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March 5, 2013 12:57 PM
EXCLUSIVE: RES.NET gets ready to go global

Nearly two weeks after announcing their partnership with RE/MAX and a week after educating agents about their technology at the RE/MAX R4 Convention in...

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March 5, 2013 12:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: RES.NET gets ready to go global

Nearly two weeks after announcing their partnership with RE/MAX and a week after educating agents about their technology at the RE/MAX R4 Convention in...

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March 5, 2013 11:07 AM
January home prices rise 9.7% from last year

Marking the biggest increase since April 2006, January national home prices, including distressed sales, rose 9.7% year-over-year, according to CoreLogic.

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March 5, 2013 03:00 AM
Clear Capital: Momentum continues to build for housing recovery

February home prices rose 6.1% nationwide year-over-year, according to data from Clear Capital.

Although current home prices have...

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March 4, 2013 01:04 PM
Sequester may reverse housing improvement, initializing greater risks

The automatic spending cuts that are in effect will have a devastating impact on the housing market, specifically cutting $3 billion of aid to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, warned Secretary Shaun Donovan of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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March 4, 2013 11:19 AM
Sequester may reverse housing improvement, initializing greater risks

The automatic spending cuts that are in effect will have a devastating impact on the housing market, specifically cutting $3 billion of aid to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, warned Secretary Shaun Donovan of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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March 4, 2013 08:57 AM
Realtors, mortgage industry await impact of sequester

The real estate industry is not immune from President Barack Obama's official enactment of a sequester deal that launches $85 billion in...

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March 4, 2013 01:01 AM
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: President Obama orders spending cuts

HousingWire’s Monday Morning Cup of Coffee takes a look at news from the weekend, with more coverage on bigger issues.

Late Friday, President Barack Obama instructed federal agencies to start implementing...

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March 1, 2013 05:36 PM
CoreLogic: Sinkholes more common, costly than homeowners realize

A Florida man who reportedly lost his life as a sinkhole swallowed his entire bedroom sent a chill across the U.S. as more Americans became aware of how unsettling nature can be.

But, unfortunately, sinkholes may be more common than homeowners realize, and the hazard is one insurance...

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March 1, 2013 11:29 AM
Homebuilder activity quiets down in January

After jumping 9% in December, construction spending in the U.S. dropped 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted rate of $883.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau...

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February 28, 2013 05:20 PM
LPS: Home prices could skyrocket 35% without affecting affordability

Home prices could rise 35% without stretching affordability, said Raj Dosaj, vice president of the behavioral library and home price index at LPS Applied Analytics.

Dosaj made that bold assertion while speaking at "Outlook: Is the Housing Recovery for Real?", a webinar...

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February 28, 2013 04:11 PM
LPS: Home prices could skyrocket 35% without affecting affordability

Home prices could rise 35% without stretching affordability, said Raj Dosaj, vice president of the behavioral library and home price index at LPS Applied Analytics.

Dosaj made that bold assertion while speaking at "Outlook: Is the Housing Recovery for Real?", a webinar...

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February 28, 2013 12:44 AM
RealtyTrac: Foreclosure sales uneven across the nation

Foreclosure properties sold during 2012 decreased by 6% from 2011 and down 11% from 2010, RealtyTrac said in its fourth quarter and year-end 2012 foreclosure and short sales report.

Based in Irvine, Calif., RealtyTrac is the leading online marketplace for foreclosure...

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February 27, 2013 05:45 PM
RealtyTrac: Foreclosure sales uneven across the nation

Foreclosure properties sold during 2012 decreased by 6% from 2011 and down 11% from 2010, RealtyTrac said in its fourth quarter and year-end 2012 foreclosure and short sales report.

Based in Irvine, Calif., RealtyTrac is the leading online marketplace for foreclosure...

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February 27, 2013 10:37 AM
Lack of inventory hinders top real estate markets

Higher priced homes are typically a strong indicator of the overall health of a real estate market and, according to Pro Teck Valuation Services, these homes are leading the recovery currently.

"Many of the interior U.S. markets exhibit low...

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