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Nailing a comeback

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Connecticut contractor Peter Schneider is surviving the recession thanks to his hard-won skills, hard-working attitude, and a little bit of luck.
Posted In: bethel, Connecticut, housing market, financial crisis, construction
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Existing home sales up for 2011

Friday, January 20, 2012
Slightly stronger pre-loved home sales made 2011 a better year for realtors, but a “shadow inventory” still lurks.
Posted In: housing market, interest rates, shadow inventory, Housing

2012: Good days ahead for housing

Thursday, December 29, 2011
Gerard Cassidy thinks today's NAR Pending Home Sales index numbers are a sign that 2012 is the year the housing market recovers.
Posted In: real estate, housing market

Some regions show stronger home sales than others

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The S&P Case-Schiller Index is out today, and it shows home prices in October fell in 19 out of 20 major cities.
Posted In: Housing, housing market

Rental rates one strong sign in weak housing market

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Home sales fell again in October, with one bright spot in the mix being the rise in rental rates.
Posted In: Housing, housing market, case shiller

Lot 354

The story of the implosion of America's housing market as told through the prism of a single spanish-style home in mid city Los Angeles: Lot 354. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal tugs on a thread of the history of this quaint three-bedroom home, and what unravels is the story of the housing bubble and its messy burst.

Posted In: lot 354, housing market, speculative bubbles, real estate, foreclosures
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America losing its homeowners

Friday, October 7, 2011
This final note today. We added jobs in September, but we're losing something else in this economy: Homeowners. The Census Bureau said earlier ...
Posted In: Final Note, housing market

MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends efforts in Libya, home prices continue to decline

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Here are the latest headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web....
Posted In: case shiller, gas, gas prices, homes, houses, housing market, mid-day update, mortgage, mortgage modifications, mortgage rates, Toyota

MID-DAY UPDATE: Mixed job indicators, changes to home loan requirements

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report Friday, but other key job indicators give us a sense of what to expect. Job placement...
Posted In: Health, housing market, job applications, jobless, labor, mid-day update, mortgage, soda, Taxes

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