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ThinkstockReports that home prices are rising have boosted confidence to record-high levels both among buyers and sellers. Among respondents to…
Thinkstock Asking prices for homes in 98 of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas are up an average of 9.5%…
ThinkstockIn its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey, home lending giant Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates for fixed-rate loans have…
ThinkstockWill rising mortgage rates be the factor that kills the increase in real estate prices and sales. Both have risen…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 11.5% in…
ThinkstockOn June 1, the Atlantic hurricane season officially began. According to a report released earlier this week, an estimated $1.1…
ThinkstockHome prices rose 12.1% in April, compared with the same month a year ago, the largest monthly increase since February…
ThinkstockMost people know that a mansion costs much more than a farmhouse. What many might not be aware of is…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in April rose by 0.4% to an estimated seasonally adjusted…
ThinkstockLowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has held its annual meeting of shareholders. While the construction and repairs retailer reelected board…
ThinkstockInterest rates are rising and the 30-year mortgage just hit a 12-month high. Rising rates will eat up your spending…
ThinkstockHome sellers finally have gotten the upper hand against buyers as the home market haltingly recovers. According to a study…
ThinkstockIn another of a long series of data that show that the housing market has healed, or even reached the…
ThinkstockAlmost every major study on home prices, home sales, foreclosures, housing starts and housing inventory released in the past month…
ThinkstockThe great recession is still fresh for millions of Americans. So what is the public supposed to think when they…
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