11/18/2010 8:17:00 AM
Housing Market Recovery Depends on Jobs and Access to Credit, Says NAR
November 18, 2010—Although the recent trend of rising long-term borrowing rates may mean higher mortgages for consumers in the coming months, the greater obstacles to housing market recovery are job creation and availability of credit, according to a ...
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11/3/2010 7:50:00 AM
Fed to Take Unusual Stab at Boosting Economy through Quantitative Easing
The Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting that’s expected to conclude with the announcement of an unorthodox plan to spark life into the U.S. economy. The Fed has signaled since August that it’ll begin purchasing government bonds in an attempt ...
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10/30/2010 1:55:00 PM
New-Home Sales Climb 6.6 Percent in September 2010
—Sales of new homes climbed 6.6% in September 2010, figures released by the federal government showed, representing the second straight month of gains, but still well below the pace when a tax credit existed. Sales of new single-family homes rose 6.6% ...
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10/27/2010 4:50:00 PM
Obama Administration October Housing Scorecard Shows Continued Signs of Stabilization in House Prices
—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the October edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard ( www.hud.gov/scorecard ). The latest housing figures show continued ...
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