Decline in Home Prices Makes for a Normal Market

By Alessandra Malito Home prices continued to unimpress this month. For the third consecutive month, the numbers have declined by 0.1 percent. But according to the Case Shiller 20-City Composites study, which gives a broader measure of U.S. home prices, there was an...

Green Homes Industry Starting to Sprout

By Alessandra Malito   Kim Erle lost her 1940’s cottage home in Southampton during Hurricane Sandy. So when it was time to rebuild, she and her husband decided they were going to make a ‘green home.’ It was a switch she thought would protect her home — and it...

Retail Sales Bounce Back as Shoppers Warm Up

By Brianna McGurran Retail sales rebounded in February after a three-month slump, suggesting that consumers’ reluctance to spend is thawing along with the cold. Some retailers even benefited from February’s icy weather. Sales of snow shovels and space heaters made up...