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Apartment rents in West increase slightly
Yesterday | via Daily Herald
Apartment rents in the western United States are barely climbing -- good news for renters but actually a sign of a weakening economy, according to a new report released Thursday.
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Inland rents start to level off, report says
Yesterday | via The Press-Enterprise
After coping with years of strong rent growth, Inland Southern California apartment dwellers are getting relief.
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Home sales increase in Inland Empire
Thursday Jul 17 | via KABC
The housing market meltdown that has had a dire impact across Southern California is seeing a turnaround in the Inland Empire.
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Foreclosures, price drops spur area home sales amid recession
Thursday Jul 17 | via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
On a year-over-year basis, San Bernardino and Riverside counties are the only counties in Southern California seeing an up-tick in home sales, according to a report to be released today.
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June gloom: Housing prices drop 29.3%
Thursday Jul 17 | via San Diego Union-Tribune
The median home price in Southern California was down 29.3 percent from a year earlier to $355,000 last month, pushed downward by an unprecedented volume of foreclosure homes selling at a discount, DataQuick ...
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Regional Headlines
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2 hrs ago | via Chicago Tribune
Two little-known federal programs may hold the answer for would-be home buyers who don't have money for a down payment or don't have money left after closing to update their properties.
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Calif. To Be Hit Hard Among Nation's 1 Million Foreclosures
17 hrs ago | via NBC Channel 11
A forecast released Friday has predicted that 1 million homes will be in foreclosure nationwide by the end of the year.
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Solar-powered homes give builder an edge
Yesterday | via Lake Elsinore Valley News
Challenged with selling new homes in a tough residential real estate market, Woodside Homes has partnered with solar panel giant SunPower Corp., Southern California Edison and the makers of energy-efficient ...
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No housing bubble in Canada: Flaherty
Yesterday | via National Post
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty shrugged off housing worries in Canada Wednesday, saying there is no bubble and that the subprime-mortgage woes crippling financial institutions in the United States are ...
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Starbucks closures heaviest in California, Florida, Texas
Friday | via WNED.org
California, Florida and Texas, the U.S. states with the most Starbucks Corp stores, will see the most shuttered as the coffee chain axes more than 600 underperforming outlets in the coming year.
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National Headlines
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Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices
1 min ago | via Quamnet
"This is a challenging time for families across our nation," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address.
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Property cools in capital with glum economy
3 min ago | via Viet Nam News
Certain sectors of the Ha Noi real estate markets have cooled over the past few months as a result of the global economic slowdown, domestic inflation and limited liquidity on the market driven by high interest ...
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3 hrs ago | via News Press
Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Brownyard relocated to Houston, Texas, where she was in the insurance business.
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What to do in a time of foreclosures
3 hrs ago | via Lansing State Journal
'If there's ever a time to buy, it's certainly now because the prices are so low,' said David Whitcomb, broker and owner of Whitcomb Realty in Lansing.
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Foreclosures affect communities
3 hrs ago | via Lansing State Journal
The foreclosure crisis affects more than just individual homeowners. It has an impact on entire neighborhoods and communities.
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