Posts Tagged ‘Housing market’

Housing market ‘not being fixed’

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Housing groups warn that problems in Britain’s housing market are not being fixed, on the day that figures on new house building are due.

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Housing market sees improvements

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

March saw some improvements in Northern Ireland’s housing market in March, a new survey suggests.

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Obama announces new housing refinance plan

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

President Obama on Wednesday made his latest pitch to lift the nation’s beleaguered housing market, unveiling a series of proposals to help struggling borrowers reduce their monthly payments and to stem the continuing slide in real estate prices. Read full article > >

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Obama announces new housing refinance plan

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

President Obama on Wednesday made his latest pitch to lift the nation’s beleaguered housing market, unveiling a series of proposals to help struggling borrowers reduce their monthly payments and to stem the continuing slide in real estate prices. Read full article > >

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Home builders’ confidence grows in January

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Confidence among the nation’s single-family home builders rose in January for the fourth consecutive month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Wednesday. Read full article > >

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Outlook key to housing inactivity

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

A growing proportion of surveyors believe that economic uncertainty is holding back housing market activity.

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Government-owned homes may get ‘for rent’ signs

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

The Obama administration Wednesday went searching for creative answers to a perplexing question: How can the government rid itself of the glut of foreclosed properties it now owns in a way that nudges the housing market toward recovery? As the housing crisis has persisted, government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , along with the Federal Housing Administration, have taken possession of hundreds of thousands of foreclosures throughout the country. But selling those homes at decent prices in an abysmal market has proven difficult. Read full article > >

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Housing market ‘still lacklustre’

Friday, May 27th, 2011

The UK housing market is still subdued, according to the latest monthly survey from the Nationwide building society.

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Administration proposals to overhaul federal housing role draw fire from left

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

The Obama administration’s plan to overhaul the U.S. housing market drew fire Friday from some of the president’s traditional allies, who argued that proposals in the newly released report could make it too costly for many Americans to buy a home.

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Caution dominates housing market

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Cautious buyers and sellers failed to add any fresh impetus into the UK housing market in January, according to a survey.

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Snow ’caused slow housing market’

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Heavy snowfall during December led to “lacklustre” activity levels in the UK housing market, surveyors say.

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Housing market ‘is being stifled’

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The housing market is being stifled by a lack of first-time buyers and economic confidence, according to surveyors.

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US housing doldrums ‘until 2013′

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Most Americans expect the US housing market to remain depressed for at least another two years, a survey finds.

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US house prices in fresh decline

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

US home prices fell again in September, a survey says, as the relapse in the weak housing market continues.

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US spending rises despite housing

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Household incomes and spending rise in the US in October, giving Wall Street a lift, despite continuing housing market woes.

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