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• First-time Buyers Fuel Rise in Existing-Home Sales

  - July 21, 2016

  First-time buyer activity rose to a four-year high in June,…

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• Millennials: Want to Own, Less Sure It Makes Financial Sense

  - July 19, 2016

  Millennials, or Gen Y (34 and under), are an important…

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• Millionaires Are on the Move…or Are They?

  - July 19, 2016

  With cash to spare, millionaires can afford to move anywhere,…

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• Housing Recovery Continues despite Affordability Obstacles

  - July 18, 2016

  The national housing market has now regained enough momentum to…

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• Here’s How Much You Need to Save Each Day to Buy a Home in 15 Top Cities

  - July 16, 2016

  For homebuyers—especially first-time ones—what looms larger and scarier than the…

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• Foreclosed Homes Boomerang in Value

  - July 14, 2016

  Homes that were foreclosed during the housing crisis have gained…

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• Brexit Vote Drives down Mortgage Rates, Results Show

  - July 12, 2016

  Slow growth in China and the Brexit vote in the…

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• Surprisingly Strong Job Rebound Provides Some Temporary Relief

  - July 10, 2016

  Following a disappointing (and downwardly revised) 11,000 jobs gained in…

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• Top U.S. Metros for Real Estate Investment Revealed in New Report

  - July 09, 2016

  With the U.S. homeownership rate falling to its lowest rate…

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• What the Latest Fair Housing Guidance on Criminal Background Checks Means for Real Estate

  - July 06, 2016

  The Fair Housing Act (the “Act”) unequivocally prohibits intentional discrimination…

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• Property Tax Revenue Grows Over Four Percent

  - July 05, 2016

  NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s quarterly tax data shows…

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• Mortgage Rates Limbo Lower Now

  - July 04, 2016

  New data shows average fixed mortgage rates have dropped to…

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• 99 of Top 100 Housing Metros Improve Year over Year

  - July 02, 2016

  The spring buying season continues to cruise along throughout most…

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• Home Prices Make a Spring Sprint

  - June 29, 2016

  New data shows home prices continue to rise across the…

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• Commentary: Thanks, Brexit! Well-Qualified U.S. Buyers Reap a Windfall

  - June 28, 2016

  The surprise victory in Britain of the campaign to leave…

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• Mortgage Rates Keep Housing on Track

  - June 27, 2016

  June numbers show that low mortgage rates are keeping housing…

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• 18 Percent of Housing Markets Less Affordable Than Ever

  - June 25, 2016

  Eighteen percent of U.S. county housing markets were less affordable…

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• U.S. Markets Drop Sharply after ‘Brexit’ Vote, Feds Prepared to Provide Dollar Liquidity

  - June 25, 2016

  (TNS)—Major U.S. stock indexes plunged Friday morning following a large-scale…

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• Portal Report: Hottest June Market in 10 Years

  - June 23, 2016

  Following the strongest spring in a decade, the residential real…

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• Existing-Home Sales Reach Highest Pace in Over Nine Years

  - June 22, 2016

  Existing-home sales sprang ahead in May to their highest pace…

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