Now that the worst of the foreclosure crisis is in the rearview mirror, former home owners who lost their homes to a short sale or foreclosure are re-entering the housing market.
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The estimated monthly house payment for a median-priced three-bedroom home purchased at the end of 2013 was 21 percent higher than it was at the end of 2012, RealtyTrac finds.
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The four major commercial sectors — office, industrial, retail, and multifamily — can expect to see “slow and gradual improvement” this year, with vacancy rates down between now and 2015.
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These are the top countries of origin for people moving to the U.S. in 2013, as well as the top destinations for U.S. residents moving out of the country.
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Billionaire and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks about how two small non-stock investments in real estate from years ago were keys to teaching him about investing.
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