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It’s Mandelman on The Real Estate Guys Radio Show!

It’s Mandelman on The Real Estate Guys Radio Show!

It’s Mandelman on The Real Estate Guys radio show! Yay! It’s sort of like Click & Clack, those brothers that do the Car Talk show on NPR on weekends. You think it’s going to be dull, but then it’s not.

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Home prices under renewed pressure: S&P

Home prices under renewed pressure: S&P

In this photo taken Monday, May 24, 2010, a sold home is shown in Palo Alto, Calif. Home prices fell in March from the previous month, signaling that temporary tax credits for buyers weren't enough to buoy the housing market.The housing slump isn’t over. Tax credits and historically low mortgage rates have failed to lift home prices so far this year.




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Tax credit fuels surge in April home sales

Tax credit fuels surge in April home sales

A sold sign is posted outside a home April 27 in Mariemont, Ohio. Home prices rose in nearly 60 percent of U.S. cities in the first quarter of this year, thanks in part to a government tax credit.Homebuyers rushed to take advantage of government incentives and record-low mortgage rates in April, giving the housing market its biggest boost in five months.




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Home prices: 1st annual increase in 3 years

Home prices: 1st annual increase in 3 years

Home prices in February posted their first annual increase since the end of 2006, lifted by temporary tax credits for homebuyers.




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Buying a home? Don’t focus on sale price alone

Buying a home? Don’t focus on sale price alone

In this photo made March 16, 2010, Chad Wootton looks at the listings of homes for sale while talking on the phone in Los Angeles. Prospective home buyers tend to focus on a single number: the listed sale price. It’s why they’re often blindsided by the array of costs that come with buying a home.




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Open House: Homes for sale at $250,000

Open House: Homes for sale at $250,000

See how far your $250,000 will spend with a sampling of homes around the country for $250,000.




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Housing starts hit highest level since Nov. 2008

Housing starts hit highest level since Nov. 2008

A construction worker carries a ladder to a home under construction April 5 in Sacramento, Calif. Housing construction posted a better-than-expected performance in March, rising to the highest level in 16 months.




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Is the return of house flippers a good sign?

Is the return of house flippers a good sign?

The house flipper, the symbol of real estate fever—the investor who buys, fixes, and sells homes quickly—is back. This time it’s a good thing.




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Pending home sales tumble amid winter woes

Pending home sales tumble amid winter woes

The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern states.




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Homebuyer credit not jolting 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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Pittsburgh tops list of best housing markets

Pittsburgh tops list of best housing markets

Louisville, Kentucky’s, low foreclosure rate — only 1.15 percent of homes are in foreclosure, half the national average — illuminates it as one of the cities least affected by the dramatic housing market collapse of the past three years. Families in the market for a house are shopping at the right time: Nationally, homes are near the most affordable they’ve been in 18 years.




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Q&A: Any bright spots in the economy?

Q&A: Any bright spots in the economy?

Answer Desk’s John Schoen fielded readers’ questions in a live chat on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Here are some of his answers about the housing crisis and the economic recovery.




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Home construction posted big gains in Jan.

Home construction posted big gains in Jan.

Housing starts rebounded more strongly than expected to their highest level in six months in January, while permits fell slightly less than forecast, a government report showed.




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No Worries About “Morality” in Biggest Real-Estate Default in History

No Worries About “Morality” in Biggest Real-Estate Default in History

see Morality NO Issue in Big Strategic Defaults Of residential property Why Not for Homeowners
No Worries About “Morality” in Biggest Real-Estate Default in History
Posted Jan 25, 2010 11:59am EST by Henry Blodget in Investing, Recession, Banking, Housing
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Over the past few months, arguments have raged about whether it is [...]

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Homebuilder outlook dips despite tax credit

Homebuilder outlook dips despite tax credit

The National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday its housing market index fell by one point to 16 this month, reflecting concern that job losses will stifle demand for new homes.




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