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Share Fannie and Freddie Ride Again: Financial Winners
from thestreet.com — NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were again huge winners on Friday.

Share Roughly 40% of existing homes sold in the US are sold in the South

from realtor.org — April home sales data show that about 40 percent of all existing homes in the US are sold in the South.  At the current seasonally adjusted sales rate, that’s more than 2 million a year. For decades, the South has had the largest number of housing units and owner-occupied housing units.  As the South’s share [...]

Share Housing is going to lead the recovery. Not so fast, some experts say

from msn.com — Housing is going to propel the economic recovery, or so many experts have said. Some of them are warning, however, that the enthusiasm should be curbed despite all the upbeat data recently.Robert Shiller, Karl Case and David Blitzer -- leading experts in the housing market -- believe several headwinds will keep a lid on housing gains, such as a low level of new home starts, an unexpectedly slow mi...    

Share Freddie Mac Reports Slower Growth in April
from dsnews.com

Share Saturday Morning Roundup: Bill Murray’s Penthouse, Bomb Shelter Boom and The Next ‘World’s Tallest Building’
from realtor.com

Share Washington, D.C.: The New Boomtown
from yahoo.com

Share FHFA: Home Prices Rise for Seventh Straight Quarter
from dsnews.com

Share What You Need to Know About NAR, the MLS, and Public Facing Websites
from rereflections.com

Share Special Report: The Money Market
from multihousingnews.com

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