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When It Comes to Square Footage, the U.S. Is Cheap
Filed under: News, EconomyAnd if you don't believe us, check out this infographic, which compares the price-per-square foot of U.S. real estate to that of more than two dozen cities around the globe....
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House of the Day: Bask at Warren Buffett's Former Beach Home
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes, Economy, Lifestyle, Selling Clearly investor king Warren Buffett knows when to hold them and when to fold them. Houses, my friends, not cards. The world's...
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Builder Confidence Up at Last (Just a Little)
Filed under: News, EconomyFinally, a bit good news in the housing market. October's NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released today, is up four points -- the biggest jump in a year and a half....
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Facing Foreclosure, Ernie Soto Fights to Hang Onto Family Home
Filed under: News, Economy, Foreclosures By Arthur Delaney ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- From next to the dead tree in his backyard, Ernie Soto can see the big house where he used to live. It's perched on the...
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'Mortgage Prof': 5 Reasons Banks Would Rather Foreclose
Filed under: News, Advice, Economy, Financing, Refinancing, Selling, Credit "Why won't the bank just reduce the amount of my loan instead of taking my home and then selling it to someone else for way...
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Viewpoint: Housing Is Ghost Issue in Presidential Race
Filed under: News, Economy, Foreclosures, Other When it comes to the housing crisis, it's not what the GOP candidates have said but what they're not saying. The housing and foreclosure crisis has been...
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Housing Starts Hit 17-Month High
Filed under: News, Economy WASHINGTON -- Homes were built in September at the fastest pace in 17 months, a hopeful sign for the economy. Most of the gain was driven by a surge in volatile apartment...
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Romney's Housing Fix: Let Foreclosures 'Hit Bottom'
Filed under: News, EconomyLAS VEGAS -- Mitt Romney came to the state with the highest foreclosure rate in the nation and said he wants to allow home foreclosures to "hit the bottom" to help the housing...
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Can Being Late on Your Mortgage Make You Sick?
Filed under: News, Economy, Foreclosures By S. Mitra Kalita The foreclosure crisis may be making Americans sick. A study published online yesterday in the American Journal of Public Health surveyed...
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Obama to Announce Refi Help for Underwater Homeowners
Filed under: News, Economy, Financing WASHINGTON -- Seeking to circumvent congressional opposition, President Barack Obama will promote a series of executive branch steps aimed at jumpstarting the...
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Viewpoint: Obama's Drop-in-the-Bucket Idea for Housing
Filed under: News, Advice, Economy, Financing, Foreclosures, RefinancingLet's hold off blaring the triumphant trumpets just yet for President Obama's plan to allow holders of underwater loans to...
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New Home Sales Rise After 4-Month Decline
Filed under: EconomyWASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes rose in September after four straight monthly declines, largely because builders cut their prices in the face of depressed demand. Analysts say the...
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Gazillionaire Larry Ellison Lists Mansion at a Loss, Ho-Hum
Filed under: News, Buying, Celebrity Homes, Economy, Lifestyle, Selling Don't cry for him Argentina, for the truth is he never visited you anyway. Gazillionaire Larry Ellison has listed his Woodside,...
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Happy End of the Road for RVers: Assisted Living on Wheels
Filed under: News, Advice, Buying, Economy, Lifestyle Pearl and Bud Crispell hit the road in their RV the day after they retired in 1976. And for decades, that's where they stayed, living in their...
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Are Low Mortgage Rates Killing the Housing Market?
Filed under: News, Advice, Buying, Economy, Financing, Investing, SellingThis may fall under the category of "too much of a good thing," but there is growing sentiment that the historically low...
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Mortgage Giant Asks Taxpayers for Another $6 Billion
Filed under: News, Economy, ForeclosuresWASHINGTON -- Government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac has requested $6 billion in additional aid after posting a wider loss in the third quarter....
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Mortgage Rates Stay Low, But Homebuyers Aren't Budging
Filed under: News, Economy, Financing, RefinancingWASHINGTON -- The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4 percent this week, nearly matching the all-time low hit just one month ago....
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Home Prices Drop in Nearly 3/4 of U.S. Cities
Filed under: News, Buying, Economy, SellingWASHINGTON -- Home prices dropped in nearly three quarters of U.S. cities over the summer, dragged down by a decline in buyer interest and a high number of...
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Candidates Put Housing Crisis at Fannie and Freddie's Doorstep
Filed under: News, Economy Discussion of the housing crisis took up a significant chunk of Wednesday's GOP primary debate, with candidates expressing their views on the sluggish market and how they aim...
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FHA Mortgage Loan Limits To Rise Again
Filed under: News, Economy, FinancingWASHINGTON -- Congressional bargainers have agreed to increase the size of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration in a compromise being hailed by...
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