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Results 1 - 20 of 99,027 in Housing

  1. Sterlent Credit losses mountRead the original story

    3 min ago | Inside Bay Area

    ... according to a quarterly report the company has filed. The most recent difficulties underscore how the morass in housing and the mortgage industry has engulfed a wider array of financial institutions. In recent years, Sterlent embarked on a program ...

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    Related Topix: Castro Valley, CA, Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Home, Mortgage

  2. U.S. retail sales dip but sales excluding autos show strengthRead the original story

    9 min ago | 680News

    ... profits on Tuesday, another indication that Americans are hunting for bargains in the face of layoffs, a slumping housing market and gasoline prices at record highs, hitting US$3.73 a gallon this week. The Bush administration is hoping that a $168 ...

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  3. Mortgage scams on rise, net millions for fraudsters in US: FBIRead the original story

    10 min ago | Maktoob Business

    Fraudsters netted hundreds of millions of dollars through mortgage scams last year, and the trend was likely to continue as the US housing market slumps even further, the FBI said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News, Mortgage, Home

  4. Toll Brothers preliminary 2Q sales fall 30 percentRead the original story

    11 min ago | PhillyBurbs.com

    Investors scouring for hints of a housing revival won't find much in the second-quarter preliminary sales results of luxury-home builder Toll Brothers Inc.

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Horsham, PA, Home Building, Construction, Toll Brothers

  5. U.S. foreclosure filings surge 65 percent in April; Ohio among worstRead the original story

    14 min ago | News Journal

    ... filing in April. Foreclosure filings increased from a year earlier in all but eight states. The combination of weak housing sales, falling home values, tighter mortgage lending criteria and a slowing U.S. economy has left financially strapped ...

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

  6. Firm developing $5.6bn projectsRead the original story

    20 min ago | Gulf Daily News

    DUBAI: Mubadala Development Company, an Abu Dhabi investment firm which manages more than $10 billion in assets, said yesterday its new real estate unit is developing at least $5.6bn worth of projects.

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    Related Topix: MGM Mirage, Gaming, Hotels

  7. How low will prices go? Check out our latest home sales mapRead the original story

    24 min ago | Bakersfield Californian

    Our latest home sales map is ready for a peek. Photos: Photo by Henry A. Barrios/ The Californian This home at 15602 Domaine Chandon Ave.

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    Related Topix: Bakersfield, CA, Foreclosures

  8. Realtors(R) on Building Green: Niche Market or Wave of the Future?Read the original story

    24 min ago | PR Newswire

    Home buyers and commercial investors alike are increasingly demanding green building practices, and many experts agree the environmentally friendly building approach is here to stay.

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  9. Sterlent Credit losses mountRead the original story

    26 min ago | Inside Bay Area

    ... according to a quarterly report the company has filed. The most recent difficulties underscore how the morass in housing and the mortgage industry has engulfed a wider array of financial institutions. In recent years, Sterlent embarked on a program ...

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    Related Topix: Castro Valley, CA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Pleasanton, CA

  10. Buyers camp out for shot at new homes in MesaRead the original story

    32 min ago | Arizona Republic

    ... be about $100,000 less." Flatt said homebuilder Jeff Blandford put the introductory price at 2002 levels, before housing prices made their meteoric rise and then plummeted to pre-frenzy levels. The prices will go up, likely after this initial sale. ...

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    Related Topix: Video Games, Mesa, AZ, Phoenix Metro

  11. Need a Mortgage? Try a Wedding Fair - Housing TrackerRead the original story

    34 min ago | The US Market Blog

    ... from real estate agents or mortgage brokers interested in exhibiting at the shows." (Chicago Tribune, May 12th) Housing Pain Ripples Through Economy. "In San Luis Obispo County, new-home construction is in the midst of a significant downturn. The ...

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    Related Topix: Arroyo Grande, CA, Marketing

  12. Las Vegas, Reno see double-digit drops in quarterly housing pricesRead the original story

    34 min ago | KTNV

    ... areas. The National Association Realtors released the latest report today highlighting the depth of the nation's housing woes. Nationally, the median home price fell to $196,300 in the first quarter, down by 7.7% from the same period a year ago. The ...

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    Related Topix: Real Estate

  13. Diverse Portfolios Take the Edge Off Rough MarketRead the original story

    36 min ago | Hispanic Business

    ... the stocks. Just as the market was about to recover from that mania, it suffered a shock from another mania - the housing craze. Whenever investors push investments - whether Avon, Cisco Systems or homes - to exorbitant prices, there is a lengthy ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Markets

  14. Boost in many Valley cities' median home pricesRead the original story

    58 min ago | KTVK Phoenix

    12:47 PM Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3TV The Valley housing market is seeing a small improvement in some areas. Realty Studies in the Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus ...

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Tempe, AZ, Phoenix Metro, Chandler, AZ, Mesa, AZ

  15. U.S. median home prices fall the most since 1979, NAR saysRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Blogging Stocks

    ... side was Binghamton, N.Y., which registered the largest increase, up 11.8%, followed by Peoria, Illinois, up 10.4%. 'Housing market looks stalled' Economist Peter Dawson did not mince words regarding the U.S. housing sector's condition, circa spring ...

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    Related Topix: Real Estate, San Bernardino, CA

  16. 'Today' show contributor calls area 'miracle town'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Press & Sun-Bulletin

    REGION "Today" show real estate expert Barbara Corcoran named the Binghamton market one of three "miracle towns" in the nation because of its affordable housing.

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    Related Topix: Binghamton Metro, Binghamton, NY, Home, Home Selling, Real Estate

  17. Former UBS banker charged in tax evasion caseRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Florida Times Union

    A former UBS executive was one of two European bankers charged by federal prosecutors on Tuesday for helping a billionaire real estate developer hide assets overseas and evade millions of dollars in U.S. income ...

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    Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale, FL

  18. Gordon Brown pays 2.7 billion to end 10p tax crisisRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Times Online

    ... have to be paid for eventually by higher taxes or cuts in spending. It came on a day when government fears that a housing crash may be on the way were laid bare by a ministerial blunder. Caroline Flint, the Housing Minister, walked into a Cabinet ...

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  19. U.S. retail shows some resilienceRead the original story

    34 min ago | The Toronto Star

    ... profits on Tuesday, another indication that Americans are hunting for bargains in the face of layoffs, a slumping housing market and gasoline prices at record highs, hitting US$3.73 a gallon this week. The Bush administration is hoping that a $168 ...

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    Related Topix: Ben Bernanke

  20. Las Vegas, Reno see double-digit drops in quarterly housing pricesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CBS 2

    ... areas. The National Association Realtors released the latest report today highlighting the depth of the nation's housing woes. Nationally, the median home price fell to $196,300 in the first quarter, down by 7.7% from the same period a year ago. The ...

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    Related Topix: Real Estate