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Housing market
Anticipating this week's housing stats -- without dread
Feb 18, 2013
The market for new housing has been heating up, even though plenty of foreclosed homes are for sale too.
New home sales disappoint, but trend remains positive
Jan 25, 2013
Despite a dip in home sales last December, new data reveals that overall sales for 2012 were the highest in three years.
Will temporarily raising the debt ceiling help boost markets?
Jan 21, 2013
Julia Coronado, chief economist at BNP Paribas, discusses the debt ceiling delay proposed by House Republicans and its impact on the markets.
Housing starts mean new homes, but without picket fences
Jan 17, 2013
New homes driving the recent housing market comeback don't come with yards or picket fences -- instead they include rental agreements.
Housing market comeback gains more traction
Jan 16, 2013
Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial Services , discusses the housing market, the economy and your paycheck.
From a nation of homeowners to a nation of renters
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Paddy Hirsch
Jan 9, 2013
As 2013 kicks off, one of the biggest changes to the landscape of consumer finance is taking place in the housing market.
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The jumbo mortgage is back
Jan 4, 2013
Jumbo mortgages, too large to be backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, were hard to come by after the financial crisis. But in expensive real-estate markets like San Francisco, they're coming back.
For public good, not for profit.
Housing market to gradually move up in 2013
Jan 3, 2013
Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell says there is one bright economic spot to look forward to in the coming year: the housing market.
Chicago lags in U.S. housing recovery
Dec 26, 2012
The latest figures on the U.S. housing market show a turnaround is taking hold. But Chicago is a stubborn outlier on the road to recovery.
U.S. may expand mortgage refinance program
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Jeff Horwich
Dec 26, 2012
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Obama administration is eying new relief for underwater homeowners. Who stands to gain from the program?