While housing bargains can still be found, home buyers are increasingly finding that home prices are on the rise in many markets.
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Too much talk about foreclosures and short sales is clouding the picture of what’s going on with just non-distressed sales … are they up or down?
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ERA Real Estate releases its “Hot Home Markets” list, showing which metro areas are posting some of the highest year-over-year average sales price and transaction increases.
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The term “underwater” has commonly been used in the housing industry to describe troubled mortgages. Now, Merriam-Webster announced it’s officially recognizing the word by adding it to the dictionary.
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Considered the first of its kind, a statewide housing index in Florida is using a different methodology in what it hopes will offer a more accurate picture of the housing recovery taking place in the state.
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The GOP’s candidate for vice president says the mortgage market should be privatized, leading to industry concern.
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