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Midwest home resales post 6 pct annual increase |
10-26-09 |
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| KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Home sales in the Midwest increased in September as a soon-to-expire tax credit for first-time buyers and glimmers of an economic recovery brought more people to the c... |
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Home sales in South rise 9 pct from a year ago |
10-23-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — September home sales in the South jumped more than 9 percent from last year as buyers snapped up bargain-priced homes and foreclosures.
The region registered 178,000 home r... |
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Home sales rise 9.4 pct in Sept., beats forecast |
10-23-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Home resales rose in September to the highest level in more than two years, beating expectations, as buyers scrambled to complete their purchases before a tax credit for fir... |
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Rates on 30-year loans inch up to 5 percent |
10-23-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates for 30-year home loans have inched up, hitting 5 percent for the first time in nearly a month after bond yields edged up.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage... |
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'Vanilla' home loans could benefit borrowers |
10-23-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — If President Barack Obama gets his way, consumers who take out mortgages would automatically get a "plain vanilla" loan — such as a traditional 30-year fixed... |
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Homeowners turn to online home trading sites |
10-23-09 |
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| MIAMI (AP) — Diane Peek needed to move from Georgia to central Florida, but for six months no one even showed interest in the house she and her husband built outside Atlanta.
In suburban Orl... |
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Lowe's 1Q profit falls, but tops Wall Street view |
10-23-09 |
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| MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe's Cos., the nation's second biggest home improvement chain, said Monday that its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 22 percent but beat Wall Street's expectations ... |
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These walls were made for planting |
10-23-09 |
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| Let's plant a stone wall.
If only that were as simple as dropping a row of pebbles in the ground, stepping back, and waiting a few weeks or months for a wall to appear. But, of course, w... |
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Easy practices to reduce outdoor water waste |
10-23-09 |
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| The average American homeowner uses about 89,100 gallons of water a year on the outside of the home.
As more people switch to eco-friendly and energy-efficient practices, they're discoveri... |
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Homebuilder sentiment index jumps 2 points |
10-23-09 |
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| LOS ANGELES (AP) — The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index increased for the second month in a row in May, reflecting growing optimism on the part of many buil... |
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$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time Homebuyers
