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Aug. 27--Though inventory levels have dropped a bit in recent months, it's still tough to sell a condominium in Dane County.
Aug. 25--Last year, Billings real estate professionals spent a lot of time assuring their customers that the local market was in much better shape than the doom and gloom reflected in the national statistics.
Aug. 25--Economic and political unknowns are slowing Spokane home sales much as they have in the rest of the United States, the president-elect of the Spokane Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.
But National Association of Realtors’ chief economist thinks homes sales will remain soft for “months ahead.”
The S&P/Case-Shiller Indices show a 3.6% gain compared to the same month a year ago.
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate rose in nearly half of the nation's 372 largest metro areas in July, as the pace of hiring slowed from earlier this year.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials signaled at their August meeting that they would consider going beyond a modest program to purchase government debt if necessary to boost the economy.
WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.
JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the Fed will consider making another large-scale purchase of securities if the slowing economy were to deteriorate significantly and signs of deflation were to flare.
Despite weakness in May and June, housing starts will increase 15% this year, according to a consensus of housing economists.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's effort to help those at risk of losing their homes is failing to aid many and could spur a rise in foreclosures that would further depress the housing industry.
Single-family permits slide to lowest level of activity since April 2009.
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