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A hard landing for China? Six top economists weigh in.
China's economy grew 8.9 percent last quarter, the slowest pace in 2.5 years, and on Monday Premier Wen Jiabao cut the nation's growth target for 2012 to 7.5 percent, an eight-year low. Worries of a Chinese hard landing, defined as a sharp and sudden deceleration in growth, have gained momentum. However, China has been proactive in its efforts to prevent a hard landing. It has fine-tuned its policies to curb inflation, boost domestic consumption, and prevent a housing bubble. The Chinese government intervened heavily from 1989 to 1991 to cool its economy, causing real growth in gross domestic product to plunge to 4.1 percent in 1989, from 11.3 percent the previous year. It stepped in again in 1993. And some argue that this time around it's no different, and that the government knows exactly what it is doing. So we asked six top China analysts whether they saw a hard or soft landing scenario and what we should keep an eye on.
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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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How home prices are faring in six 2012 swing states
Home prices are recovering in some regions, fluctuating in others, and stuck in the basement in still others. How they are faring may yet be an important factor in the 2012 presidential election. Here's how home prices in metro areas in six swing states compare with those at the housing market's peak in 2006.
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What can be done to create jobs? Six leading ideas.
The job market has shown some very welcome signs of improvement lately, but it still has a long way to go before approaching something Americans would call normal. Here’s a look at some of the proposed solutions out there.
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Existing home sales dip, but prices vary wildly. Top 5 most, least expensive cities.
Existing home sales dipped below an annual rate of 5 million in May. Not counting condos and coops, single-family home sales stand at 4.2 million a year, which, if it held for all of 2011, would be lower than the worst of the slump in 2008. But home prices vary dramatically, depending upon where you live in the United States: the average listing for a typical four-bedroom, two bathroom house in the most expensive real-estate market is more than 40 times the average listing in the least expensive city, according to a recent survey of more than 2,300 markets by Coldwell Banker Real Estate. Here are the Top 5 most and least expensive cities. Is yours on the list?
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The Circle Bastiat
Huge mortgage debts keep the housing market tumbling
Experts have been calling for the bottom of the housing market each year since the crash, and prices continue to tumble. Why? In an overwhelming number of cases, homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their houses are actually worth.
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Home prices hit post-boom lows: What does that mean for housing market?
Despite fresh optimism about the housing market, home prices in the Case-Shiller Index fell during the first quarter, suggesting that the market is still stabilizing.
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Is Canada about to face US-style housing meltdown?
Skyrocketing home prices in Canada, particularly in cities like Toronto, are fueling concerns that Canadians are overspending as they assume – as the US did – that real estate prices can only go up.
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Paper Economy
S&P/Case-Shiller: Home prices decrease
Case-Shiller's Composite-10 price index declined 0.09 percent since February, while the Composite-20 index declined 0.03 percent over the same period resulting in its lowest level since early 2003.
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Stock market opens higher on hope for China
Stock market opened higher Tuesday amid optimism that China will take action to reverse the recent slowdown in its economic growth. Rising home prices also gave the stock market a boost.
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Paper Economy
Home prices increase
In March, home prices increased 1.78 percent since February, rising 2.69 percent above the level seen in March 2011.
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Paper Economy
Existing home sales on the rise
Single family home sales also improved rising 3.0 percent from March and 9.9 percent above the level seen in April 2011 while the median selling price increased 10.4 percent above the level seen in April 2011.
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Paper Economy
Radar logic: Housing prices are dropping
As of early March, prices have declined 2.71 percent below the level seen in March 2011.
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Home prices: New numbers raise hopes they're finally starting to stabilize
Declines in home prices may be slowing, according to one report, while another has found the first year-on-year increase in prices since July 2007.
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Apple earnings will report this evening; stocks rise
Apple earnings for the first quarter will be reported after the close of the stock market Tuesday. In anticipation of he Apple earnings report, Apple stock has fallen sharply.
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Paper Economy
Commercial paper market rate at 15.23 percent
The commercial paper market generally appears to be trending lower, contracting at a rate of 15.23% on a year-over-year basis to $932.60 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank.
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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
Retail sales increase
Retail sales increased 0.8 percent from February, and 6.5 percent on a year over year basis.
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Mortgage rates fall: 15-year loan hits record low
Mortgage rates for a fixed 30-year loan drop to 3.88, just shy of record. Fifteen-year fixed mortgage rates fall to record low 3.11 percent.
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The New Economy
Ten sectors investors should avoid in 2012
Investors beware: If you want big returns this year, don't put your money in developing countries, banks, or homes (including yours).
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Paper Economy
Home prices continue to slump
As of February, prices have dropped 4.43 percent below the level seen in February 2011, slumping through the winter months
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The New Economy
Home prices stabilizing. So what's wrong with Atlanta?
Home prices in some cities show some signs of stabilizing. But in Atlanta, the decline in home prices is accelerating.
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Paper Economy
Home prices down in January
The home price price index declined 0.83 percent since December while the Composite-20 index declined 0.84 percent over the same period resulting in the lowest level seen to on the Composite-10 since June 2003 and the largest peak decline seen since the nearly six year old housing bust began in 2006.
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Paper Economy
Existing home sales down in February
Single family home sales declined 1.0 percent from January but rose 9.4 percent above the level seen in February 2011.
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The New Economy
Existing home sales: Foreigners are buying. What's their impact?
Although existing home sales dipped last month, foreign buyers are snapping up US homes. In some markets, they may be putting an end to the downturn in existing home sales.
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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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Paper Economy
Mortgage rates still falling
The average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage declined 3 basis points to 3.94 percent since last week while the purchase application volume increased 4.4 percent and the refinance application declined 4.10 percent over the same period.
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Paper Economy
Retail sales up in February
Retail sales showed a notable 1.1 percent increase from January and an increase of 6.5 percent on a year-over-year basis.
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Mortgage deal: Banks impeded probe, HUD says
Mortgage deal has forced banks to pay $25 billion, mostly to current and former homeowners. But in the run-up to the mortgage deal, banks delayed handing over foreclosure documents and prevented federal investigators from interviewing employees, the Department of Housing and Urban Development says.
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