Housing Stocks

Since the mid-2000s and sub-prime mortgage rate crisis, real estate has suffered tremendously. However, very recently, the housing market has started to make a comeback, which is a great sign for both the economy and investors. While this may be a good time to purchase property, it is also a great time to invest in invest in housing and homebuilder stocks. Housing companies that show promise include D.R. Horton (DHI),  PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Home Depot (HD) and KB Homes (KBH). Other ways to play the housing market are through REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) like the Vanguard REIT ETF, and through real estate crowdfunding sites, such as Cadre and Fundrise.

Troubled KB Homes Needs a Rehab

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy a put option of KB Homes (NYSE: KBH) as the housing sector remains in trouble.

10 Most Affordable Places to Live in the US

By Jeff Reeves
The average four-bedroom, two-bath U.S. home costs almost $300,000, but the average listing in these markets doesn’t even break six figures.

10 Most Expensive Places to Live in the U.S.

By Jeff Reeves
Even though the housing market has been slammed, real estate in some of the most appealing U.S. markets remains astronomically expensive.

Ride Home Depot Back Up to 2011 High

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The homebuilders had a tough spring, but Home Depot’s (NYSE: HD) chart says it’s time to go long.

Greed Got Us Into the Housing Mess, But It Won’t Get Us Out

By Jeff Reeves
As the housing market continues to suffer, we would do well to view houses as home and not as profitable "investments."

7 Reasons Housing is Headed for a Double-Dip

By Jeff Reeves
The housing market is in rough shape, and here are seven signs that it may get worse before it gets any better.

Campbell Soup Chunky Options Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
Meandering options market though Citi (NYSE: C) is trades below 40 and Campbell’s Soup (NYSE: CPB) open interest leader is 18 months away.

5 Crumbling Housing Stocks to Avoid

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
New reports show problems still abound in the wounded sector. Investors should avoid these homebuilder stocks.

Markman: It’s Still All About Housing

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
The home-building depression is a bigger problem than Libya and Japan combined.

Has Housing Touched Bottom?

By Nick Atkeson and Andrew Houghton
The collapse of the housing market may have hit bottom according to recent new-home sales data. However, any return to healthier sales is an unknown.
Load More