The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that nationwide home prices posted their first gain in the first quarter since 2007. While the gain was modest at 0.6 percent, housing experts note it’s still another sign that the housing market is gaining momentum.

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New-Home Sales Inch Up, Optimism Builds

Sales of new single-family homes in April continued to inch up, increasing optimism in the building industry that a recovery is finally taking hold.
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Record low interest rates continue to pump up mortgage volume, as more borrowers try to take advantage.
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Mobile manners are getting worse, according to 81 percent of 2,000 Americans recently surveyed by Intel. Ninety-two percent of those surveyed said they wish the public would get more respectful with their mobile etiquette.
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A real estate agent in West York, Pa., was kidnapped by a man who threatened her with a steak knife and robbed her following a showing of a home for-sale, police say.
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