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Economy, housing market grind forward – MarketWatch

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Economy, housing market grind forward
MarketWatch
And even the lowly housing market is perking up. See charts of the latest data. Further evidence of improvement in the housing market is likely this week amid a relatively light calendar of economic reports. Sales of new and existing homes top the list ...

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It’s time to fix your mortgage as euro mayhem triggers jump in home loan costs – This is Money

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This is Money
It's time to fix your mortgage as euro mayhem triggers jump in home loan costs
This is Money
The Bank of England warned last week that further rises in mortgage rates were almost inevitable. Home front: The mortgage market could be affected by funding shortages that arise due to the crisis in the eurozone. Brian Murphy, head of lending at the ...
Remortgage now or regret it!Aol Money

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Future of U.S. Housing Markets Depends Largely on Echo Boomers – Construction Digital (press release)

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Future of U.S. Housing Markets Depends Largely on Echo Boomers
Construction Digital (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 18, 2012) - The next two decades in housing markets depends largely on the Echo Boomers. That's according to panelists at the "Shifting Demographics and Housing Choice: A Whole New World?" session today during the ...

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Housing market crash’s ripple effect: More seek lower tax assessment – York Daily Record

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Housing market crash's ripple effect: More seek lower tax assessment
York Daily Record
By ED MAHON York, PA - The big story of the housing market crash was foreclosures, but the crash had another effect. People whose houses weren't worth as much wanted to pay less in taxes. That's led to a lot more appeal cases at the county level over ...

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Low interest rates boost home sales – Rapid City Journal

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Low interest rates boost home sales
Rapid City Journal
The national average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been below 4 percent all but one week since Dec. 8, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Rates hit a new low in the week ending May 10, at 3.83 with an average of 0.7 ...
GUEST COLUMN LOW RATES CAPTURES INTERESTU-T San Diego

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area housing market sees bidding wars return as buyers’ choices shrink – Baltimore Sun (blog)

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:28:36 +0000

area housing market sees bidding wars return as buyers' choices shrink
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Welcome to the post-bubble, post-bust housing market. "The inventory is limited out there for good houses," said Igla, a foreign exchange sales trader. Redfin, an online real estate brokerage, said nearly half the offers made by its Baltimore-area ...

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Local housing market on upswing – at last – Tulsa World

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:40:55 +0000

Local housing market on upswing - at last
Tulsa World
By ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer I think it's finally safe to call it - the local housing market is getting better for the long term. In the seemingly eternal housing slump, we had good months and bad months. In particular, the first-time homebuyer ...

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April rise in rents and arrears – Home Move

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Home Move
April rise in rents and arrears
Home Move
by Gill Montia Rents in England and Wales rose for the first time in three months in April, according to the latest buy-to-let index from LSL Property Services. The lettings agent chain recorded a 0.5% average increase, to £709 per month, although the ...
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Southwest Florida housing market is going to the dogs – The News-Press

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Southwest Florida housing market is going to the dogs
The News-Press
The dog park at The Verandah is very large with ramps and tunnels for dog play. / Andrea Stetson/Special to The News-Press When many residents go looking for the best place to live, they're not only looking for golf, tennis, fitness centers and other ...

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Coldwell Banker casting a hopeful eye on the housing market – Boston Globe

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:15:17 +0000

Coldwell Banker casting a hopeful eye on the housing market
Boston Globe
By Jenifer B. McKim Pat Villani was named president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New England in January, about seven years into a statewide housing slowdown. Massachusetts home prices have fallen about 20 percent since the top of the ...

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