John Maxfield

Shares of KB Home are surging today after the company reported third-quarter earnings. But don't let this fool you because its performance suggests that there may be reason for concern.

The nation's third largest homebuilder by volume said this morning that its third-quarter earnings rose by 35% over the same period last year.

According to the S&P Dow Jones 20-city home price index, home prices rose by 12.3% in July over the same month last year.

In times of trouble, bad banks fail and good banks become great banks.

A list of the best-performing bank stocks over the last 30 years.

If you invest in the nation’s largest banks, you should be able to rest easy knowing that their executives will be responsible stewards of your capital. But as we’ve come to learn, this simply isn’t the case. Let's look at Huntington Bancshares, Citigroup, Regions Financial, Zions Bancorp, KeyCorp, Bank of America, SunTrust Banks

Most of the best-performing stocks over the past 30-plus years have done two things consistently: pay and increase their quarterly dividends.

The question of whether higher mortgage rates are helping or hurting home sales has been one of the biggest conundrums that economists have run into of late.

In 1980, had you invested a mere $1,000 in what went on to become the top-performing stock of S&P 500, then you would be sitting on a cool $1.2 million today.

In an interview last week, the Omaha-based billionaire acknowledged that he won't be exiting his investment in the nation's second largest lender anytime soon.

How much can shareholders expect to earn in dividend payouts from the megabank once its earnings normalize?

If Warren Buffett were a bank, which bank would he be? (Here’s a hint: It’s not Wells Fargo.)

It's hard to imagine a better scenario for the nation's largest homebuilders, such as D.R. Horton and Toll Brothers, to operate in.

For the average investor, it's virtually impossible to figure out which stocks have performed the best over multiple decades. But fear not, here's the absolute best performing stock since 1980.

Despite all its faults, Bank of America has quietly emerged as a leader when it comes to mobile banking.

At a recent conference, BB&T's CEO admitted that the bank will probably choose buybacks over dividends for the foreseeable future.

Risk is cool and sexy. It’s also what destroys financial institutions and gets executives fired.

This afternoon, the Federal Reserve announced that it had voted overwhelmingly against tapering.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans notched a double-digit increase last week.

One of the most important indicators of the housing market has confirmed for another month that the ongoing recovery is still on track despite the recent surge in mortgage rates.