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Home resales rise, boding well for economy

Housing Market

Home resales rose in April to their highest annual rate in nearly two years and a falloff in foreclosures pushed prices higher, hopeful signs for the country's economic recovery.

 

Lawmakers Struggle to Stem Foreclosure Fiasco

Congressional lawmakers scramble to come up with quick fix to the foreclosure fiasco that has threatened the economic recovery and thrown a monkey wrench into their re-election campaigns.Up to 40 States Plan Foreclosure Data Inquiry

 

Consumer confidence dims as home prices advance

Consumer confidence sank in July to its lowest since February on job market worries, underscoring the slow path to economic recovery, and home prices rose in May but without signs of a sustained rebound, reports released on Tuesday showed.

 

Homebuilders less confident in housing market

Homebuilders' confidence in the housing market has sunk to the lowest level in more than a year, more evidence that the economic recovery is slowing.

 

Dow closes up 225 points after pending home sales top forecasts

The stock market rebounded Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected increase in pending home sales restored investors' optimism about the economy.

 

Home prices post first quarterly rise in 3 years

Home prices post first quarterly rise in 3 years

A closely watched index shows home prices posted their first quarterly increase in three years, signaling the housing market has turned a corner.

 

Which cities will and won’t recover fastest

Which cities will and won’t recover fastest

The three most important things in real estate: location, location, location.

 

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