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Sales Of New Homes Fell In December, But Were Up Sharply In 2012
January 25, 2013 There were an estimated 367,000 new homes sold last year, up 19.9 percent from the 306,000 sold in 2011. The dip in December isn't being seen as a sign that the recovery has gone off track.
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New Home Sales Dipped A Bit In October, But Were Well Above Year Before
November 28, 2012 Though the pace dipped 0.3 percent from September to October, it was up 17.2 percent from September 2011. It's another sign that the housing sector is on the mend, though growth has been somewhat uneven.
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Home Prices Rose For Sixth Month, Survey Shows
November 27, 2012 Signs that the housing sector is recovering have been popping up in recent months. Today's news adds to the evidence. Prices were up earlier this fall in nearly all major cities.
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Contracts For Home Sales Rose Sharply In May
June 27, 2012 The 5.9 percent increase in pending home sales was well above expectations and matched their strongest pace in two years.
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Existing Home Sales And Prices Both Rose In April
May 22, 2012 The news is one sign that home prices may finally be recovering.
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New Home Sales Dipped In January
February 24, 2012 But they were still up from a year earlier. And late-2011 estimates have been revised upward. So the news appears to add to signs that the housing sector is stabilizing.
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Sales Of Existing Homes At Highest Level In Nearly Two Years
February 22, 2012 The news is being seen as another sign that the housing sector is getting healthier.
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Home Sales Are Up, But So Are 'Contract Failures'
November 21, 2011 While sales were up 1.4 percent in October, so were the number of deals that fell through because of declined mortgage applications or other reasons.
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Pending Home Sales Jumped In May
June 29, 2011 There was an 8.2 percent increase in contract signings last month, the National Association of Realtors says.
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Sales Of New Homes Fell 2.1 Percent In May
June 23, 2011 The housing sector continues to struggle.
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Sales Of Existing Homes Fall; Pace Is Weakest Of Year So Far
June 21, 2011 The reasons include bad weather and higher gasoline prices. Regardless, sales were down nearly 4 percent in May from April and were off more than 15 percent from a year earlier.
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Sales Of New Homes Rose 11.1 Percent In March
April 25, 2011 But sales were still 21.9 percent below the pace of March 2010.
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Sales Of Existing Homes Rose 3.7 Percent In March
April 20, 2011 But the pace remained well below the level of March 2010. And much of the growth was due to investors snapping up bargain-priced foreclosed homes.
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Sales Of New Homes Plunged In February To Lowest Pace In Half A Century
March 23, 2011 A huge inventory of foreclosed homes continues to weigh down demand for newly constructed houses.
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Sales Of Existing Homes Down 9.6 Percent; Median Price At Nine-Year Low
March 21, 2011 Sales of "distressed homes" — mostly those where lenders have foreclosed — continue to push down prices.
