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The Great Housing Rebound of 2012: How the Fed Helped Sellers Beat the Odds
Without a doubt, the U.S. housing market has been the most successful sector of the economy this year, and Wednesday’s Case-Shiller home-price index report — which showed a fifth consecutive month of year-over-year increases in …
Is the Stigma of Ditching Your Underwater Mortgage Fading?
A good five years after the subprime mortgage crisis and housing bubble collapse, more Americans are deciding that it’s okay to just walk away. In a new survey, roughly a third of respondents said it was socially acceptable
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The Best Times to Buy or Sell a House
The housing market, a reliable bellwether of the economy, seems to be bouncing back.
Many of the nation’s largest home builders surprised analysts by reporting a profit in the quarter that just ended. Home sales continue to …
Real Estate Financial Fitness Q&A
Wondering what’s the latest in real estate? Every year, the Financial Planning Association of New York sponsors a “Financial Fitness Day” at New York University, co-sponsored by Moneyland. This year’s real estate discussion …
Five Reasons It Could Be the Opportunity of a Lifetime to Buy a House
It’s cheaper to buy than rent in almost every major U.S. housing market, and over the long term home prices appear likely to rise substantially.
Terrible Financial Advice: Top 10 Tips You Shouldn’t Follow
It seems like everyone from bloggers to your next-door neighbor doles out financial advice these days. It can be difficult figuring out who to believe, and bad tips can pop up as frequently as thunderstorms in the summertime. In …
Home Prices Rise Across the Board
The real estate report is happy — housing prices are up across the country. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index, a volatile but closely watched index of house prices, was up 0.9% from the month before. That jump follows a …
Housing: Even the Eeyore Index Shows Price Gains
Freshly released numbers from a housing index shows rising home prices in America’s biggest cities. That’s a good sign for all of America.
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Housing Market Better Than It Looks
Home prices rose 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, according to new numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller index. But four cities showed worse results in March than they had in February, with Atlanta notably down 0.4% over …
U.S. Households Still Digging Out of Recession-Related Debt
After the recession, many Americans began cutting back and slowly chipping away at their household debt. Unfortunately, this noble effort seems to have tapered off, according to a new University of Michigan study. In fact, according to the study, one in every five households now owes more in credit cards, medical bills, student loans and …
