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Advocates fight for candidates to address foreclosures
Mary Rose Madden May 31, 2012
Today housing advocacy groups from 22 cities and 17 states are launching a campaign to force the presidential candidates to address the specific topic of foreclosures.
A majority of Americans believe home prices will rise
Frank Newport May 31, 2012
Gallup's Frank Newport reveals the data on what Americans think about home prices and the housing market.
Study says Americans prefer walkable neighborhoods
David Brancaccio Jun 22, 2012
New research from the Brookings Institution says Americans will pay up to $1,500 more in rent every month to live in a "walkable" neighborhood -- say, a place near their dry cleaners or grocery store or favorite restaurant.
Renting vs. owning
Chris Farrell May 23, 2012
An underappreciated factor behind the recent gains in the housing market is higher rents.
New home construction up 30% from last year
Josh Brown May 16, 2012
Housing starts, as they're called, were up 2.6 percent last month, and compared with last April, home construction was up almost 30 percent.
States use homeowner funds to plug budget holes
Sylvia Maria Gross May 17, 2012
Major banks forked over billions of dollars in a mortgage settlement. Some states are using that money to fix any kind of budget gap.
New homes springing up in Phoenix
Peter O'Dowd May 24, 2012
Like a lot of Western cities, Phoenix's housing market crumbled during the recession. But new home sales are up 35 percent from a year ago.
Even in Alabama, it's hard to get a home loan
Gigi Douban May 24, 2012
Alabama wasn't hit hard by the housing collapse, and prices are now rising. But it's still difficult to get a home loan there.
Bidding wars return to one Boston neighborhood
Curt Nickisch May 24, 2012
Packed open houses, multiple offers, and higher prices. In (usually high-end) neighborhoods like Jamica Plain, the bidding wars still rage.
Banks try to adopt mortgage settlement rules
John Dimsdale May 9, 2012
The big 49-state deal on mortgages was supposed to help clear the foreclosure backlog. So how are the banks faring now?
