Builder confidence in the market for single-family homes in March was 39, down three points from the previous month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The current sales conditions index fell three points to 42, sales expectations in the next six months held at 47 and traffic of prospective buyers declined five points to 24.
House votes to end government shutdown
The House voted in favor of a Senate deal to reopen the government, ending a shutdown that began on Oct. 1.











