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August 29, 2012 01:19 PM
Beige Book: Federal Reserve districts report improved real estate

All 12 Federal Reserve Districts report home sales, home prices or housing construction increased in July and early August, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its Beige Book.

Reports on commercial real estate markets are generally positive. The San Francisco district...

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August 29, 2012 09:09 AM
Pending home sales rise for 15th straight month

Pending home sales rose in July to the highest level since April 2010 when the homebuyer tax credit was about to close, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The association’s pending home sales index rose 2.4% to 101.7 in July from 99.3...

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August 28, 2012 06:16 PM
FNC: Home prices rise for fourth consecutive month

U.S. residential property values gained more traction in June amid signs of slower economic growth and a stagnant labor market, according to FNC’s latest residential price index.

The index comes out on the heels of the S&P/Case-Shiller home price...

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August 28, 2012 12:11 PM
CoreLogic estimates 269,000 homes in path of Hurricane Isaac

A month after Congress approved a five-year extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, Hurricane Isaac is barreling towards the Gulf Coast, threatening $36 billion in residential...

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August 28, 2012 11:52 AM
CoreLogic estimates 269,000 homes in path of Hurricane Isaac

A month after Congress approved a five-year extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, Hurricane Isaac is barreling towards the Gulf Coast, threatening $36 billion in residential...

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August 28, 2012 08:01 AM
S&P Case-Shiller: Home prices up across the board

Home prices in the second quarter gained across all headline composite indices measured in the latest Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller report.

This is the first time all three headline composites studied by S&P have reported positive annual growth simultaneously...

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August 27, 2012 05:00 AM
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Case-Shiller expected to rise for first time in 2 years

A look at stories across HousingWire's weekend desk, with more coverage to come on bigger issues:

The upcoming week holds plenty of new economic data. The Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller home price index for June, to be released on Tuesday morning, is...

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August 24, 2012 03:37 PM
Studies find home prices and crime rates not greatly impacted by foreclosures

Several studies published in the...

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August 23, 2012 12:14 PM
Household formation among young adults shows no sign of recovery

The rate at which Americans formed households fell sharply during the Great Recession, with the greatest shortfall among young adults squeezed financially by the weak economy, according to an economic commentary from a Cleveland Federal Reserve official.

Tighter lending...

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August 22, 2012 12:47 PM
Nearly half of Fannie Mae REO unable to reach market

Only half of the previously foreclosed homes owned by Fannie Mae are either on the market or being prepared for sale. The remaining properties are currently locked away in some step of the foreclosure system.

The National Association of Realtors said in...

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August 22, 2012 12:14 PM
Nearly half of Fannie Mae REO unable to reach market

Only half of the previously foreclosed homes owned by Fannie Mae are either on the market or being prepared for sale. The remaining properties are currently locked away in some step of the foreclosure system.

The National Association of Realtors said in...

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August 22, 2012 09:57 AM
Existing home sales rebound in July

Existing home sales rose in July, pushing prices up for the fifth straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of existing single-family homes, town homes and condos increased 2.3% to an annual rate of 4.47 million properties. It's more than 10...

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August 22, 2012 09:55 AM
Existing home sales rebound in July

Existing home sales rose in July, pushing prices up for the fifth straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of existing single-family homes, town homes and condos increased 2.3% to an annual rate of 4.47 million properties. It's more than 10...

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August 22, 2012 08:43 AM
Toll Brothers net income rises on increased home demand

Luxury builder Toll Brothers Inc. ($33.80 -0.24%) posted a third-quarter profit of $61.6 million, or 36 cents a share, for...

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August 21, 2012 03:42 PM
Shrinking unemployment enriches Houston real estate market

Strengthening job creation and home buying demand merged in July to heat up Houston’s already red-hot real estate market.

Sales of single-family homes in Houston totaled 6,324, up 27% from July 2011, marking the city’s 14th straight monthly increase and representing the largest one-month...

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