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Housing Cannot Be Ignored

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The housing industry is traditionally the leader out of recession and must be addressed as it is still in a position of weakness. This according to DJ Newswires SVP & Managing Editor Neal Lipschutz in this Wall Street Journal interview… Questions or comments about this video? We’d love to hear from you. Just use the […]

Fed Move Won’t Change Things Much

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The Federal Reserve’s latest effort to boost the economy by driving down long-term interest rates won’t have a big impact on home and car buyers, savers or credit card users. Any noticeable changes from the central bank shuffling $400 billion of its portfolio are likely to be mixed. Although borrowers may benefit from lower rates […]

Housing Starts Increase in June

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Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000. This is 14.6 percent (±10 9%) above the revised May estimate of 549,000 and is 16.7 percent (±11.8%) above the June 2010 rate of 539,000. Single-family housing starts in June were at a rate of 453,000; this is 9.4 percent (±11.1%)* […]

Housing Market Continues To Take A Pounding

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As new indicators on the languishing national housing market continue to stream in it remains apparent that the crisis brought about by the bursting of the housing bubble is far from over. Newly released figures reveal that the prices of houses declined with greater speed during the opening quarter of this year than at any […]

Is It Becoming Time to Buy a House?

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Given the recent experience in housing is real estate an asset that should be abandoned? Obviously not but that mentality has grown dramatically within many segments of our nation. Can you blame people for never wanting to venture back into the real estate market? No. It is understandable but it is not real estate’s fault. […]

Fewer Americans Struggling to Pay Their Mortgage

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Fewer Americans are having trouble paying their mortgages now compared to a year ago, according to a new Harris Interactive poll. About 22% of those surveyed last month said they had difficulty making their mortgage payments, down from 29% a year earlier. Additionally, 21% of respondents believed they were “under water” on their mortgage, meaning […]

Housing Starts Fell 22.5% in February

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Housing starts fell 22.5% in February, well below most analysts’ estimates and to the lowest rate in almost two years, according to Commerce Department data. In a joint release, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development said starts fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 479,000 units, down from a revised 618,000 […]

Debt Consolidation Loans Becoming More Common

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The housing slump has sent home values plummeting, and it has left an ever-growing number of homeowners upside down in their mortgage loans: They now owe more on their mortgage than what their homes are worth. This unfortunate economic reality has led a growing number of consumers to debt consolidation loans to help reduce the […]