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KB Home’s loss widens in 3rd quarter – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles home builder KB Home’s loss widened slightly in its fiscal third quarter as the nation’s housing market continued to show weakness, although the company said orders for new homes increased. The company reported a loss Friday of $ … Continue reading

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Spain housing market confidence continues to fall – Xinhua News Agency

MADRID, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — The number of mortgages granted in Spain fell for the 14th consecutive month in June, data from the National Institute of Statistics showed, suggesting a continued lack of confidence in the country’s housing market. According … Continue reading

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Kankakee County: Kinzinger says home building key to economy – Kankakee Daily Journal

A major piece to getting the sputtering economy running is restarting the nearly-dormant housing market, but employment fears are successfully blocking new-house construction more effectively than any lumber or nail shortage could. “We have to create an … New House … Continue reading

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Hard housing market hits LSL surveying division – yorkshirepost

ESTATE agency group LSL Property Services reported falling operating profits and weakness in its surveying division as it was squeezed by the tough housing market. The group, which operates the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands, said underlying operating … … Continue reading

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Housing market woe leaves Northern Rock in a hard place – This is Money

Northern Rock will continue to lose money for another year as Britain’s stagnant property market continues to impede its recovery. The nationalised lender warned that it won’t return to the black until the second half of 2012 as depressed levels … Continue reading

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Housing market improves this year – Richmond Times-Dispatch

Property sales in Virginia have climbed steadily this year by means of Could and the number of days on the marketplace is dropping, offering encouraging signs for the housing marketplace, according to a report released Monday by the Virginia Association … Continue reading

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Housing market still struggling – Times-Leader

WASHINGTON — Fewer folks bought previously occupied houses in April, a troubling sign that the weak housing market remains a drag on the economy. Sales fell .8 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.05 million units, … Continue reading

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Housing market ‘in a rut’ – msnbc.com

The region’s housing market may possibly be slipping into a renewed downturn, with continued weakness in both house prices and sales, a new housing report shows. Orange County home sales dropped 6.9 percent in April from a year ago, falling … Continue reading

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Canadian housing market resilient; U.S. not so lucky – Financial Post

Another day of data brought further proof of the resiliency of the Canadian housing market and the existing frailty of its U.S. counterpart. The latest poor news for American housing was a report from real estate firm Zillow showing the … Continue reading

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Housing market builds slow economic upswing – Massillon Independent

Housing market builds slow economic upswingMassillon IndependentIn January of 2010, there were just five permits issued for new-house construction in Stark County. In January of this year, there were already 11 permits issued, with the leader being Jackson Township with … Continue reading

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