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The Housing Market May Finally Be Back For Good

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012

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By Leah Schnurr and Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Kate Carpenter and her husband waited for two years before sensing the ...

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Citizens United Decision Leaves Industries Free To Battle In California Primary

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The race for a newly drawn congressional district in California's Inland Empire is shaping up as a clash of titans. It's not the candida...

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Foreclosures Making Up Smaller Slice Of Total U.S. Homes Sold

AP | By ALEX VEIGA | Posted 03.27.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale ...

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Supply Of Homes Tumbles To Low Not Seen Since Boom Years

Reuters | Posted 03.21.2012

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* Home sales rise 5 percent to 11-month high * Supply of homes on the market lowest since 2005 * Prices fall 2.5 percent...

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National Home Sales Figures To Be Lowered Dating Back To 2007: NAR

AP | By DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- National home sales figures will be lowered dating back to 2007 after the private trade group that collects them said the numbers were t...

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Housing Market Stuck Due To Lack Of First-Time Buyers

AP | By DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: National Association of Realtors, Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, Census Bureau, Video, Housing Market, Zillow.com, Unemployment Rate, Housing Boom, Home Prices, Wells Fargo, Mortgage Rates, Foreclosure, Homeowners, Student Loans, Housing Crisis, Housing Bubble, Business News

WASHINGTON -- This should be a great time to buy a first home. Prices have sunk to 2002 levels. Sellers are waiting anxiously as homes languish on the...

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Previously-Owned Home Sales Rise Along With Foreclosures

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose in August. But the sales were driven by an increase in foreclosur...

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Good Credit Not Enough For Homebuyers Looking For A Loan

USA TODAY | By Julie Schmit | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, National Association of Realtors, Home Buyers, Credit Score, Mortgage Rates, Homeowners, Housing Crash, Housing Crisis, Homeownership, Business News

Homebuyers such as Bob and Janet Zych have fueled the U.S. housing market for decades. They have excellent credit with scores that top 800, life-lo...

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Don't Blame Unemployment Crisis On Housing Pile-Up: Report

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: National Association of Realtors, Job Vacancies, Housing Prices, Unemployment Rate, House Lock, Great Recession, Jobless, Jobs, Homeowners, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, Housing Crisis, Video, Business News

Home-owner reluctance to sell their dwellings to relocate for a new job has played little part in boosting the U.S. unemployment rate, research fr...

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Ugliest House Contest 2011: Does Denver Have What It Takes? (VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.07.2011

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Every city in America has some ugly homes. Or at least, as some say, houses with "character." But is there a city with the absolute ugliest? The co...

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Want to Help Homeowners? Replace the Mansion Subsidy and Require Banks to Act Responsibly

Peter Dreier | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: National Association of Realtors, New York Times, National Association of Home Builders, Mansion Subsidy, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Homeownership, Business News

Almost two-thirds of affluent Americans -- many living in mansions -- get housing aid from Washington. Whether they admit it or not, the wealthy live in subsidized housing. It's time to stop this and help working families achieve the American Dream.

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Home Sales In May Lowest Since November

Posted 08.21.2011

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WASHINGTON (Lucia Mutikani) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell to a six-month low in May and prices dropped 4.6 percent from a year ago, ...

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Home Sales Drop In April, Foreclosures Declined

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 07.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — Fewer people purchased previously occupied homes in April, a troubling sign that the weak housing market remains a drag on the econ...

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Sales Of Existing Homes Rises 3.7 Percent In March As Prices Fall

Posted 06.20.2011

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Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose more than expected in March, a trade group said on Wednesday, suggesting the housing market's downward tre...

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Investors Cash In On Foreclosed Homes

HuffingtonPost.com | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Real Estate Owned Property, Investing, National Association of Realtors, California, Morgan Stanley, Home Affordable Mortgage Program, Flippers, Cash Buyers, Cash-for-Keys, Foreclosure, Walt Molony, Cash for Keys, Mary Jane McGraw, Oak Park, Ralph Norton, Short Sales, Business News

Mary Jane McGraw knew her foreclosure ordeal was over when a man showed up on her doorstep and told her that her home in Oak Park, Calif., had been so...

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Is Your Realtor the Enemy?

Nick Segal | Posted 06.05.2011

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If you think realtors have a tendency to treat you poorly, you should see how we treat each other.

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More Americans Signed Contracts To Buy Homes In February

AP | By DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 05.28.2011

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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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Home Sales Plummet As Housing Market May Have Further To Fall

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell sharply in February, after several months of increases, according to a report released Monday, in an another...

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How Do Real Estate Brokerages Stay Relevant in the Digital Era?

Nick Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

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What percentage of buyers today are going online to start or support their search for homes? 85% to 90% of them.

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Fewer Than Two-Thirds Of Americans Think Buying A Home Is A Good Investment, Poll Finds

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (By Corbett Daly) - Homeownership as an investment is no longer the rock-solid foundation for the American Dream it once was, accordin...

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Home Sales Up, But Prices Hit Lowest Level Since 2002

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose unexpectedly in January, but prices tumbled to the lowest in nearly nine years, an...

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Housing Collapse Badly Underestimated By Realtors' Report

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON - A housing trade association is examining the possibility that the data it releases underestimated the collapse of the housing industr...

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2010 Was The Weakest Year For Home Sales Since 1997

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The number of people who bought previously owned homes last year fell to the lowest level in 13 years. But home sales in December j...

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Mortgage Rates Rise To Highest Level In 7 Months

AP | JANNA HERRON | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week to the highest level in seven months, reflecting higher yields on long-term Tr...

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The 11 Reasons People Can't Sell Their Homes

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, National Association of Realtors, Realtytrac, Real Estate Market, Home Prices, Home Sales, Foreclosures, Real Estate Brokers, Zillow, Business News

he clamor over flawed foreclosure paperwork and robo-signers could further chill the housing market. People who might buy have bought a home in forecl...

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