News & Commentary: Daily News Articles
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05/02/2013
The vacation housing market is looking bright these days in part because of favorable economic conditions, but second-home sellers attribute the increase to strategic marketing as well.
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05/01/2013
The three cities that are posting some of the strongest price growth year-over-year are also seeing fastest job growth.
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05/01/2013
The attorneys for a Mississippi man who was at one point charged with sending letters laced with ricin to the president and other government leaders is pushing federal authorities to repair or replace the man’s home, which was left unlivable after investigators’ extensive search of it.
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05/01/2013
Completed foreclosures rose in March, but the big drop in the number of distressed properties entering the pipeline remains encouraging, analysts say.
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05/01/2013
Housing analysts blame the drop on tight credit conditions, constrained inventories of for-sale homes, and the rising number of single-family rental homes.
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05/01/2013
"As the economy continues to stabilize, more young adults will wean off of mom and dad and start to live on their own, spurring added economic growth," HousingWire reports.
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05/01/2013
President Obama is due today to announce his nomination of U.S. Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) to run the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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04/30/2013
Where buyer demand is high, some builders are holding lotteries to determine who gets to purchase homes in their developments.
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04/30/2013
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is reportedly going to be releasing more of its homes to the market, which could be welcome news to buyers who have faced slim pickings in for-sale inventories.
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04/30/2013
A bomb squad secured an area in Nashville after a real estate professional discovered a potentially explosive device in the crawl space of an empty home listed for sale.
