Builders' confidence inches higher

Panic isn't the problem for banks
Washington is tying itself in knots trying to shore up confidence in the financial sector.

Markets slide in Europe and Asia
Markets fall across Europe and Asia as inflation worries and fears of further bank losses dent confidence.

Builders: No signs of housing recovery
Home builders' confidence fell once again in May and their view of the state of the battered market hit a record low.

Homebuilders: No recovery until 2009
The damaged housing and home construction markets will continue to take a beating at least through the end of the year, according to economists who spoke Thursday at a forecast conference...

Housing gloom 'worst in 30 years'
Confidence in the UK property market among surveyors hits its lowest level in March since 1978, according to a report.