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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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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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Foreclosures on the rise: Is your city on the Top 10 list?
Foreclosures have been huge in cities that rode the real estate bubble in the West and in Florida. But the fastest rise in foreclosures is taking place primarily in far less frothy metropolitan areas of the Southeast, according to a new report by RealtyTrac. North Carolina alone was home to four of the Top 10 fastest-rising foreclosure metros last year. While their foreclosure rates are still quite low compared with most places, these metros and their plight illustrate how the poor economy is driving the housing crisis now.
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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
Pending home sales slightly down in February, but up since 2011
Pending home sales declined a bit with the seasonally adjusted national index, falling 0.5 percent since January while increasing 9.2 percent above the level seen in February 2011.
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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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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
Pending home sales on the rise
Pending home sales have improved, with the national index climbing 2 percent since December while increasing 8 percent above the level seen in January 2011. Is this a sign of stabilization in the housing market?
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Paper Economy
Existing home sales climb
Single family home sales increased 3.8 percent from December and rose 2.3 percent above the level seen in January 2011.
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Housing market showing signs of turnaround
Last year was so dismal, home sales almost certainly have to go up in 2012. If home prices stabilize later this year, as many analysts expect, the housing market will be set for a turnaround.
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Paper Economy
Existing home sales slowed in December
Pending home sales dropped 3.5 percent since November, but increased 5.5 percent above December 2010 levels.
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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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Home sales up. Is the housing market finally turning around?
Sales of previously owned homes rose in November, gaining for the second month in a row. And home-sales volume is up 12 percent from a year ago, says the National Association of Realtors.
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Paper Economy
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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Home sales jump in August: why it's not enough to revive housing market
Even as home sales increased in August, median prices fell. Experts point to a 'shadow inventory' of homes that will eventually face foreclosure and say prices won't keep up with inflation for years.
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Paper Economy
Pending home sales fall 1.3 percent
Pending home sales still above year-ago level. Realtors say homes are good hedge against inflation, but home prices are deflating.
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In Pictures: Worst movie bosses
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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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Foreclosures on the rise: Is your city on the Top 10 list?
Foreclosures have been huge in cities that rode the real estate bubble in the West and in Florida. But the fastest rise in foreclosures is taking place primarily in far less frothy metropolitan areas of the Southeast, according to a new report by RealtyTrac. North Carolina alone was home to four of the Top 10 fastest-rising foreclosure metros last year. While their foreclosure rates are still quite low compared with most places, these metros and their plight illustrate how the poor economy is driving the housing crisis now.
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Home prices fall again: Eight keys to the housing market future
Five years after home prices peaked in the US, the housing market remains a weak link in the economy – an important sector that's still struggling to find its postrecession footing. What will 2011 bring? It could be a pivotal year when home prices bottom out and a more stable environment begins to emerge. Here is a look at the key issues affecting home buyers and sellers as we approach the spring real estate market.
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Home sales jump: Might rising mortgage rates help, not hurt?
Home sales revived in November, but mortgage rates have been edging up. Some analysts say that might prompt more potential buyers to take the plunge now, before rates go even higher.
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Paper Economy
The housing disaster(s)
Considering the industry-wide scam perpetrated by borrowers, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, originators, GSEs, and private banking, no one should be surprised by the scale of the damage.
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Home sales stalled? Auction that house!
Home sales may be headed lower. So sellers and even real estate agents are turning to auctions instead. Are home sales auctions for you?
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Home sales down. But six cities defy housing gloom.
Home sales plunged in July and housing prices may dip again. But in six metropolitan areas, the housing picture is far brighter: Home values are rising and median prices are already well ahead of their peak during the housing bubble. Is your city on the list?
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The Reformed Broker
The battle to solve California's foreclosure epidemic
The Golden States' bankers and real estate brokers are at odds about how to solve California's ongoing foreclosure crisis. Who's right?
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Home sales report for May could signal economic downturn
Home sales report for last month showed a drop in sales of previously occupied homes, despite government tax credits.
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Tax VOX
The homebuyer tax credit land rush
Homebuyer Tax Credit II will drive more than 2 million home sales this year. How many of those contracts are going to go up in smoke?
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