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- Friday, November 20, 2009
- Tight lending remains elephant in room
- Commentary: Bernanke's speech casts shadows on recovery
- Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Fannie: 'Recovery is here'
- 11% growth in home sales forecast for 2010
- Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Home value a gray area for owners
- Consumers out of touch with real estate reality
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- No comfort in new economic data
- Commentary: Tight credit overshadows home affordability
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009
- NAR: Prices drop in 80% of metros
- Q3 home sales rise in most states
- Monday, November 9, 2009
- Zillow: Fewer homeowners underwater
- Some lost homes, others benefiting from price stabilization
- Friday, November 6, 2009
- All roads lead to low rates
- Commentary: How do we measure 'recovery'?
- Tuesday, November 3, 2009
- House leader: Tax credit a go
- Senate could vote today on tax-credit extension
- Monday, November 2, 2009
- Pending sales rise for 8th month
- NAR economist credits tax credit for buyers
- Friday, October 30, 2009
- Low prices not helping housing
- Commentary: Find a cure for consumer 'paralysis'
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Shiller warns prices could be in 'bubble territory'
- From Global Edge
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Reversal for new-home sales
- Builder inventory shrinks despite 3.6% drop in sales
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Mortgage bankers' HQ up for sale
- Trade group plans to stay on as tenant
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Foreclosures spread from bubble markets
- RealtyTrac metro-level report suggests shift in epicenter
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- More 'Hot Markets' outside California
- ZipRealty report tracks sales-to-list-price ratios
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Home prices slowed descent in August
- Case-Shiller indices continue climb from April trough
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Calif. resale price rises for 7th month
- But price slides 7.3% year-over-year in September
- Friday, October 23, 2009
- Give the buck a break
- Commentary: 'Dollar fear' is inflated
- Friday, October 23, 2009
- September home sales up 9%
- First-timers account for 45% of sales in last year
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
- Agent, broker confidence slips
- September Point2 survey based on 2,493 respondents
- Wednesday, October 21, 2009
- Critics question homebuyer tax credit
- Push for extension stimulates debate
- Friday, October 16, 2009
- Pig-in-a-python economics
- Commentary: Housing market damage deepens
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- Mortgage bankers see sales rebounding
- Unemployment not expected to peak until next year
- Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- Economists mixed on California's outlook
- USC Lusk Center director '70% optimistic'
- Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- Fewer sellers slash asking price
- ZipRealty reports price cuts on nearly half of listings
- Friday, October 9, 2009
- Who is in charge here?
- Commentary: Tax credit, loan mod talk falls short
- Friday, October 9, 2009
- Index: Inventories shrank again in August
- Listings count down in 22 of 26 ZipRealty markets
- Thursday, October 8, 2009
- Real estate's October report card
- Perspective: More convinced of 'W'-shaped recovery
- Wednesday, October 7, 2009
- California's rollercoaster ride to end?
- CAR: Different tracks for low-end, high-end homes
- Monday, October 5, 2009
- N.Y. condo sales up sharply
- Prices see more modest increases
- Friday, October 2, 2009
- Wheels of stimulus spinning in place
- Commentary: Plow through this 'Great Recession'
- Thursday, October 1, 2009
- Pending sales rise for 7th straight month
- NAR notes some double counting
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009
- Too late to close by Nov. 30?
- Agent responds to Barbara Corcoran's comments
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009
- Lenders more generous with loan mods
- Reduced redefaults tied to lower monthly payments
- Tuesday, September 29, 2009
- Hiring bonus: we'll buy your house
- Microsoft took homes off of executives' hands
- Tuesday, September 29, 2009
- Case-Shiller: third month of price gains
- Home prices down 32.6% from 2006 peak
- Monday, September 28, 2009
- Study: Detroit less costly than Hanoi
- Coldwell Banker compares cost of 'aspirational' 4-bedroom home
- Monday, September 28, 2009
- California home sales cool in August
- Inventory remains low as prices continue to rise
- Friday, September 25, 2009
- Beware undertones in Fed-speak
- Commentary: FHA a scapegoat in 'moral treasure hunt'
- Friday, September 25, 2009
- New-home sales eke out gain for August
- Sales up, inventories down for 5 months in a row
- Friday, September 25, 2009
- Tax credit big factor for first-timers
- Zillow survey: Extended credit would generate 334,000 sales
- Thursday, September 24, 2009
- Mini building boom ends in California
- Builders continue to pull permits at lower rates
- Thursday, September 24, 2009
- Home sales end 4-month rise in August
- Inventory shrinks while sales fall 2.7% from July to August
- Tuesday, September 22, 2009
- ZipRealty: For-sale inventory shrinks
- Double-digit annual declines in 19 markets
- Tuesday, September 22, 2009
- Prices creep up in most Census divisions
- Index shows third month of home-price gains
- Tuesday, September 22, 2009
- Role of cash-outs in crisis studied
- Diverse pool of borrowers 'synchronized' at market peak
- Friday, September 18, 2009
- Too many numbers, too little credit
- Commentary: Economy is on Fed, Treasury 'life support'
- Thursday, September 17, 2009
- Builders sweating sunset of tax credit
- Single-family starts end streak, fall 3% in August
- Thursday, September 17, 2009
- Refis could boost economy
- Study: Homeowners saving $2.3 billion a year
- Wednesday, September 16, 2009
- Builder confidence climbs from basement
- NAHB index at highest level since May 2008

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Commentary: Bernanke's speech casts shadows on recovery

11% growth in home sales forecast for 2010

Consumers out of touch with real estate reality

Commentary: Tight credit overshadows home affordability

Q3 home sales rise in most states

Some lost homes, others benefiting from price stabilization

Commentary: How do we measure 'recovery'?

Senate could vote today on tax-credit extension

NAR economist credits tax credit for buyers

Commentary: Find a cure for consumer 'paralysis'

From Global Edge

Builder inventory shrinks despite 3.6% drop in sales

Trade group plans to stay on as tenant

RealtyTrac metro-level report suggests shift in epicenter

ZipRealty report tracks sales-to-list-price ratios

Case-Shiller indices continue climb from April trough

But price slides 7.3% year-over-year in September

Commentary: 'Dollar fear' is inflated

First-timers account for 45% of sales in last year

September Point2 survey based on 2,493 respondents

Push for extension stimulates debate

Commentary: Housing market damage deepens

Unemployment not expected to peak until next year

USC Lusk Center director '70% optimistic'

ZipRealty reports price cuts on nearly half of listings

Commentary: Tax credit, loan mod talk falls short

Listings count down in 22 of 26 ZipRealty markets

Perspective: More convinced of 'W'-shaped recovery

CAR: Different tracks for low-end, high-end homes

Prices see more modest increases

Commentary: Plow through this 'Great Recession'

NAR notes some double counting

Agent responds to Barbara Corcoran's comments

Reduced redefaults tied to lower monthly payments

Microsoft took homes off of executives' hands

Home prices down 32.6% from 2006 peak

Coldwell Banker compares cost of 'aspirational' 4-bedroom home

Inventory remains low as prices continue to rise

Commentary: FHA a scapegoat in 'moral treasure hunt'

Sales up, inventories down for 5 months in a row

Zillow survey: Extended credit would generate 334,000 sales

Builders continue to pull permits at lower rates

Inventory shrinks while sales fall 2.7% from July to August

Double-digit annual declines in 19 markets

Index shows third month of home-price gains

Diverse pool of borrowers 'synchronized' at market peak

Commentary: Economy is on Fed, Treasury 'life support'

Single-family starts end streak, fall 3% in August

Study: Homeowners saving $2.3 billion a year

NAHB index at highest level since May 2008

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