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Houses Just Ain't Worth What They Used To Be

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Home Builders, Housing Prices, Housing Market, Video, Homebuyers, New Homes, New Home Sales, Home Appraisals, Foreclosure, Construction, National Association of Home Builders, Appraisers, Housing Crisis, Business News

It’s a tough time to be a home builder -- especially now that so many houses aren’t worth what it costs to build them. That’s the surprising ...

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New Home Sales On Track To Finish As Worst Year On Record

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Housing Market, New Homes, Home Sales, Record Sales, Mortgage Crisis, National Association of Home Builders, Economy Housing, Unemployment Housing, Business News

WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes fell for the third straight month in July, a sign that housing remains a drag on the economy. If the current pac...

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April New-Home Sales Up 7.3 Percent After Slow Start To Year

The Canadian Press | Derek Kravitz | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Property Sales, Commerce Department, Real Estate, New Home Construction, New Home Sales April 2011, New Homes, Economy, New Home Sales, Home News

(CP) WASHINGTON - More people bought new homes for a second straight month in April, a hopeful sign. Still, sales remain far below the pace that would...

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More Americans Signed Contracts To Buy Homes In February

AP | By DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Housing Market, National Association of Realtors', Real Estate, Sales Agreements, BNP Paribas, New Homes, Home Sales, Business News

WASHINGTON -- More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, but sales were uneven across the country and not enough to signal a rebound in...

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Buying A New Home Makes Less Sense After Foreclosure Crisis

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgage Industry, Housing Market, US Housing, New Homes, Construction Industry, Forelosure Crisis, Financial Incentives, Good Home Deals, How to Buy a Home, Housing Crisis, Business News

WASHINGTON — A new home, the dream of many would-be buyers, makes less and less financial sense in many places. A wave of foreclosures has driven...

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New Home Construction Falls To Lowest Level Since 2009

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Starts, Home Permits, Housing Starts December, Commerce Department, Real Estate, Home Construction, New Homes, Home Prices, Business News

WASHINGTON: Groundbreaking on new U.S. home construction fell more than expected in December to its lowest in over a year, suggesting the battered hou...

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New Home Sales Post The Second-Worst Month On Record

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Real Estate, New Home Sales August, Selling a Home, New Homes, Median Home Prices, New Home Sales, Business News

WASHINGTON — New homes sold at the second-slowest pace on record in August, signaling that the housing market will remain a drag on the economy....

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January Housing Construction Rises More Than Expected

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Market, New Home Construction, Housing, New Homes, Economy, Economic Recovery, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON (MARTIN CRUTSINGER-- AP) -- Housing construction posted a better-than-expected increase in January which pushed activity to the highest lev...

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Detroit Needs Housing Rebound To Spur Pickup Sales

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Market, Housing, Truck Sales, Chevy, Chevrolet, Gm, Cars, Ford, Trucks, Home Sales, Automakers, New Homes, Cash for Clunkers, Detroit, Housing Boom, Construction, Pickup Trucks, Business News

DETROIT — At Kevin Haner's construction company in Las Vegas, three of the four Dodge Ram pickup trucks are starting to get a little old. He may...

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New Home Sales Fall 3.6 Percent

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, New Home Sales, Housing Crisis, New Homes, Home Sales, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sales of new U.S. homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a soon-to-expire tax credit for first-time owners started...

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Banks Demolish New Houses

Eyes and Ears Assignment Desk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosure, Demolition, New Homes, Visions-for-Victory, Home News
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