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Housing market
Nailing a comeback
Mar 21, 2012
Connecticut contractor Peter Schneider is surviving the recession thanks to his hard-won skills, hard-working attitude, and a little bit of luck.
Existing home sales up for 2011
Jan 20, 2012
Slightly stronger pre-loved home sales made 2011 a better year for realtors, but a “shadow inventory” still lurks.
2012: Good days ahead for housing
Dec 29, 2011
Gerard Cassidy thinks today's NAR Pending Home Sales index numbers are a sign that 2012 is the year the housing market recovers.
Some regions show stronger home sales than others
Dec 27, 2011
The S&P Case-Schiller Index is out today, and it shows home prices in October fell in 19 out of 20 major cities.
Rental rates one strong sign in weak housing market
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Juli Niemann
Dec 27, 2011
Home sales fell again in October, with one bright spot in the mix being the rise in rental rates.
America losing its homeowners
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 7, 2011
This final note today. We added jobs in September, but we're losing something else in this economy: Homeowners.
The Census Bureau said earlier ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends efforts in Libya, home prices continue to decline
Mar 29, 2011
Here are the latest headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web....
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MID-DAY UPDATE: AT&T hopes to acquire T-Mobile, Japanese concerns mount over food radiation exposure
Mar 21, 2011
Here are today's headlines from The Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Mixed job indicators, changes to home loan requirements
Mar 2, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report Friday, but other key job indicators give us a sense of what to expect. Job placement...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Unrest in Libya causes oil prices to spike; home prices fell in December
Feb 22, 2011
Oil giant Shell has moved all of its foreign workers out of Libya, following a similar move by BP late last week. With protests in Libya escalating...