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Where Are the Move-Up Home Buyers?

Housing has never been more affordable, and yet home ownership is still falling and more Americans are renting. The supply of homes for sale is down 24 percent from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors, but … Continue reading →

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Bay Area housing values jump in second quarter

Bay Area home values increased at a sizzling pace in the second quarter, the online real estate site Zillow reported Tuesday, reinforcing hopes that at least some parts of the region are in the early stages of a housing market … Continue reading →

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Bay Area sees patchwork recovery from housing crash

Click photo to enlarge The Bay Area’s recovery from the housing crash is proceeding ZIP code by ZIP code, with only a few upscale communities nearing the values they saw before the bubble popped five years ago. It may take … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Area Home Sales Climb on Investor Purchases

Home sales in the San Francisco Bay Area rose 14 percent last month from a year earlier as investors bought a record share of properties, DataQuick said. A total of 5,702 new and resale houses and condominiums sold in the … Continue reading →

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Negative Equity Traps One Third of American Borrowers

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