjoyed its highest earnings since the first half of 2007 in the first quarter, but lending slowed, reversing what had been an encouraging trend in loan...

  • Chesapeake plans to sell wells in Wyoming, Colorado

    Chesapeake plans to sell wells in Wyoming, Colorado

    By Anna Driver and Michael Erman, Reuters

    HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp has put a half-million acres in Wyoming and Colorado up for sale, as the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer scrambles to raise cash to close...

  • Supreme Court limits reach of 1974 real estate law

    By Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for home buyers to sue mortgage lenders for certain overcharges at settlement, limiting the reach of a provision of a 1974 federal law...

  • Home prices rise but consumer confidence cools

    Home prices rise but consumer confidence cools

    By Leah Schnurr, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home prices edged higher for the second month in a row in March as the housing recovery picked up traction, while gains in some of the hardest hit areas suggested the improvement...

  • Facebook market makers' losses total at least $100 million

    Facebook market makers' losses total at least $100 million

    By Jessica Toonkel and John McCrank, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Claims by four of Wall Street's main market makers against Nasdaq over Facebook's botched IPO are likely to exceed $100 million, as they and other traders continue to deal with thousands...