For years now, urban planners have predicted that homebuyers would opt for smaller houses in more urban-style neighborhoods when the real estate market recovers. That's true for some. But with housing the cheapest it has been in decades, some buyers are returning to the large suburban tract homes
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10/07/2012
Home prices are showing signs of life, but have a long way to go to make up for losses from the housing bust. ROSEVILLE home prices dropped by a third from the start of 2007 to the start of 2012, according to Fiserv, an analytics firm. Fiserv forecasts prices will bounce back an average of 3.7
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10/03/2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- It's been a long time coming, but economists surveyed by CNNMoney believe the nation's housing market has finally turned the corner. Of the 14 economists who answered questions about home prices in the survey, nine believe that prices have already turned higher or will make
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10/02/2012
Mortgage rates again fell record low levels this week, as the Federal Reserve's decision to buy billions in home loans for the foreseeable future continued to lower costs for would-be home buyers. Mortgage finance backer Freddie Mac's weekly survey showed the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage
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09/30/2012
The housing market is gaining strength thanks in part to government programs aimed at helping struggling homeowners, the latest Obama Administration Housing Scorecard released Thursday found. "The Obama Administration's efforts to speed housing recovery are showing clear signs of traction," said
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09/30/2012