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Home prices gain 3.6% in past year
August 31st, 2010 — News
Despite a recent spate of bad news coming out of the housing industry, home prices show signs of stabilizing.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/nPjWBocq44Y" height="1" width="1"/
Remodeling your home? Get online
August 27th, 2010 — News
Home improvement is one of the fastest-growing segments of e-commerce. But the consequences of a bad decision when it comes to finding a contractor or remodeling products online are far worse than buying the wrong paperback.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VkD1uhTGVGI" height="1" width="1"/
Say goodbye to the McMansion
August 26th, 2010 — News
The American home is shrinking. Toll the bell for the McMansion.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/XejrovRepZc" height="1" width="1"/
Housing’s a wreck. Builders rally. Huh?
August 25th, 2010 — News
Stop me if you've heard this before. The housing market is still in shambles.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/pEF-Hc09l3Y" height="1" width="1"/
New home sales drop 12.4%
August 25th, 2010 — News
New home sales unexpectedly fell in July to the lowest level on record as the housing market continued to suffer from the end of the homebuyer tax credit boost.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Ksno_NDO86Q" height="1" width="1"/
Toll Brothers: First profit in 3 years
August 25th, 2010 — News
Homebuilder Toll Brothers made a profit last quarter -- its first in three years. And it largely has Uncle Sam's tax credits to thank for it.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/1wMHGQ7cE04" height="1" width="1"/
Best moves for home buyers and sellers
August 25th, 2010 — News
Plenty of forces, from overly cautious lenders to inaccurate appraisals, are wrecking real estate deals right now. But one of the biggest roadblocks to getting a house sold these days is the disconnect between buyers and sellers.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PjlXB3QS-vc" height="1" width="1"/
10-year yield at 19-month low
August 24th, 2010 — News
Treasury yields continued to fall Tuesday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note holding near a 19-month low, as a spate of dour economic news has driven investors into safer assets, like government-backed debt.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/yM0JGtNAJS4" height="1" width="1"/
Plunging home sales could sink recovery
August 24th, 2010 — News
With home sales plunging to their lowest level in 15 years, economists warn that a double-dip in housing prices is just around the corner, threatening to further slow the overall recovery.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/C0_xAs6ToPc" height="1" width="1"/
The latest real estate rip-off?
August 23rd, 2010 — News
Would you be willing to pay the original builder a fee when you resell your home? That's an obligation some developers are trying to slap on homeowners in their communities.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Pu2tvoXJ6A0" height="1" width="1"/