August 1, 2010

UK confidence dwindles amid falling house prices

Anxiety about the health of Britain’s housing market will be ramped up today, with two reports warning that both prices and consumer confidence are falling.Hometrack, the property analyst, said that house prices fell by 0.1 per…

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Bernard Hickey: Rates cut will give little thrust to housing market

A bevy of banks surprised homeowners and regulators this week when they slashed their long term mortgage rates by as much as 0.75 per cent.But is it enough to transform the housing market in the same way that the mortgage price…

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House prices: is it time to buy or sell?

The housing market’s recovery is under threat, so it could be time to act before it’s too late.

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House prices: is it time to buy or sell?

House sales running hot despite cooling weather

Auckland’s housing market is humming through the winter, with prices up in most suburban areas.Data out yesterday from the Real Estate Institute and national agency chain Harcourts showed increases.The institute said the median…

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House sales running hot despite cooling weather

Real estate on a grand scale

R It was no surprise that the single-family housing market garnered the most attention. Overbuilt markets, including Florida, drove many of the panels

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Auckland property nudges up in May

The Auckland housing market appears to be taking the May 20 budget in its stride, Auckland’s biggest real estate firm says.Prices and turnover lifted slightly in May, reflecting a stable and balanced market, Barfoot & Thompson…

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Ask the expert: Realtor Tammy Mitchell Hines

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Realtor and owner Tammy Mitchell Hines & Co. 618-281-4663 tammy@tammymitchellhines.com Now that the housing market is rebounding, what is happening to home values?

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Homeowner Confidence Rises Nationally, But Western Homeowners Remain Pessimistic

RISMEDIA, May 28, 2010—As some parts of the U.S. housing market work their way out of the housing recession, while the majority of markets continue to decline, homeowners across the country had mixed opinions of the state of their own…

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How will your housing market hold up without the tax credit? – Reynolds Center

Los Angeles Times How will your housing market hold up without the tax credit? Reynolds Center Luxury – home builder Toll Bros. Thursday posted a far greater net loss (outside of one-time write-downs) for the second quarter of this year than for last …

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James Hardie slips on full-year loss

JAMES Hardie swung to a full-year net loss today as asbestos liabilities ballooned, and said the US housing market had likely bottomed.

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James Hardie slips on full-year loss