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Construction spending rises unexpectedly |
08-03-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction spending rose for the second time in three months in June as residential building increased, fresh evidence that the housing sector may be recovering.
The Comm... |
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Dubai housing prices plunge by half from peak |
08-03-09 |
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| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A widely watched index of Dubai property prices shows home values have plunged by half from their peak last year, making the once-booming Mideast city one o... |
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Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound |
08-03-09 |
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| It was — note the past tense — the worst housing recession anyone but survivors of the Great Depression can remember.
From the frenzied peak of the real estate boom in 2005-2006 to the... |
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Landlord rules 101: Get the right insurance policy |
08-03-09 |
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If you are having trouble selling your home, maybe it's time to think landlord.
A growing number of homeowners who need to relocate for a job or other reason are renting out their homes instea... |
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States awash in stimulus money to weatherize homes |
07-17-09 |
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| MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Ready or not, states are getting a tenfold boost in federal money to weatherize drafty homes, an increase so huge it has raised fears of waste and fraud and set off a ... |
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NJ woman cooks up bake sale to end foreclosure |
07-17-09 |
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| EANECK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman is hoping her bake sale will help forestall foreclosure and keep a roof over her head.
Angela Logan has until July 26 to raise $2,559.54 due her lender... |
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June housing construction rises more than expected |
07-17-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new U.S. homes rose in June to the highest level in seven months as builders rushed to pour foundations for homes that must be completed by the end of Novemb... |
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Sears Tower renamed Willis Tower in ceremony |
07-17-09 |
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| CHICAGO (AP) — The Sears Tower, one of the world's iconic skyscrapers and the tallest building in the U.S., was renamed the Willis Tower on Thursday in a downtown ceremony, marking a new chap... |
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Mortgage rates fall again |
07-17-09 |
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| McCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Rates for 30-year home loans dropped for the third-straight week, inching toward a record low reached earlier this year, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The average rate for 3... |
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Rising unemployment accelerates foreclosure crisis |
07-17-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Relentlessly rising unemployment is triggering more home foreclosures, threatening the Obama administration's efforts to end the housing crisis and diminishing hopes the eco... |
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$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyers
