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Home Sales Post Best Year Since the Housing Bubble
After falling to the worst level of the year in November, existing-home sales rebounded last month. The real estate market has been one of the strongest sectors of the economy in recent years, but...
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Is the Housing Market Entering a Deep Freeze?
After posting the best year since before the Great Recession, existing-home sales continued their downward trend last month to reach their worst level in a year-and-a-half. Making matters worse,...
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Will the Housing Market Thaw Out This Spring?
After posting the best year since before the housing bust, existing-home sales continued to decline last month and reached their worst level in 19 months. Further, housing affordability issues remain...
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Housing Prices Gains Cooled in January, But Analysts Aren’t Concerned
Source: Thinkstock “The housing recovery may have taken a breather due to the cold weather,” said Standard & Poor Index Committee Chairman David Blitzer in a Tuesday report, explaining the...
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Housing Recovery Loses Steam: Blame Inventory, Not Weather
Existing-home sales continued to struggle and fell to their lowest level in more than one-and-a-half years last month. Making matters worse, current sales activity is underperforming by historical...
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Is the Housing Market Done Doing the Economic Heavy Lifting?
Source: Thinkstock With the winter’s exceedingly cold temperatures and ongoing increases in mortgage rates, demand for both new and existing homes has slowed. The monthly reading of the...
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Is the Housing Recovery Showing Signs of Life?
After falling to their worst level in nearly two years, existing-home sales managed to post their first gain of the year last month as inventory levels increased and home prices slowed. However, the...
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Home Sales Reach Milestone, But First-Time Buyers Get Left Behind
After a rough start to the year, existing-home sales have now climbed higher for three consecutive months. Sales last month beat expectations and reached their fastest pace since last year. However,...
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The Mortgage Market Reeks of Mediocrity
After a rough start to the year, the mortgage market is showing clear signs of mediocrity. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest update, for the week ended July 18, applications for...
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Sustainable Recovery? Existing-Home Sales Keep Winning Streak Alive
The real estate market continues to show signs of improvement from the housing bubble collapse. Despite a slow start to the year, existing-home sales have now climbed higher for four consecutive...
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What Will This Big Earnings Week Bring?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) gained 1.1 percent last week and now looks toward a big week of earnings just ahead. The SP500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) added 0.9 percent last week and finished at...
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Should Home Price Increases Concern or Please Policymakers?
In the housing market, growing demand is boosting value; on an annual basis, during the month of August, housing prices increased by the greatest percentage since February of 2006 — when the market...
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Home Sales Tumble as Prices Keep Posting Double-Digit Gains
Surrounded by lower inventory and higher prices, existing-home sales declined last month as affordability issues continue to hinder demand. The National Association of Realtors announced Tuesday that...
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Wednesday’s Midday Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
The major U.S. markets were trading higher Wednesday following the release of a better-than-expected retail report. As of 12 p.m.: DIJA: +0.14% to 15989.63 S&P 500: +0.25% to 1792.40 NASDAQ:...
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Housing Market Slows to Worst Pace of the Year
The real estate market has been one of the strongest sectors of the economy in recent years, but a sharp rebound in home prices and rising mortgage rates are affecting affordability. In fact, home...
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Home Sales Post Best Year Since the Housing Bubble
After falling to the worst level of the year in November, existing-home sales rebounded last month. The real estate market has been one of the strongest sectors of the economy in recent years, but...
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Is the Housing Recovery Showing Signs of Life?
After falling to their worst level in nearly two years, existing-home sales managed to post their first gain of the year last month as inventory levels increased and home prices slowed. However, the...
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Home Sales Reach Milestone, But First-Time Buyers Get Left Behind
After a rough start to the year, existing-home sales have now climbed higher for three consecutive months. Sales last month beat expectations and reached their fastest pace since last year. However,...
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The Mortgage Market Reeks of Mediocrity
After a rough start to the year, the mortgage market is showing clear signs of mediocrity. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest update, for the week ended July 18, applications for...
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Sustainable Recovery? Existing-Home Sales Keep Winning Streak Alive
The real estate market continues to show signs of improvement from the housing bubble collapse. Despite a slow start to the year, existing-home sales have now climbed higher for four consecutive...
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