Tag: "Housing Market"

Homebuyer credit not jolting housing market

It sounded like a great idea three months ago: Hand homeowners a $6,500 tax credit to find a new place to live, giving a thrust of energy to the housing market’s recovery.




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Home prices gain for seventh straight month

Home prices rose nationally for the seventh straight month in December as the U.S. housing market continues its bumpy road to recovery.




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Economy needs stronger housing market

January’s uptick in housing starts confirms that the housing market has bottomed out. But it’s going to have to do better than that to sustain a real economic recovery.




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Builder sentiment index dips in January

The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index fell this month to the lowest level since last summer.




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New home sales drop as recovery teeters

The housing market is in the midst of a rocky recovery, but it’s too soon to declare the end of one of the worst slides since the Great Depression.




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