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Forget about the uptick in consumer spending in July. New data from the Conference Board shows that consumer confidence was slaughtered in August, plunging to recession-level lows. It is another...
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For three years, the real estate market has been going in one direction — primarily down. Some areas, however, have begun to recover. Recent S&P/Case-Shiller data show that among the top 20...
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It has been only 24 hours since the Commerce Department said new home sales and permits reached multi-month highs. The elation over that ended suddenly as the National Association of Realtors...
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The housing market may be showing signs of life. New construction of U.S. houses surged in June to its highest level in five months, the Commerce Department reported this morning. Starts moved 14.6%...
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The S&P Case-Shiller report showed home prices dropped another 3% to 4% in the nation’s twenty largest markets in April. The amount was 7% or worse in five markets compared to April of last...
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Home prices reached a double dip according to Case-Shiller. “Data through March 2011, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure...
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Moody’s said it may downgrade Japan’s debt because of its economic problems and huge debt. (Reuters) Goldman Sachs traded $1.8 billion in Libyan sovereign capital in 2008 and lost most of it....
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Foreclosures reached a 40-month low in April, and the news is more negative than positive. Real estate research firm RealtyTrac reported that its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for April 2011 showed...
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Housing has dropped more than 50% in many areas in the US, and there are few regions where prices are off less than 25%. Most housing experts do not believe the market will recover this year. Almost...
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The federal government’s tax credit for home purchases ended last April. There was a sharp rise in home purchases ahead of its expiration. The housing market has moved down most months since...
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MacroMarkets, an economic research firm, released its new survey of 111 people who are experts on home price trends. “The survey is based upon the projected path of the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S....
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Nasdaq OMX may bid for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) (Reuters) Oil reached a 2 1/2 high on Middle East concerns (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) made a grim forecast for 2011 and its...
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index reached 60.6 this month, which was better than expected. The positive signal was mirrored by data from a recent Gallup poll. “Gallup’s Economic...
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The single biggest problem in the U.S. real estate market is simple: There are very few homebuyers. That seems obvious, but the “buyers’ strike” has caused house prices to drop, along with an...
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The new S&P/Case-Shiller is out for June. Several cities showed substantial improvements from May. The big winners: Minneapolis +2.5% Detroit +2.5% Chicago +2.5% Atlanta +1.7%...
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