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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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Dakota Meyer and nine others: what they did to receive the Medal of Honor
For going above and beyond the call of duty, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer was awarded Thursday the Medal of Honor, the US government’s highest military decoration. Here is a look at him and nine other men who risked their lives to protect America.
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Soft patch? Three reasons economic growth is slowing.
For those hoping that the economy is merely going through a “soft patch” right now, the weight of evidence suggests something more serious. Two years after the Great Recession ended, the economic expansion has slowed to an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011 versus 3.1 percent in the final quarter of 2010. Why is the rebound so tepid? Here are three key indicators, which historically help boost recoveries, but stand in the way this time:
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Business news: Five things to watch March 28
The bulls were in charge last week, taking advantage of a big drop in volatility to stealthily sprint ahead. Stocks will try to keep the momentum going Monday, despite geopolitical risk and more potentially horrid housing data. Here are the Top 5 business news events we're watching for on Monday:
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/28
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Paper Economy
Housing permits on the rise
Single family housing permits, increased a notable 1.9 percent from March to 475,000 single family units, and increased 18.5 percent above the level seen in April 2011, but still remained an astonishing 73.58 percent below the peak in September 2005.
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Paper Economy
New construction weak in March
Single family housing permits declined a notable 3.5 percent from February to 462,000 single family units, but increased 17.6 percent above the level seen in March 2011.
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Paper Economy
Housing permits jump, but housing starts plummet
Single family housing permits increased a whopping 4.9 percent from last month to 472,000 single family units, but single family housing starts plunged 9.86 percent to 457,000 units.
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Paper Economy
Housing market goes flat; shows signs of progress
The latest Housing Market Index (HMI) shows a flattening of most measures in March with the composite HMI index remaining unchanged at 28. The "buyer traffic" index stayed put at 22.
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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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Paper Economy
Housing market mixed; still fragile
Single family housing permitsincreased 0.9 percent from last month to 445,000 single family units, but single family housing starts declined 1.0 percent to 508,000 units.
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The Circle Bastiat
Beware of China's housing bubble
The housing frenzy has driven prices so high, so fast, that a crash on the scale of the real estate collapse in Japan in the 1990s is a virtual certainty in China
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Paper Economy
Residential construction improves, but the market is fragile
Single family housing permits, the most leading of indicators, increased 1.8% from last month, but the environment for new home sales remains weak
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Paper Economy
Finally, some good news for the housing market
The latest housing market index shows that all measures increased in January, propelling the composite HMI index to its highest level since 2007
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Paper Economy
New home construction increases
Single family housing permits increased 1.64 percent from last month and 3.57 percent above the level seen in November 2010 but remained an astonishing 75.81 percent below the peak seen in September 2005.
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Paper Economy
Housing market improves
The National Association of Home Builders composite Housing Market Index (HMI) climbed to 21 in December. The "buyer traffic" index climbed from record lows to 19, the highest level seen since May 2008.
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The Circle Bastiat
Fed blames flippers for the housing bubble
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York singles out real estate speculators for causing home prices to skyrocket, but many other factors are to blame
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Paper Economy
New residential construction increases
In October, both single family permits and starts increased from September , though both measures were tepid when compared on a year-over-year basis.
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Foreclosures: Don't slow them, Romney says
Foreclosures need to go forward so the housing market can begin to recovery, GOP presidential hopeful Romney says in Nevada. Nevada leads the nation with the highest rate of foreclosures.
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Paper Economy
New residential construction falls in September
Single family permits declined 0.2 percent: 76.81 percent below the September 2005 peak.
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Paper Economy
Housing market improves
All indicators made notable increases in October, but it's important to note that conditions still remain at epically distressed levels.
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Stefan Karlsson
Steve Jobs deserved his wealth
The Apple innovator created far more wealth than he got for himself
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On the Economy
Bernanke has the right ideas
The Fed chief gives a strong statement in support of activist policy firing on all fronts to address the economic crisis
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Paper Economy
Single family housing permits up in August
Housing permits increased 2.5% from last month
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Wall Street calm ahead of Federal Reserve 'twist' to tweak economy
Indications that Greece might not default on its debt, as well as reports that the Federal Reserve has a new plan to stimulate the economy, prompted a solid day on Wall Street.
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Paper Economy
Home building remains weak
Housing Market index drops to 14. "Buyer traffic" index remains near record lows.
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Dakota Meyer and nine others: what they did to receive the Medal of Honor
For going above and beyond the call of duty, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer was awarded Thursday the Medal of Honor, the US government’s highest military decoration. Here is a look at him and nine other men who risked their lives to protect America.
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US stocks fall on European economic, debt worries
At the close, the Dow was down about 76 points, the Nasdaq was down about 31 points, and the S&P 500 was down about 11 points
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Paper Economy
Housing starts dip 5 percent in July
Housing starts dropped to 425,000 units, while permits to build single family homes stayed flat. The number of housing starts in July is about 1 percent lower than a year ago.
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Wealth gap widens: Whites' net worth is 20 times that of blacks
All racial groups lost ground in the recession, but blacks and Hispanics lost a bigger share of their net worth, a new study finds. As a result, the wealth gap is at its widest in at least 25 years.
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