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Housing Momentum Builds but Perils Persist January 27, 2010, Wall Street Journal There's new evidence the housing market is healing after a four-year slump, but the danger of further price drops remains amid persistent job-market weakness, according...
Home Prices Rise for 6th Straight Month in Nov. January 26, 2010, Washington Post Home prices rose for the sixth straight month in November, with 14 of 20 metro areas posting improvements from the month before. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller...
Realtors Cheer Prediction of Rising Home Prices November 14, 2009, San Diego Union-Tribune The National Association of Realtors' chief economist predicted yesterday that housing prices will rise for the first time in four years in 2010 as sales return...
U.S., Lenders Seek Ways to Head Off New Mortgage-Default Wave October 7, 2009, Wall Street Journal Lenders and government officials are searching for ways to head off a wave of defaults on pay-option adjustable-rate mortgages, which are threatening to...
Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Fell Less Than Forecast September 29, 2009, Bloomberg News Home values in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas declined less than forecast in the year ended in July, a sign the housing slump that led to the worst recession in seven...
Mich. Lawmakers Agree on 90-day Foreclosure Bill The Associated Press Michigan lawmakers struck a deal Wednesday to give homeowners facing foreclosure a 90-day window to stay in their house and potentially work out something with their lender. The legislation...
House-Price Drops Leave More Underwater Wall Street Journal The downturn in home prices has left about 20% of U.S. homeowners owing more on a mortgage than their homes are worth, according to one new study, signaling additional challenges to the Obama...
No Sale: Bank Wrecks New Houses Wall Street Journal A Texas bank is about done demolishing 16 new and partially built houses acquired in Southern California through foreclosure, figuring it was better to knock them down than to try selling them in the...
New-Home Sales, Prices Decline Wall Street Journal New-home sales fell in March but only mildly after a surge the month before, while the median price kept sliding, a sign the housing crisis hasn't ended. Sales of single-family homes decreased by...
Bidding Wars Are Emerging on Foreclosures Wall Street Journal Falling home prices are starting to ignite bidding wars in a few parts of the U.S. as first-time buyers compete with investors for the same foreclosed properties. In most of the nation, the...
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