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Home Builders: Portland-area housing affordability highest since 2004 – Oregonian

The National Association of Home Builders says Portland-area homes were their most affordable since 2004 during last year’s fourth quarter, and near a record for the area. The association’s index, reported Thursday, compares home prices with … New House News … Continue reading

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Atlantic Canada Housing Market to Slow – msnbc.com

According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Atlantic Housing Market Outlook, housing market performance in 2012 will be impacted by the current inventory of apartments under construction. “Although more favourable financing conditions … New House News Link

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Grant aids Acton housing plan – Abington Mariner

Additionally, three of these units will be dedicated to homeless families coming directly from shelter. The project will be designed to LEED for Homes Silver certification and is to appear as a natural extension of the existing surrounding homes. New … Continue reading

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This Company Could Build a Fortune in Housing – Motley Fool

Pulte’s revenue grew by just 1% from the year-ago quarter, to $ 1.2 billion. While average selling prices rose 3%, home closings failed to look up. They declined 2% from the comparable period last year. In a quarter that’s considered … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney Takes Nevada, Housing Market Issue Sidestepped – Nuwireinvestor.com

Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Mitt Romney has won the Nevada caucus, but critics were quick to note his strategy of sidestepping the state’s dire housing market situation. Nevada leads the U.S. in foreclosures and in Las Vegas 70% of … Continue reading

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New House Construction Could Help Along Real Estate Market, Economic Recovery – WHNT-TV

One key measure of the housing market comes from new home construction. Though real estate suffered greatly in the Great Recession, hope remains among those who depend on it for their livelihood. Contractor Donnie Posey assures, “It’ll come. New House … Continue reading

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No quick recovery seen in U.S. housing market – Globe and Mail

If home is where the heart is, America has lately suffered through a serious case of heart disease. Since its housing bubble burst, home prices have fallen by 32 per cent and housing starts are 75 per cent lower. This … Continue reading

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D.R. Horton sets aim on move-up market – Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth-based homebuilder D.R. Horton, facing a stabilizing U.S. housing market, aims to move up the food chain in 2012. “We dominate the entry-level market. Our goal is to take that cost structure and dominate the move-up market,” Chairman … … Continue reading

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San Antonio’s housing market showing ‘permanence,’ study finds – The Business Journal

At the end of 2011, San Antonio’s housing market proved itself to be — in a word — stable. “Total number of sales for the year remained unwavering,” states SABOR. All told, there were 17,914 single-family sales in the greater … Continue reading

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Homebuilders May Not Be Out of the Woods Yet – CNBC

While housing reports this year have generally pointed to an improving recovery in the real estate market, the growth remains at an anemic pace, translating into choppy moves for housing stocks for the foreseeable future. Homebuilders declined in 2011 for … Continue reading

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