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Late mortgage payments reach three year low
Aug 8, 2012
Today the credit rating agency Trans Union said late payments on mortgages have reached the lowest level in three years.
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Housing market has hit bottom, but will remain flat
Aug 2, 2012
Don't believe those real estate agents when they say the housing market's hit bottom and is going to rebound. The market is going to be flat for a long time to come.
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FHFA rejects White House plan for Fannie and Freddie
Aug 1, 2012
A federal housing regulator is rejecting a White House plan to help borrowers who are underwater on their mortgages. That means they owe more than their homes are worth and there are about 11 million people in that category. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said the potential benefits of cutting mortgage balances for those people don't outweigh the costs.
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City planners warm to 'accessory apartments'
Jul 30, 2012
But many frown on using extra space in single-family homes for housing.
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High-end buyers boost Florida condo market
Jul 24, 2012
Empty nesters with money to spend are fueling something of a boom in Florida's vacation home market.
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New home construction highest since 2008
Jul 18, 2012
But there's much further to go to return to a normal pace of home-building.
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Housing market shows signs of revival
Jul 18, 2012
New home construction figures could provide momentum to the sense that the housing market is finally turning the corner.
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Cities demolish homes, but problems linger
Jul 16, 2012
Cities across the Rust Belt are finding it cheaper to tear down abandoned homes than pay for the upkeep. But critics say demolishing problem properties does nothing to ease a poor neighborhood's troubles.
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RealtyTrac releases foreclosure data for first half of 2012
Jul 12, 2012
There are some new figures out this morning from RealtyTrac about the number of foreclosures in the U.S. in the first half of this year, and they may shed some light on the so-far elusive housing recovery.
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As apartment vacancies drop, rents rise
Jul 5, 2012
Apartment buildings are fuller than they’ve been in a decade. Rents are at record highs. Houses are relatively cheap, but loans are elusive.
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