Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Real Estate Outlook: Recession is Over

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Now it's official. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board himself has said it publicly that it looks like the recession is over. By: ...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Housing Seems Set to Aid Economy a Bit

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After facilitating the economy's downfall, the housing sector will soon start helping its recovery, though probably not by much. By: MAR...

Housing Starts in U.S. Climb to Nine-Month High

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Builders in the U.S. broke ground in August on the most houses in nine months, led by a jump in multifamily dwellings that overshadowed a de...
Monday, September 07, 2009

L.A. Buyers Flock to Low-End and Luxury Homes

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L.A. homebuyers went to extremes in August, boosting sales in the high- and low-price ranges . HOUSING: August sales up 45 percent year to y...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Yes, the Housing Market Has Rarely Looked Better

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Passing through the Fort Myers, Fla., airport a few weeks ago, I noticed people eagerly signing up for a free bus tour of foreclosed real es...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

U.S. Housing May Be Turning Around, Shiller Says (Update1)

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An improvement in home prices suggests the U.S. property market may be recovering, said Robert Shiller, a professor of economics at Yale Uni...

Positive Signs: Home Prices on an Upswing in Second Quarter 2009

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Data through June 2009, released by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

.California Existing-Home Sales Up 12% in July

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Sales of existing single-family homes in California increased 12% in July from the same time a year ago, as the state’s median price rose fo...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Start house-hunting now to qualify for tax credit for first-time home buyers

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First-time home buyers had better get a move on if they hope to take advantage of the $8,000 federal tax credit. By: Lew Sichelman: latimes....
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Economists Call for Bernanke to Stay, Say Recession Is Over

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Economists are nearly unanimous that Bernanke should be reappointed to another term as Fed chairman, while most said the recession has ended...
Monday, August 03, 2009

6 Real Estate Investment Basics

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Miami real estate investor Kenneth D. Rosen outlines his “Big Six” investing guidelines in his new book, Investing in Income Properties. By:...
Monday, July 27, 2009

U.S. Economy: New-Home Sales Climb 11%, Most in Eight Years

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Purchases of new homes in the U.S. climbed 11 percent in June, the biggest gain in eight years, underscoring evidence that the deepest housi...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Energy efficiency incentives likely to grow

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An unprecedented push by the U.S. government to widen rewards for energy-conscious homeowners is underway. An example: FHA loans offering 5%...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Home Resales, Leading Index Probably Rose: U.S. Economy Preview

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Home resales in the U.S. probably rose in June and a gauge of the economic outlook improved, signaling the recession may soon be over, econo...