First-time homebuyers rise but not enough to lift the weak housing market
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans purchased previously occupied homes in April, a troubling sign that the weak housing market remains a drag on the economy. Sales fell 0.8 per cent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.05 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Tha
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Emerging-Market Stocks Rise on U.S. Housing Data, Intel’s Sales Forecast
Emerging-market stocks rose the most in almost five months as better-than-expected U.S. economic data and earnings from companies including Intel Corp. and PSA Peugeot Citroen raised confidence in the global economy.
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Distressed property sales to rise: Colliers
Sales of assets worth $20 million-plus tipped to grow. 12 Apr 2011 3:29 PM
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Housing sales rise, but prices fall
The Massachusetts housing market continued its struggle to gain traction as January sales rose solidly from a year earlier, but prices fell from their 2010 levels for the second month in a row.
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Housing minister wants limited rise in house prices
LONDON (Reuters) – Housing minister Grant Shapps said Monday that unaffordable house prices were “crazy,” and he wanted to stabilise the market to bring home-ownership within the reach of more …
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Housing stocks rise on personal income, jobs data
Housing stocks shrugged off a downbeat home sales report Wednesday and instead honed in on data showing an improved economy.
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Huge rise in million pound home sales
The number of million pound property sales has risen by 118% across Great Britain over the past year, according to research by Bank of Scotland.
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Housing market cools but prices still on the rise
House prices rose by six per cent in Q3, down slightly from seven per cent in Q2.
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Sales rise for Hawaii commercial property
Hawaii commercial real estate sales appear to be rebounding, according to a new report forecasting an end this year to a four-year downturn.
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Housing Turnaround? Home Prices Rise
Housing Resale Prices Rise in Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Cities
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