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Fear of Double Dip in Housing

Housing starts tumbled 10.6% in October, the lowest level since April, adding to doubts about the vigor of the economic recovery.

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Top 8 House-Hunting Mistakes

Top 8 House-Hunting Mistakes. These mistakes will blow your cool -- your budget is likely to follow.

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America's Best Place to Raise Your Kids

See which town ranked highest in BusinessWeek's fourth annual survey of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids. Hint: It's in Illinois.

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Mortgages - Loan Ceiling Extended

Buyers of homes in high-priced markets have some reason to cheer: the federal government recently extended through 2010 the maximum dollar amount for “conforming loans.”

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Foreclosed stock beginning to sell

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Video Report: Another Housing Bailout? - WSJ.com

The U.S. Federal Housing Administration's cash reserves drops well below the congressionally mandated level. The News Hub discusses whether we should expect another housing bailout.

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Underwater Mortgages Could Sink Even Deeper

A new survey shows that even in those markets where investor competition has returned and prices on the low end are beginning to stabilize, homeowners still owe far more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth.

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World's Ugliest Buildings

Seattle and North Korea are just two destinations that play host to Earth’s most unseemly architectural monstrosities

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Realtors: home prices to rise 4 percent in 2010

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Home prices are expected to grow modestly next year and sales will keep rising as the housing market continues to recover

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Home Prices to Rise 4% Next Year

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Housing Recovery 'Still In Uncharted Territory'

FHA: "Bailout Doesn't Apply." Those are not my words, but the words of HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan toward the end of a lengthy explainer on the FHA's annual actuarial report, released this morning.

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Critical Housing Agency's Reserves Shrink

The mortgage meltdown has ravaged the finances of a crucial government agency tasked with propping up the housing industry. The Federal Housing Administration's reserve fund has dropped to .53%, well below the 2% ratio mandated by Congress and the...

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Home Buyer Tax Credits Impact: Mostly in Our Heads

Deutsche Bank analysts argue that the home-buyer tax credits impact has generally been overstated and that its impact going forward is likely to be uneven.

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5% of Americans plan to buy a home next yr

Just one in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday.

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Home price rally continues in third quarter of 2009

Most U.S. cities saw gains in the median prices of single-family homes sold during the three months ended Sept. 30, according to the National Association of Realtors. This is the second consecutive quarter of gains.

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Make Money in 2010: Your Home

After three years of slumping house prices, the end of the real estate bust may finally be in sight. Home sales are rising, inventories are shrinking, and most economists believe ....

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Home Values on the Rise, For Some

On the way down and on the way up, home prices always lag sales, but they be beginning to catch up. A new report from Zillow.com finds home values stabilized in the third quarter of this year, as sales of new and existing homes grew.

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13 outrageous tenant excuses

From rent-eating dogs to a mysteriously dripping roof, here are some of the most ridiculous reasons renters give for missed rent or damaged property.

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Three cheer for college football towns

Many Americans love living in university towns, especially ones with big-time college football teams. One of the surprising attractions of these places is that they can be very affordable places to buy homes.

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Senate Approves Extended U.S. Homebuyer Tax Credit

Lawmakers voted 98-0 for the measure, sending it to the House. The $8,000 homebuyers’ tax credit would continue until April 30 and be expanded

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