News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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04/09/2012
The annual growth rate in American cities and surrounding urban areas recently surpassed exurbs for the first time in two decades.
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04/09/2012
“As the older population grows, meeting the housing needs of older adults is certain to become a significant challenge across the nation,” warns one policy adviser.
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04/09/2012
To work with buyers and sellers, real estate pros need to have more data, and present it more carefully, than ever before.
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04/06/2012
In the past year, rents have soared 5 percent while asking prices for homes have fallen 0.7 percent, according to a new report released this week.
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04/06/2012
An index that measures improvement in the real estate market showed signs of plateauing in April, a good sign for the spring home-buying season, an economist notes.
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04/06/2012
In issuing new policy guidelines this week, the Federal Reserve is encouraging more banks to consider renting out their foreclosures to help lessen the negative impact that foreclosures can have on overall home prices.
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04/06/2012
“Women shouldn’t have to choose between buying or refinancing a home and exercising their right to have a family,” says a HUD spokesman.
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04/06/2012
For the second consecutive week, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages stayed below 4 percent.
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04/06/2012
The upfront insurance premium charged on FHA-insured mortgages for home purchases will increase from 1 percent to 1.75 percent on April 9, and the annual FHA mortgage insurance premiums will rise by one-tenth of a percentage point.
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04/05/2012
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