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Putting shadow inventory under the light
No one really knows what exactly it is, or how big it is. Shadow inventory is certainly a problem, but it's a surmountable one. Plenty of terms have been coined during this financial crisis, but none...
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The accidental Main Street bailout?
Finally, foreclosures are freezing, but it's too bad it took questionable banking practices to make it happen. For months, the U.S. government has tried to stabilize the fragile real estate market...
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Bull vs. Bear: Will housing rebound?
It's a question many Americans want answered: Will the value of my home rise or fall next year? Smart minds fall in both camps -- here are both sides of the coin on real estate. One of the most closely...
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A sign the housing recovery just might stick
Mortgage applications were higher again in January. If individual buyers dominate home sales as opposed to investors, we might see a more sustainable housing recovery. FORTUNE -- Investors armed with...
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Prepare for a slowdown in housing prices
U.S. home prices may not rise as fast as they had been, but take it as a sign of normal. FORTUNE — For many months now, U.S. home prices have risen to new highs as the housing market recovers from one...
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Is the housing recovery losing steam?
Recent data suggest that the promised construction boom may not materialize.
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Here's where home prices are about to take off
Economists from the Demand Institute predict only modest home price increases nationally, but some areas will fare much better than others. FORTUNE -- "The time to buy is when there's blood in the...
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Stocks' rising tide floats some boats higher than others
Five years after the market low, the value of Americans' home equity is up sharply, too -- but nowhere near as much as stocks have risen. FORTUNE -- We can learn a lot from anniversaries. Consider, if...
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Home price growth slows down across 20 U.S. cities
FORTUNE — Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose at a slower pace for the year ending in March 2014, though gains have surpassed economists’ expectations. Home values for single-family residences increased...
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Depuzzling the confusion of America’s housing recovery
If you’ve been reading the same papers I have this week, then you’ve likely noticed a slew of housing headlines: Mortgage rates are falling. Home equity lines are booming. Hybrid loans are back. And...
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Home prices in 10 states hit new all-time highs
U.S. home prices climbed just 1.4% in May from the prior month, signaling price appreciation has cooled as inventory picks up, though 10 states still set new all-time highs. Home prices, including...
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Why the housing recovery is over, in four charts
The housing recovery that began in 2012 came on almost as quickly and forcefully as the real estate crash that preceded it. The combination of low interest rates, investor interest, and good,...
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U.S. home price gains slowed in May
U.S. home prices in May rose at their slowest pace since February of last year, the latest indication the housing sector is cooling as it heads into the key summer selling season. On a non-seasonally...
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Home-price growth slowed in the second quarter
U.S. home price growth in the second quarter appreciated at its slowest year-over-year pace since 2012, some much-needed stabilization as inventory increased. The National Association of Realtors...
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The 13 hottest real estate markets in America
The real estate bubble that burst in 2006 took six additional years to entirely deflate, with home prices hitting rock bottom in 2012. But by 2014, home prices, on average, have returned to their...
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The 10 best cities for middle-class people to buy a house
The average price of a home is rising, but middle-class incomes aren’t. That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from a report published Tuesday by Jed Kolko, chief economist at Trulia, which showed...
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4 predictions for the housing market in 2015
At a recent panel discussion on the 2015 real estate market, the chairman of Standard and Poor’s Index Committee, David Blitzer, was asked to describe what the market will look like in one word. His...
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U.S. home price growth slowed further in October
U.S. single-family home price appreciation slowed less than forecast in October, as there were hints of some re-acceleration in home prices in some cities by year-end, according to a closely watched...
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How will cheap oil affect the housing market?
The collapse in the price of oil continues to make waves throughout the global economy and financial markets. In recent days, investors have fled to safer assets as markets attempt to parse the effects...
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Middle class homeowners finally get some good news
The housing recovery, just like everything else in today’s economy, has been uneven. The epicenter of the housing crisis was in low-income neighborhoods, where a disproportionate number of mortgages...
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