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1 hr ago | Bloomberg

Bernanke Faith in Housing Seen in Mortgage Bonds: Credit Markets

Mortgage rates in the U.S., already increasing at the fastest pace in a decade, are poised to rise even further after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank is ready to slow its purchases of Treasuries and bonds backed by housing loans.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke, Financial Services, Fannie Mae

5 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa

Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases

Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Financial Markets, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

8 hrs ago | The Washington Post

Rising mortgage rates elicit fears they could hurt housing recovery

Mortgage rates have spiked over the past few weeks, rising at the fastest pace since 2010, sparking fears that the housing market could weaken and undermine the country's economic recovery.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Business News

12 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal

Will Home Prices Be Constrained by Stagnant Incomes?

The U.S. Federal Reserve has put a lot of its eggs in the housing basket. After all, a healthy housing sector brings benefits to the economy.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home Building

16 hrs ago | Marshfield News-Herald

Wisconsin home sales rise 18 percent in May

The Wisconsin Realtors Association says May sales are up about 18 percent compared to the same month last year.

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Related Topix: Real Estate

21 hrs ago | WHTC

U.S. builders complain they can't find skilled car...

Where have all the carpenters gone? Home builders across the United States are scratching their heads for an answer as they struggle to assemble crews to keep up with growing demand.

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Related Topix: Home Building, Home

Tue Jun 18, 2013

IcDumfries

Report: Home sales up as prices dip

But the market is on the up with the average price for April this year 2,430 higher than in December 2012, the report by LSL Property Services and Acadametrics shows.

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home

Hispanic Business

California Home Price Increases Most in 33 Years

The median price of a previously owned house in California soared 31.9 percent in May, the largest year-over-year increase in more than three decades as sales of more expensive properties increased and inventory remained tight, a trade group said Monday.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Los Angeles County, CA

The Hartford Courant

Housing starts miss expectations, but overall tone upbeat

Housing starts rose less than expected in May, likely reflecting labor and material constraints, but the overall trend remained consistent with strength in the housing market.

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Related Topix: Home Building, Ansonia, CT

KMIZ

Home building continues to rise

The number housing starts rose 7 percent to an annual pace of 914,000 homes, according to a government report out Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

Second-home sales help fuel real estate surge New Smyrna Beach a " Anne ...

Orlando-area residents Anne and Brian Fuselier look out over the Indian River recently from the third floor of their vacation home in New Smyrna Beach.News-Journal/DAVID TUCKER NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Anne and Brian Fuselier searched about a year and half - from "Vero to Palm Coast" - before they finally found their dream second home.

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Related Topix: New Smyrna Beach, FL, Palm Coast, FL, Real Estate, Daytona Beach, FL

Bloomberg

Wall Street Lending Rises For Private Equity Rentals

Wall Street is ramping up financing to private-equity firms buying homes to rent, helping them accelerate purchases as competition increases and prices jump .

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Related Topix: Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Financial Services, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Malibu, CA

Mon Jun 17, 2013

WTAQ-AM Green Bay

Sales of existing, new homes continue to see sharp...

The Wisconsin Realtors Association says for the 23rd-straight month, home sales is on the rise - up 18.2% from a year ago.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Marquette University

Lowell Sun

Pending home sales at highest point in at least nine years

There were more than 9,000 homes put under agreement in Massachusetts last month, the most for any month since the Massachusetts Association of Realtors began tracking data in 2004.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Braintree, MA

Detroit Free Press

Metro Detroit home sale prices continue strong rebound in May

This March 5, 2013 photo shows a sale pending sign in the front yard of a home in Mt.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Farmington Hills, MI, Real Estate

Bellingham Herald

World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans

When he takes questions this week after a Federal Reserve meeting, Chairman Ben Bernanke will confront investors' fear that rates are headed higher.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

The Daily Breeze

U.S. homebuilder confidence soars to 7-year high

In this Monday, May 6, 2013 photo, construction is underway on the infrastructure of a multi-acre housing development in Zelienople, Pa.

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Related Topix: Zelienople, PA, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Star Tribune

Survey: Most US homebuilders optimistic about home sales for first time in 7 years

For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

KMIZ

Builders say housing is back

Is the housing recovery for real? It looks that way, as a key measure of home builder confidence crossed a major threshold Monday.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Seattle Times

US homebuilder confidence soars to 7-year high

For the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales, a sign that construction could help drive stronger economic growth in coming months.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Mortgage

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