Housing market shows unexpected resilience
LONDON (Reuters) – Housebuilders see signs that the housing market is proving more resilient than many feared due partly to pent up demand from people who need to move house despite mortgages still being tough to obtain.
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Rental prices increasing: An influx of new renters raises prices on properties
MCKINNEY – With a slumping housing market and an influx of renters, the market has taken on a new face.
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Federal mortgage change could dampen Marin housing market
As Marin s housing market struggles to gain traction, it could soon lose a key benefit created during the depths of the housing crisis: government support for high-cost mortgages.
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REITs hold up despite housing market’s double-dip
Real estate investing doesn’t have to be a losing proposition, whether home prices continue to slip or not.
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How the Crippled Housing Market Affects Job Seekers
Would your mortgage prevent you from relocating for a job?
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Vacancy Rate in Seniors’ Housing Residences at 10.7 Per Cent
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – July 5, 2011) – The vacancy rate for standard spaces(1) in seniors’ residences remained relatively stable at 10.7 per cent in 2011, compared to 10.8 per cent in 2010, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Seniors’ Housing Report, Canada Highlights edition.
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House market recovery ‘unlikely’ in 2011
A HOUSING market recovery is now highly unlikely this year, the UK’s third-biggest lender has said after revealing that Scottish prices have dropped 3.2 per cent since las
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The week ahead – July 4, 2011: economics, results, meetings and updates
Trading updates from housebuilding, property, and construction companies will this week help to outline the state of Britain’s housing market and economy.
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Bob and Donna McWilliams: Are we headed for a housing shortage?
If you’d suggest to people that we’re headed for a housing shortage, they’d likely think you’re on another planet. Most folks would point to all the homes on the market and a healthy inventory of foreclosed properties owned by the banks. It would be hard to imagine that we’re on the cusp of a housing [...]
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Housing sales fall in area
Area housing sales plunged along with those across the state in May, dropping 47.78 percent in Bristol County, alone, but there is a silver lining. In a reversal of a five-month trend, median prices for homes that were sold climbed by 8.7 percent.
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