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Analysts Deliver Upbeat Assessment of Denver Market

Denver ranked as 13th Healthiest Housing Market
Foreclosures hitting more people with prime loans

WASHINGTON - A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns...
Prices inched up in October

Nov. 19--The light at the end of the recessionary tunnel flickered yesterday as a Commerce Department report showed housing starts fell in...
Weak home building a drag on economic recovery

WASHINGTON - The budding economic recovery isn't getting much help from the home-building industry, which normally creates jobs and drives...

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D.R. Horton Plots Market Domination

Horton logs another quarterly loss, but predicts a profitable 2010 and market share gains.
Real estate stagnation likely to persist 18 months, exec says

Nov. 19--The real estate industry in Las Vegas has another 18 months of stagnation before things start to turn around, a former Hughes...
Lennar’s Massive Shipyard Redevelopment Project Moves Forward

Vertical construction for the first phase should begin in the spring, and the builder has completed its environmental impact survey for...

Digital Signage in Model Homes

Interactive content augments the sales process.
Next Wave of Digital for the Home

Whole-house distribution of high-definition signals will be the next big thing in home technology.
Feds Targeting North Florida Real Estate Fraud

Oct. 20--In the past two weeks federal prosecutors have charged at least eight real estate professionals with some type of mortgage fraud...

Three Companies Charged With Deceiving Customers With Overpriced Manufactured Homes

Nov. 20--Two state agencies have accused three companies with ties to the Triad of "an elaborate scheme" to deceive consumers into buying...
New fed housing program involves $29B in financing

WASHINGTON - A new federal program to support state and local housing finance agencies is expected to involve more than $29 billion in...
Foreclosures hitting more people with prime loans

WASHINGTON - A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns...