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Renting vs. owning
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
An underappreciated factor behind the recent gains in the housing market is higher rents.
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States use homeowner funds to plug budget holes
Wednesday, May 16, 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.
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New home construction up 30% from last year
Wednesday, 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.
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Bidding wars return to one Boston neighborhood
Monday, May 14, 2012
Packed open houses, multiple offers, and higher prices. In (usually high-end) neighborhoods like Jamica Plain, the bidding wars still rage.
Even in Alabama, it's hard to get a home loan
Monday, May 14, 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.
New homes springing up in Phoenix
Monday, May 14, 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.
Mortgage delinquencies down
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Credit reporting agency TransUnion says the percentage of people behind on their mortgages is down to its lowest level since 2009.
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Herculean effort to fix a city's budget
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hercules, Calif. was on the brink of bankruptcy. So the town made major sacrifices to stay solvent.
Banks try to adopt mortgage settlement rules
Wednesday, 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?
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Real estate agents bristle at online listings
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Zillow, Trulia and other sites contain inaccuracies that skew the market, real estate agents say. Some are pulling their online listings.
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