Pulte Home, posted a smaller quarterly loss on Wednesday, but said buyer confidence remained shaky.
Congress looks set to pass a housing rescue bill that will backstop Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, create tougher oversight of the mortgage finance giants and spend billions to prevent home foreclosures.
The real estate market might be slumping, but not for Donald Trump, who sold his Palm Beach mansion for $100 million, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.