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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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Meet the nine richest self-made women
Forbes has released its annual billionaires list, and nestled among the usual suspects were women who have made or helped make their own fortunes, in industries ranging from television to real estate to clothing. These are the nine richest self-made women on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List.
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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Seven battleground states: Does economy help Obama or Romney?
Seven states have emerged as battlegrounds that may well determine the 2012 presidential election. Here's a look at seven battleground states and how their economic situation is shaping the presidential election:
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Two of the best-written mysteries of the summer
Two novels that marry a page-turning whodunit with lyrical writing.
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Paper Economy No change in low mortgage rates
The average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage went unchanged at 3.98 percent since last week while the purchase application volume declined 2.9 percent and the refinance application declined 4.8 percent over the same period.
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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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Paper Economy Retail sales are up 4.8 percent from last year
Retail sales in January increased 0.4 percent from December and 4.8 percent from last year. The data shows a rough correlation between home value appreciation and retail spending.
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Mortgage relief plan: Can it spark housing rebound?
Mortgage relief aimed at trying to boost lagging housing sector. Most of the $25 billion mortgage relief will go to homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages.
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The $26 billion mortgage settlement: who gets help and how
The main thrust of the $26 billion mortgage settlement is to help homeowners whose homes are 'under water.' Refinancing a reduced loan will lower payments and help people facing foreclosure stay in their homes.
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The Circle Bastiat The decline of the shopping mall
Shopping malls across the country are experiencing near-record vacancy rates, thanks a flagging retail market.
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Obama plan to lower mortgage payments could help, but how much?
President Obama unveiled his plan to cut mortgage payments for 'responsible homeowners' in trouble. But the housing crisis is so massive that no one program can solve it, experts say.
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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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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 Single family home sales are up
Single family home sales increased 4.6 percent from November and rose 4.3 percent above the level seen in December 2010
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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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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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Paper Economy Retail sales show weak increase
In December, retail sales increased 0.1 percent from November and 6.5 percent on a year over year basis
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Opinion: Why I rent, despite low mortgage rates
Mortgage rates are in the basement. Real estate is more affordable. But in this dismal job market, Americans need to stay mobile. For now, home is where I lay my head, and it’s a rental.
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Home sales rising. Is a new wave of home investors forming?
Existing home sales rise in November and are now 34 percent higher than the mid-2010 low. Low prices and interest rates are drawing some new investors to real estate.
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What Obama must do if he gets a second term
Many are prepared to help Obama get reelected if he commits to fix the country's broken financial system
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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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Retail sales show slight increase in November
Discretionary retail sales increased 0.34 percent from October and 3.68 percent above levels seen in November 2010. But when adjusted for inflation, retail sales showed a slight decrease from last year.
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Radar logic: Housing prices will continue to fall
As of October, prices have declined 4.33 percent below the level seen in October 2010 while continuing to turn down from a seasonal peak reached in mid-June.
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Home prices fall back to 2003 levels
Home prices in 20 US metros show continuing decline, down 3.6 percent from a year ago, according to S&P/Case Shiller index. Home prices fall in September in 15 of the 20 metro areas tracked by the index.
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Home prices down from last year
Home prices increased 0.94 percent since August, but declined 2.52 percent below the level of home prices seen in September 2010.
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For US and global economies, debt is a four-letter word
It's hard to conclude anything else: Debt – owed by households, governments, and banks – lies at the heart of the economy's troubles. Even after two years of recovery, debt remains a big drag.
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Existing home sales climb in October
In October, total home sales climbed 1.4 percent since September and 13.5 percent above the level seen in October 2010.
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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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Saving money in a debt-soaked economy
Saving money is nearly impossible in an economy ridden with debt. But for the 70 million baby boomers approaching retirement age, it's the only choice there is.
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