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Foreign demand for US real estate is waning: experts

March 09, 2016 01:05PM

Real estate buyers from countries such as China, Russia, Canada and Brazil have poured hundreds of millions of dollars...

Existing home sales rise 0.6 percent, missing expectations

by Business Insider | May 22, 2013 02:30PM

Existing home sales rose 0.6% to a rate of 4.97 million units in April. This is the highest pace...

Housing and tax reform—it’s complicated

by Kenneth R. Harney | November 30, 2012 01:00PM

What would happen to home values in the event that popular real estate deductions for mortgage interest and local property taxes were cut significantly? It’s an issue you’re likely to hear more about as...

Sales, prices rise while inventory falls for existing U.S. homes

May 22, 2012 01:30PM

Sales and closing prices of existing U.S. homes grew in April and listed inventory fell, indicating a strengthening recovery,...

Home sales up 34 percent from recession-low

December 21, 2011 01:13PM

Existing home sales increased 4 percent in November, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors, which also revised four years worth of data the organization previously announced was errant....

U.S. existing home sales rise slightly, but prices fall

November 21, 2011 03:14PM

Sales of existing homes rose in October, but remained stuck at a low level, according to a report released...

U.S. sales volume improves, but prices drop

November 10, 2011 02:01PM

Most metropolitan areas experienced annual price declines in home prices in the third quarter, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. In 111 of the 150 metro areas it tracks,...

Nationwide pending home sales fall unexpectedly in September

October 27, 2011 11:46AM

U.S. pending home sales declined unexpectedly in September, according to data released today by the National Association of Realtors,...

Homebuyer contracts falling apart

by Kenneth R. Harney | July 29, 2011 11:01AM

Are homebuyers walking away in droves from the contracts they’ve signed? Or are they essentially fouling out of the game, unable to close deals because of financing and credit issues? Whatever the answer, this...

National home sales hit lowest level since November

June 21, 2011 11:43AM

National home sales slipped 3.8 percent month-over-month to an annual rate of 4.81 million units, the lowest number since...