Insurers Post First Sales Gain Since ’06 on Higher Rates, Economic Rebound
U.S. property and casualty insurance sales rose for the first time in four years as carriers raised rates and individual and commercial clients expanded coverage amid an economic rebound.
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Instant View: Housing starts, permits rebound in March
U.S. housing starts and permits for future home construction rose more than expected in March, snapping back from the prior month’s winter depressed levels, government data showed on Tuesday.
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Housing market may rebound from lull
BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES ORLANDO, Fla. — The housing market could gradually begin to emerge from its doldrums this year, industry experts said Wednesday, but their forecast depends on a steady ramp-up in hiring and for the U.S. jobless rate to get no worse than it is right now. A full housing recovery is still more than two years away. The forecast delivered at the International Builders …
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Caixin Online: Shanghai property market on rebound
Housing transactions in Shanghai, a major barometer for China’s property market, rebound to last year’s peak levels despite a series of government measures to rein in the market, reports Caixin Online.
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China Property Bonds Rebound on Record Sales: Credit Markets
Bonds issued by China developers are rebounding from their worst first half in two years as a record $6.8 billion in offshore debt sales spurs confidence the borrowers have the resources to weather a slowing economy.
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Moody’s predicts rebound for state’s housing market
A recent report says Nevada’s housing market — especially Carson City’s — will be among the strongest in the nation by 2014. After falling by 34.4 percent since its peak, Moody’s Economy.com and Fiserv are forecasting a 31.6 percent increase in Carson City housing prices over the next four years.
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Can the Housing Market Rebound?
SAN DIEGO – It’s been three long years since the housing market exhibited any signs of health. And now, after massive government intervention with artificially low interest rates, special tax credits and…
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Florida’s Housing Market Continues its Strong Rebound
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s housing market continues its strong rebound, but home buyers are showing some concern about the potential impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Property market set for substantial rebound
THE growth rate of Malaysia’s property sector is expected to return to pre-crisis levels this year, on a growing economy and improved commodities market and exports. “The property market this year will improve substantially against 2009. Last year, most industry players had anticipated that the market would be severely affected by the crisis, but it was ‘a year that never was’,” said Deputy …
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UA forecast calls for rebound in Valley housing market this year
Predicts new-home permits will jump 54%.
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