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Promise holds out for home sales

As we ease into the fourth quarter of our year we continue to see signs of a slow, but steady recovery in the housing market. Builders reported another increase in new home construction last month. This marks the biggest increase … Continue reading

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Tampa Bay lands in middle of metro pack in 2013 real estate outlook

Tampa Bay’s real estate prospects in 2013 are better than downtrodden Detroit, Las Vegas and Sacramento, Calif. But we aren’t San Francisco, New York or San Jose, Calif., either, the top-ranking (if high-priced) beauty queens of real estate next year. … Continue reading

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Credit Clips Homebuilder Confidence

After a summer of significant monthly jumps in confidence among the nation’s home builders, fall appears to be bringing in a chill. Builder sentiment edged up just one point in October, according to an industry association index, but credit issues … Continue reading

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Why Home Refinancing Boom Is Different This Time

U.S. home owners are refinancing their mortgages at the fastest clip since 2005, but the difference now is they are putting cash in, not taking it out. At the going rate, 25 percent of all first-lien U.S. mortgages will be … Continue reading

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Bay Area home sales, prices up in August

Propelled by cheap mortgages, an improving economy and strong buyer demand, home sales in the Bay Area recorded their best August in six years as prices continued to surge, according to a real estate report released Friday. In the nine-county … Continue reading

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