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One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking
Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March.
RealtyTrac: US home repossessions fell in April
Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were repossessed by lenders last month, the latest indication that the nation's foreclosure woes ...
Survey: US home prices up 10.5 pct. in past year
A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006. Core Logic, a real estate data ...
US rate on 15-year mortgage at record 2.56 pct.
The average U.S. rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage fell to a new record low last week, and the rate on the 30-year fixed loan declined.
US home prices up 9.3 pct., most in nearly 7 years
U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years. The gains were driven by a growing number of ...
Despite hurdles, Cuba real estate market buzzing
In some ways, Yosuan Crespo's real estate office resembles any you might find in New York, London or Tokyo. There are slick posters of hot properties ...
US stocks rise, led by technology companies
Encouraging economic reports are sending stock prices higher on Wall Street. Wages and spending rose in the U.S. last month, and pending home sales ...
Pending US home sales reach 3-year high in March
The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose in March to the highest level in three years, pointing to higher sales this spring.
New-homes sales rise 1.5 percent in March to 417K
U.S. sales of new homes rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000. The increase added to evidence of a sustained housing recovery ...
US home sales slip as supply remains tight
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dipped in March as the supply remained tight. But the sales pace remained ahead of last year's. The National ...
Ebert links to his Urbana home remained tight
Michael Esteves wakes up every day in the spot Roger Ebert called the center of the universe, and it isn't Chicago, New York or Cannes. Esteves owns ...
US housing starts surpass 1 million in March
U.S. homebuilders broke the 1 million mark in March for the first time since June 2008. The gain signals continued strength for the housing recovery ...
Police: hostage-taker gave no signs of compromise
As a gunman held four firefighters hostage in his Georgia home, police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting his initial demands. But when ...
An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise ...
Pyongyang rumblings have little effect on SKoreans
Outsiders might hear the opening notes of a war in the deluge of threats and provocations from North Korea, but to South Koreans it is a familiar ...
Study: Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost
Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to ...
US rate on 30-year mortgage ticks up to 3.57 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages edged up this week but remained near historic lows. Low rates have helped drive the housing market's steady ...
Signed contracts to buy US homes dips slightly
Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, but the level stayed near a three-year high, and analysts believe sales of previously ...
Sales of new US homes slip 4.6 percent in February
Sales of new homes fell in February after climbing to the highest level in more than four years in January. Sales of new homes dropped to a seasonally ...
US home prices rise 8.1 pct., most since June 2006
U.S. home prices rose in January at the fastest annual pace since June 2006, just before the housing bubble burst. The gain shows the housing recovery ...
Marco Andretti looks for answers after lousy 2012
Sometime before his 11th birthday, Marco Andretti was forced to quit racing by his father, who feared his son was following in the wrong set of ...
Actor Jack Nicholson sells Colorado residence
More than three decades after actor Jack Nicholson and a friend bought a historic Victorian home in a Colorado ski town, reportedly so they could get ...
No. 12 seed Cal beats No. 5 seed UNLV 64-61
Allen Crabbe clapped his hands toward the roaring crowd. Richard Solomon shook his hips and danced. Senior reserve Robert Thurman pumped his fist ...
US homes sales highest in more than 3 years
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in February to their fastest pace in more than three years, and more people put their homes on the market
US rate on 30-year mortgage declines to 3.54 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week and remained near historic lows, a trend that has supported a recovery in housing. Freddie Mac ...