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South Florida home prices continue slow growth

The good news: Home prices in South Florida are still going up. The better news: The price jumps are slowing down. That means the region’s middle and working class — which has been locked out of the...

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Boston Area Housing Market Remains Red Hot in August

BOSTON, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Housing demand remained at near record levels in the Boston area during August as low mortgage rates, steady job growth locally, and rising home values...

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Economic Takeaways of U.S. Consumer Confidence, Advanced Trade

What you need to know about Tuesday’s economic data:CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (SEPTEMBER) Conference Board’s gauge rose to 103, exceeding median forecast of 96.8, from August 101.3Gain fueled by pickup in...

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July Home Price Gains Concentrated in the West According to the...

(Source: S&P - Standard & Poor's) 7a4b638cf1f0dc9e207c67.pdf July Home Price Gains Concentrated in the West According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices New York, September 29, 2015...

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Metro home market shows more balance

The Atlanta housing market’s rapid price rebound has leveled off. Metro Atlanta homes, on average, in July were up 0.8 percent from June and 5.8 percent over the past year – a little more than the...

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Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increased 5% in Year to July

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose 5 percent in July from the same month a year earlier, propelled by improving demand and limited supply. The increase in the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property...

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Denver home prices post second-biggest gain in U.S. in July

Case-Shiller index shows home prices rose 5 percent nationally in July WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose at a solid pace in July, as would-be buyers competed for a diminished supply of available...

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US home prices rise steadily, Case-Shiller index shows

U.S. home prices rose at a solid pace in July, as would-be buyers competed for a diminished supply of available housing. Facts Case-Shiller Home Price Index City 1-year change San Francisco +10.4%...

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US home prices rise steadily in July, lifted by higher sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices rose at a solid pace in July, as would-be buyers competed for a diminished supply of available housing. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price...

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Many homeowners reap equity boost as prices rise

WASHINGTON — Feeling just a little bit richer lately despite the roller coaster swings in the stock market and your IRA and 401(k) balances? Maybe. Maybe not. But if you’re a homeowner, the odds are...

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30% of homes lost value over the last year

Not all American homes are rising in value. Rising home prices helped build wealth for those who bought homes before the Great Recession. The housing market has not fully...

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Crowdfunding Connecting Homeowners and Investors

If you're an active real estate investor, you've probably done what most of us have in our marketing. We use newspapers, the Internet, Craigslist, bandit signs and more to try and connect with...

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Kenneth Harney: As prices rise, many homeowners reap equity boost

Feeling just a little bit richer lately despite the roller-coaster swings in the stock market and your IRA and 401(k) balances? Maybe. Maybe not. But if you’re a homeowner, the odds are that your real...

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Home Prices Reaching Near Peak - So What's the Problem?

The new FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index has been published with data through the end of July, 2015. Here's a chart to get the discussion going: Notice that house prices are...

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The Nation's Housing Column: Homeowners cash in on equity boom

WASHINGTON — Americans are tapping into their home equity at a pace not seen since the housing bubble aftermath nearly a decade ago, but here's a key question: Is all this borrowing getting a little...

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If you thought China’s equity bubble was scary, check out bonds

As a rout in this year erased $5 trillion of value, investors fled for safety in the nation's red-hot corporate bond market. They may have just moved from one bubble to another. So says Commerzbank AG,...

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Oversupply and Tighter Lending Threaten Korea's Property Market

South Korea’s brisk property market has been a bright spot in an economy that has struggled for much of this year. Now, an oversupply of new homes and tougher lending rules may signal an end to the...

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N.J. is a national leader in 'zombie' homes

The number of U.S. houses left vacant because of foreclosure fell 43 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, yet New Jersey's share of these so-called "zombies" keeps it...

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HPSI Increases to 83.8 - Upward Grind Resumes, Bringing the Housing Indicator...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index™ (HPSI) increased to 83.8 in September as consumer confidence in the home buying and selling market bounced back from...

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New Down Payment Protection Product Lets Homebuyers Close with Confidence...

NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The down payment is the single largest investment most homebuyers will ever make, and no one should ever lose it. That's why ValueInsured today introduced an...

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Housing bust now the greatest recession risk, say investment banks

Heavy household debtsand softening house prices pose the greatest recession risk to the Australian economy, according to a range of analysts, one of whom warns that the threat is even bigger than the...

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Foreclosure rates drop by half in year

Foreclosure rates in Southwest Florida continue falling and now are half what they were last year. The rate of foreclosures among all outstanding mortgages in the Sarasota-Manatee region fell to 2.07...

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Why You Shouldn't Hate Your Homeowners Association Dues By HomeInsurance.com...

(Source: Zillow Inc) By Shannon Ireland If you buy a house in a planned development, a subdivision or a gated community, you'll likely have to join a homeowners association (HOA). Which means you'll be...

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Fewer metro Denver homes selling, and at slightly lower prices

Market that ran hot all summer looks to be cooling, especially for houses priced $500,000 or higher Residential real estate markets typically slow in September and the autumn months. But the changes...

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Kenneth Harney: Homeowners cash in on equity boom

Americans are tapping into their home equity at a pace not seen since the housing bubble aftermath nearly a decade ago, but here’s a key question: Is all this borrowing getting a little too frothy? Are...

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Brooklyn Homes Sell at Record Pace in Outer-Borough Surge

Brooklyn homes sold at the quickest pace in at least eight years in the third quarter, extending a surge in demand in New York’s outer boroughs that has sent prices soaring to records. It took 55 days...

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News Release - HPSI Increases to 83.8 – Upward Grind ... (Fannie Mae -...

(Source: Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association) October 07, 2015 HPSI Increases to 83.8 - Upward Grind Resumes, Bringing the Housing Indicator Back Near Its Peak Level Katie Penote...

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CoreLogic US Home Price Report Shows Home Prices Up Almost 7 Percent Year...

(Source: CoreLogic Inc) October 06, 2015, Irvine, Calif., - --Forecast Projects Increase of More Than 4 Percent by August 2016-- CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information,...

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CoreLogic Reports 36,000 Completed Foreclosures in August 2015 (CoreLogic Inc)

(Source: CoreLogic Inc) October 13, 2015, Irvine, Calif., - -National Foreclosure Inventory Down 25.2 Percent from August 2014- CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics...

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Insurance for your down payment coming soon

When you put down thousands of dollars to purchase a home, you’re taking a potentially serious financial risk: You could lose some or all of that money if the value of the house declines or a job...

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Quicken Loans Study Shows Homeowners Overvalued their Homes for the...

, Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Quicken Loans, the nation's second largest retail mortgage lender, today reported appraiser opinions of home values in September were 2 percent lower than homeowner's...

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Homes as ATMs: It's starting again

As home values rise, homeowners are gaining more equity on paper — and they're taking it out in paper. Cash-out refinances jumped 68 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, according to Black...

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More homeowners cashing in on the equity boom

WASHINGTON— Americans are tapping into their home equity at a pace not seen since the housing bubble aftermath nearly a decade ago, but here’s a key question: Is all this borrowing getting a little too...

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Home Flipping Frenzy in Sydney Sparks Warnings on Housing Risks

Lana Taylor quit a job at Unilever Plc to buy, renovate and sell homes in Sydney, where prices have increased in 13 of the past 15 years. Taylor, a marketing manager at the consumer goods company until...

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Report: Data suggest more cash home purchases in Philadelphia region

Nationwide, the percentage of cash sales for homes has fallen steadily since January 2013, yet the Philadelphia region's share of such transactions appears to be climbing, a report by real estate data...

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Report: Data suggests more cash home purchases in Philadelphia region

Nationwide, the percentage of cash sales for homes has fallen steadily since January 2013, yet the Philadelphia region's share of such transactions appears to be climbing, a report by real estate data...

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US new home sales on the rise; home prices up especially in the west (ICREA ...

(Source: ICREA - International Consortium of Real Estate Associations) All news October 13, 2015 Sales of newly built, single-family homes in the United States rose 5.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual...

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Manhattan Apartments a Bright Spot in Dour Quarter as Sales Soar

In a quarter that saw a rout in global stocks, commodities and major currencies, at least one investment stayed hot: Manhattan apartments. Sales of condominiums and co-ops in the borough jumped 9.8...

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Intesa Sanpaolo comfortably meets the specific capital requirements set by...

(Source: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA) PRESS RELEASE INTESA SANPAOLO: THE PLAN OF INTEGRATED INITIATIVES COVERING ALL HOME PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS, FROM CONSULTING AND FINANCIAL BROKERAGE SERVICES TO PROTECTION...

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Americans Think Homeownership is a Sound Investment (NAR - National...

(Source: NAR - National Association of Realtors) WASHINGTON (October 14, 2015) - A vast majority of Americans believe that buying a home is a solid financial decision, and most believe they could sell...

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Monetizing housing for retirement in Singapore

Aging homeowners In 2015, the value of housing assets owned by households in Singapore at the aggregate level was 55% of their net worth.1 Ninety percent of Singapore households owned their homes,...

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The New Foreclosure Threat: Troubled HELOCs & Second Mortgages

Prior to the financial crisis of 2008, when the real estate market was still thriving and properties were increasing in value year after year, it was very common for homeowners to take out second...

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Homebuyers pay price for changes in mortgage rules

WASHINGTON — It’s barely been two weeks since the nationwide changeover in mortgage and settlement procedures took effect, but the early results are trickling in: Lenders and brokers say just about...

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