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Housing market
Housing prices surge, rise 9.3% since last year
Apr 30, 2013
Home prices rose 1.2 percent in February and were up 9.3 percent since last year, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index.
Bidding wars, rising prices - but a housing bubble?
Apr 11, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona, was hit hard during the housing crash. Now the housing market is recovering quickly and home buyers are frustrated. But one expert says that doesn't make a housing bubble.
The secret behind Bed Bath & Beyond earnings: Finding its niche
by
Noel King
Apr 10, 2013
A preview of Bed Bath & Beyond's earnings: Housing uptick helps, and online competition lurks.
Bush adviser Glenn Hubbard on how to make entitlement reform fair
Apr 9, 2013
Glenn Hubbard, former Chair of the White House Economic Council of Advisers under President George W. Bush, discusses the entitlement reform, the economic recovery, and taxes.
Record profits! Is Fannie Mae out of the woods?
Apr 2, 2013
After losing $166 billion in four years, Fannie Mae reported a $17 billion profit for 2012 -- a record.
Home prices are up, will the job market follow?
Mar 26, 2013
Home prices rise, but can they boost the job market?
Realtors ask: "What can I do to get you OUT of that house?"
Mar 20, 2013
With housing inventory at its lowest point in 13 years, realtors are trying new tactics to add listings.
For public good, not for profit.
Housing revives, and so do home improvement chains
Mar 7, 2013
As home prices rise, more owners are preparing housing for sale -- and construction companies and building supply chains are hiring again.
Lumber stacks up big profits
Feb 26, 2013
Despite a 46 percent jump in softwood lumber prices, many timber companies are wary to head into the forests.
Real estate comeback slows, but optimism remains
Feb 20, 2013
The pace of home building slowed in January, falling 8.5 percent from December. Despite the decrease, January was still the third best month for house construction since 2008.