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Low supply hampers sales of existing homes in U.S.

WASHINGTON – Americans retreated from purchasing homes in December, as the number of properties listed for sale sank to its lowest level since 1999. The National Association of Re...

DATE: Jan 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Home prices in U.S. rose 5.5 percent

WASHINGTON – Steady job growth, low mortgage rates and tight inventories helped fuel rising U.S. home prices in October. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price inde...

DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Rent hikes show signs of easing

WASHINGTON – U.S. home rental prices rose at a slower pace in October, a possible sign that apartment costs are testing the upper reaches of renters’ incomes. Real estate data fir...

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

An legacy of debt

Student debt traps parents and kids into a ‘second mortgage’

DATE: Oct 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Americans express anger that wages mean less

Since 2009, inflation-adjusted earnings have dropped

DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. existing home sales rise in September

WASHINGTON – U.S. homes sold in September at their fastest clip this year, a sign that the housing market is shaking off a slowdown that began in the middle of 2013. The National ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Home price gains slow in June

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices increased at a slower pace in June – a cooldown that could continue for several more months. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price in...

DATE: Sep 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Contracts to buy U.S. homes rise sharply throughout May

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes shot up in May. But the pace of buying this year remains slower than in 2013, in part because of sluggish sales during ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

New home building declined in May

Americans struggling to buy new houses

DATE: Jun 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

New-home sales up 6.4% in April

WASHINGTON – Sales of U.S. new homes recovered in April after slumping in the previous two months. But Americans are still buying new homes at a slower pace than they did a year ago. ...

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. home sales rose 1.3 percent in April

Buying remains below 2013 level

DATE: May 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

State unemployment rates fall in March

WASHINGTON – More than two-thirds of the states reported job gains in March, as hiring has improved for much of the country during what has been a sluggish but sustained 4½-year recovery. ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business