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New home sales lag overall market

by Mitchell Hartman
May 24, 2016
New home sales have risen moderately since 2011 as builders focus on higher-priced homes for higher-income buyers.
New home sales are less than half of what they were in the mid-2000s.
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Million-dollar homes are no longer anything special

by Mark Garrison
May 19, 2016
With rising prices and rents, it's tought to gain a foothold in big U.S. cities.
A luxury home in San Francisco, California. Around 57 percent of San Francisco homes are now worth a million or more.
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J.C. Penney is set to enter the appliance business

by Nova Safo
Feb 17, 2016
To boost sales, stores are targeting the 'modern American mom.'
To boost sales, J.C. Penney is targeting the "modern American mom."
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In real estate, cash is king

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 12, 2016
Nearly 40 percent of home sales were cash deals in November.
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Do higher home prices mean the market is rebounding?

by Gigi Douban
Mar 31, 2015
The answer is complicated, thanks to that basic economic rule: supply and demand.
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Existing home sales report reveals caution

by Gigi Douban
Mar 23, 2015
Existing home sales report shows cautious homeowners and home buyers.
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Recovery in new home sales a boost for the economy

by Eve Troeh
Dec 27, 2012
Many of the new homes being sold now were planned years ago. Finally demand has returned, in part because first-time buyers are being outbid by investors for bargain foreclosure sales.
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It's a seller's market

by Deborah Wang
Mar 30, 2012
Home sales in popular neighborhoods are up sharply as the economy continues its slow-but-steady recovery.
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Housing market gets good news

by Jeff Tyler
Feb 27, 2012
Home sales jumped 8% last month. Those numbers and better than expected quarterly sales in home improvement supplies could mean some long-awaited relief for the housing market.
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New-home sales tank in 2011

by Joel Patterson
Dec 23, 2011
This year may go on record as the worst for new-home sales since anyone started keeping record.
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