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FILE - The PPG Industries headquarters is seen in downtown Pittsburgh, April 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

PPG will lay off 1,800 employees as paints and coatings maker aims to cut costs

Associated Press

A housing development in Middlesex, Pa., is shown on Friday, March 29, 2024. Holding out for more attractive mortgage rates could give homebuyers some financial breathing room.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Homebuyers’ quandary: To wait or not to wait for lower mortgage rates

By Alex Veiga - Associated Press

In a Feb. 16, 2012 photo, an existing home is seen for sale in Shaker Heights, Ohio. More homeowners eager to sell their home are lowering their initial asking price in a bid to entice prospective buyers as the spring homebuying season gets going. Some 14.6% of U.S. homes listed for sale last month had their price lowered, according to Realtor.com. That’s up from 13.2% a year earlier, the first annual increase since May, 2023. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, file)

Home sellers cutting list prices as spring buying season starts with higher mortgage rates

By Alex Viega - Associated Press

A sign indicating that a home is under contract is shown on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. On Friday, the National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for December. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

2023 was slowest year for U.S. home sales in nearly 30 years

By Alex Veiga - Associated Press

Home births hit 31-year record during COVID last year: CDC

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

New Jersey talk radio host Bill Spadea, morning host of WKXW New Jersey 101.5 is vexed that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has taken an intense interest in grocery bags while ignoring the state's critical needs. (Image courtesy of Bill Spadea)

New Jersey host decries focus on grocery-bag ‘nonsense’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Nathan Long, a video game writer, poses for a picture inside his rental apartment in Glendale, Calif., Thursday, April 8, 2021. He and his wife, Lili, have been unsuccessful so far in their search for a home in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Ready to buy a home? The trick is finding or affording one

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

This Week: Home sales, GameStop earns, consumer spending

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Builders grapple with land shortage, soaring lumber costs

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

Consumer confidence, new home sales, Best Buy earns

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

An open house is posted in front of a home for sale in Westfield, Ind., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The market for existing homes cooled slightly in November, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 after climbing through the late spring, summer and early fall despite the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

US existing home sales, and prices, rise again in January

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

A pharmacist prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

VIRUS TODAY: Winter weather impacting U.S. vaccination plans

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A currency trader talks with his colleague at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after disappointing U.S. jobs and economic data. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Stocks end a wobbly day with mixed results; yields rise

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

A sign sits in front of a KB Home construction site, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Simi Valley, Calif. U.S. home construction fell 6% in January but applications for building permits rose sharply. The Commerce Department reported Thursday, Feb. 18, that the January decline pushed home and apartment construction down to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.58 million units in January, compared to 1.68 million units in December. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

January home construction falls 6%; signs of rebound ahead

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

This Week: Consumer confidence, Apple earns, new home sales

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 24, 2020 file photo shows a new home under construction in Houston. The number of newly issued permits to build fresh housing rose 6.2% in November on a seasonally adjusted basis. Housing starts rose 1.2%, and are up 12.8% higher than a year ago, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, Dec. 17, to an annualized rate of 1.547 million. .(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

US home construction jumps 5.8% in December to 1.67 million

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Tesla joins S&P 500, consumer confidence, new home sales

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Urban Outfitters earns, consumer confidence, new home sales

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A for sale sign stands in front of a house, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Westwood, Mass. Even with mortgage rates hovering near all-time lows, rising home prices are putting more pressure on buyers to come up with a bigger down payment. The trend is stretching the limits of affordability for many Americans already struggling to save for a down payment as incomes fail to keep pace with home values. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Homebuyers’ down payments rise as US home prices climb

By ALEX VEIGA - Associated Press

US home construction up 1.9% in September to 1.4 million

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press