News tagged with housing market
Mortgage defaults at lowest level since 2005
Default risk on home loans is now at its lowest level in seven years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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A nation of frustrated home-movers
The downturn in the housing market in the last three years has left the UK a nation of frustrated, unfulfilled house-movers, according to the latest data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households funded ...
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers
(AP) -- The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Study shows drop in long-distance moves not due to economic slumps
While Americans have a storied past with internal migration dating back hundreds of years, the number of people relocating within the U.S. has dropped to a 30-year low.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Stopping foreclosure delay will bring housing improvement, study says
As housing prices in the United States continue to drop, a Kansas State University professor says the best way to help the market is to stop delaying foreclosures.
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Jun 20, 2011 |
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Florida population soars in century's first decade, but rate is slowing
Florida was again one of the country’s leaders in population growth in the last decade, but the growth rates over the past few years have been among the lowest in the state’s history, according to a new study by ...
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Monkeys can play Monday morning quarterback too
Regret has long been viewed as an exclusively human thought, one which helps prevent us from repeating bad choices but becomes debilitating when it triggers obsessive thoughts about past actions.
May 25, 2011 |
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Why Russians think Americans don't own their homes
University of Arizona sociologist Jane Zavisca says the two countries are polar opposites when it comes to mortgage financing.
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May 19, 2011 |
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Phoenix-area foreclosure rate drops slightly
A little bit of good news is coming to the Phoenix-area housing market. Foreclosures accounted for just under 38 percent of the existing-home transactions in the area in March. A new report from the W. P. Carey School of ...
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Apr 20, 2011 |
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Foreclosure rate stays high, possible return to negative trend
More bad news for the Phoenix-area housing market. A new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows the possible return to a negative trend.
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Mar 10, 2011 |
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Study: New negative trend in Phoenix housing market
It’s official: The Phoenix housing market appears to be experiencing a new downward trend. A new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU confirms a year-over-year decrease in home prices for the third month ...
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Nov 30, 2010 |
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Research reveals likely housing winners and losers
There is a great deal of uncertainty and speculation about the direction of the housing market in the UK and the USA -- both for home-owners and renters. Social Scientists funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ...
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Oct 12, 2010 |
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Study says shortage of FSC wood statewide could lead to price premium for green construction
It's no secret: the United States is in the thick of a "green trend." Increased awareness of and commitment to sustainability and improving the environment through reduced carbon emissions and energy use have led to more ...
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Sep 09, 2010 |
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Survey highlights major Canada-US differences in people in middle age
Middle-aged Canadians are much less worried about the future than their American counterparts, some of whom are close to panic, says an Alberta researcher who has just finished a survey in both countries. And she says the ...
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Jun 02, 2010 |
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Report: Foreclosures still dominate housing market
Despite signs of economic recovery across the country, the Phoenix-area housing market continues to be driven by foreclosures. Last month, almost two-thirds of the existing-home transactions in the market were either foreclosures ...
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Mar 17, 2010 |
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