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U.S. housing market worsens

December 23rd, 2008 · Permalink

A slump in America’s housing market deepened in November, as buyers shunned both new and previously owned homes. At the same time, the median prices for houses posted their steepest monthly drop in four decades, according to reports released Tuesday.
Sales of existing homes declined 8.6 percent last month, to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.49 […]

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Housing: What the Experts See Ahead

December 16th, 2008 · Permalink

BusinessWeek Online - Everyone is worried about the real estate market, whether it’s because they want to sell, buy, or want a sense of whether their homes will regain value. As proposals to help the housing market are debated in Washington, BusinessWeek turned to leading real estate experts for their reading of where housing is […]

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New York’s Impending Real Estate Doom

December 4th, 2008 · Permalink

A hastily drafted moratorium on foreclosures has kept many New Yorkers in their homes. It’s about to change.
New York City has been the big holdout in the U.S. housing meltdown. Wealthy foreigners flush with weak dollars and a finite supply of pricey Manhattan condominiums have kept the market moving.
But the New York hiatus from a […]

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Beazer loss widens on housing market deterioration

December 3rd, 2008 · Permalink

Reuters - Beazer Homes USA posted a wider quarterly loss on Tuesday, citing a further deterioration of the U.S. housing market due to lower consumer confidence levels and reduced access to mortgage financing.
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UK home repossessions up 12 pct in 3Q from 2Q

November 24th, 2008 · Permalink

AP - Home repossessions in Britain jumped 12 percent to 11,300 in the third quarter from the previous quarter, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said Friday, more evidence that the financial crisis is taking its toll on households and the ailing housing market.
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Once hot Winnipeg housing market is cooling: MLS (CBC Manitoba)

November 24th, 2008 · Permalink

Following years of boom, Winnipeg’s housing market has cooled and is trending toward a buyer’s market, professionals say.
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Bernanke says he erred in gauging mortgage fallout

November 23rd, 2008 · Permalink

AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledges he was wrong in believing that there would be limited fallout to financial markets from risky mortgages that soured after the housing market’s collapse.
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US foreclosure filings surge 53 percent in June

July 10th, 2008 · Permalink

WASHINGTON - The number of homeowners stung by the rout in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by more than 50 percent compared with June a year ago, according to data released Thursday.
Nationwide, 252,363 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice in June, up 53 percent from the same […]

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