This holiday season offers a bargain beyond slashed prices on clothes, tools or household trinkets: free furnishings for new-home buyers. Some homebuild-ers are tossing in extras that buyers normally ...

Homebuilders are increasingly using ultra-low mortgage rates to keep sales moving—offering financing far cheaper than traditional lenders and reshaping the economics of new-home purchases, The Wall ...

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The numbers: Home-builder confidence fell to the lowest level in seven months as builders grew more concerned about the ...

The numbers: Home-builder confidence was up marginally in July, as demand for homes remains weak and as builders ramp up price cuts in a frenzied attempt to boost sales. Builders’ sentiment rose 1 ...