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Regular folks transform into cash buyers to compete in hot housing market

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Depression Begone! Home Prices Set Record in April

(Read More: Home Builders Slow New Construction, Raise Prices) Concerns about rising mortgage rates, which spiked in to the mid-4 percent range in just the past week, have dampened expectations for home price gains this summer. Analysts also worry that … Continue reading

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Home Builders Slow New Construction, Raise Prices

(Read More: Home Builder Confidence Hits 7-Year High) “What are they so excited about?” asked Hunter. “That they have pricing power.” Housing completions fell 0.9 percent to an annualized rate of 690,000, well below demand. Underlying demand consists of new … Continue reading

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Bay Area Housing Prices Take Big Jump

advertisement U.S. home prices jumped 10.9 percent in March compared with a year ago, the most since April 2006. A growing number of buyers are bidding on a tight supply of homes, driving prices higher and helping the housing market … Continue reading

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Home Builder Confidence Soars

Home builders have been hampered recently, due to lack of labor, land and supplies. As demand finally comes back to the housing market, many builders have had trouble meeting it; others have slowed production intentionally to take advantage of rising … Continue reading

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