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29 min ago | MarketWatch

Economic Preview: U.S. economy walks uneven path

The bubbling U.S. stock market might get more pop this week from positive sales trends in housing, but danger signs lurk in other parts of the economy.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Foreclosures

4 hrs ago | Burbed.com

Real American Area: No Bubble. Real Bay Area? Otherwise.

CoreLogic said today that home prices are projected to increase 3.9 percent on an annualized basis between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the same quarter in 2017.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

8 hrs ago | The Standard

Used homes hit highest point since duty whammy

Secondary home sales climbed to their highest level since the latest coolers in the form of double stamp duty were imposed in late February.

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12 hrs ago | Deseret News

Is another housing bubble looming on the horizon?

This Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, photo, shows an exterior view of a home sold in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Related Topix: Palo Alto, CA

17 hrs ago | NJ.com

Renters hesitant to recommit to longer visit to the beach

While much of the housing market along the northern barrier island of the Jersey Shore is still recovering from Hurricane Sandy's devastation, there are still a large number of undamaged rentals available for the upcoming 2013 summer season.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Real Estate, Ocean County, NJ, Seaside Park, NJ, Lavallette, NJ

21 hrs ago | Patch.com

Newton Foreclosure Activity Down Dramatically from March 2012

Newton's home and condo sales through March 2013 have been down slightly from the same period in 2012, but the good news is that foreclosure numbers through the same month in 2013 have dropped dramatically.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Newton, MA

Sat May 18, 2013

KFOR-TV Oklahoma City

Police chase almost derails home sale

The suspect holed up in a home that had just sold; the closing was scheduled for 4 p.m. that same day.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Real Estate

The Motley Fool

Why the Next Mortgage Crisis Is Inevitable

Making sure that people learn from the mistakes that they and others have made is the best way to avoid seeing problems repeat in the future.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Patch.com

Redfin: Georgetown a Top 10 Market for Luxury Home Sales

With 237 homes sold for $1 million or more from January 2012 to March 2013, Georgetown is a top 10 ZIP code nationwide for luxury home sales.

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Related Topix: Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Redfin, Best of 2007

Patch.com

Energy Returns to Deerfield Real Estate Market

Though Deerfield residential real estate values are approximately 75 percent of what they were six to seven years ago, buyers are beginning to fight over the available homes, according to local industry leaders.

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Related Topix: Deerfield, IL

Reuters

China April housing inflation quickens to two year high

China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic expansion.

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The New Zealand Herald

Small NZ banks on notice over housing risk - S&P

Rating agency S&P said a heating property market was a threat to the New Zealand economy.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Bloomberg

Wells Fargo Reaches Record as Strength in Economy, Housing Attract Buyers

Wells Fargo & Co. , the largest U.S. home lender and the nation's most valuable bank, closed at a record high yesterday as strength in the economy and housing markets spurred buyers.

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Related Topix: Wells Fargo , Banking, Financial Services, Startups, Mach One, Institutional Venture Partners, Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers, Wachovia Corporation

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

SOLD: Naperville, Lisle Home Sales May 17 Edition

A 4-bedroom, 4.5 bath home with 3,600 square feet sold recently for $500,000, according to real estate records.

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Related Topix: Naperville, IL, Lisle, IL

KREM-TV Spokane

Seattle ranks No. 7 for luxury home sales

Seattle ranks No. 7 in the country for the number of million-dollar homes sold from January 2012 through March 2013, according to real estate broker Redfin .

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Related Topix: Redfin, Clyde Hill, WA, Yarrow Point, WA

Examiner.com

Eugene 5th in nation for rebounding housing markets

You read it right! Eugene, Oregon was rated number five in the nation by CNN Money for rebounding housing markets.

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Related Topix: Eugene, OR

Fortune

Signs of new housing bubble in several areas

FORTUNE Only a year after the U.S. housing market hit bottom, it may be bubbling up -- again.

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Related Topix: Trulia, Startups, Texas

E-wisdom.com

Home prices show yearly gains

Home prices rose on a year-over-year basis, breathing additional life into the recovering housing market, Clear Capital said in its monthly market report.

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The Real Deal

Are U.S. home prices rising at unsustainable levels?

Steep home price gains in certain U.S. markets, including Brooklyn, have some economists worried that the increases are unsustainable for a healthy housing market, forecasting another real estate bubble, Bloomberg News reported.

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Related Topix: Crown Heights, NY

Thu May 16, 2013

The Miami Herald

US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct.

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but stayed near their historic lows.

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

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