Home prices

Home prices

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  US new home sales jump to fastest rate in 2½ years

  Americans bought new homes last month at the fastest pace in more than two and a half years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery. 

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  Retailers pull stocks lower on poor holiday sales

  For the stock market, this week hasn't been the most wonderful time of the year. U.S. stocks fell Wednesday for the third trading day in a row. 

• US home prices rise in October from previous year

  US home prices rose in most major cities in October compared with a year ago, pushed up by rising sales and a decline in the supply of available homes 

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  Stocks edge higher as traders return from holiday

  Stocks opened modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as traders returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading was quiet. Markets in Europe were still ... 

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  Spain's house prices keep tumbling

  Spain's ailing property market showed little sign of recovery Friday, with the latest figures showing house prices were down some 15 percent in the ... 

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  German real estate booms as people seek security

  Buying a home in Berlin is widely viewed as one of the safest investments a German, or any European, can make. That is why some real-estate experts ... 

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  US sales of new homes dip 0.3 percent in October

  U.S. sales of new homes fell slightly in October and September sales were slower than initially thought. The October sales pace was dragged lower by ... 

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  US economy gets lift from consumers, businesses

  American consumers are growing more confident about the job market, companies are ordering more equipment and home prices are rising in most major ... 

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  Home prices increase in most major US cities

  Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities, more evidence of a housing recovery that is providing a lift to the fragile economy.