Tag: housing market
Rising Rents Could Be the Spark That Reignites Inflation
by Charles Wallace on Feb.07, 2011, under Towing
Vacancy rates have been declining at apartment buildings across the U.S., sending rents soaring. And because housing makes up a big part of core inflation, those higher rents could translate into a doubling of the inflation rate this year.
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Rising Rents Could Be the Spark That Reignites Inflation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate
Housing’s Long and Winding Road to Recovery
by Joseph Lazzaro on Jan.27, 2011, under Towing
While home prices were falling last fall nearly nationwide, the pace of sales has picked up more recently. Overall, it seems clear that the worst of the housing debacle has passed. It’s just that the U.S. remains on a slow, grinding track back to housing health.
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Housing’s Long and Winding Road to Recovery originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:30:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate
Washington Spin, Not Substance, Is Just What Investors Need Now
by Vishesh Kumar on Jan.27, 2011, under Towing
With the economic recovery gaining steam, President Obama’s State of the Union address — and the GOP response — should be seen as a shift to a less activist approach. Feel-good rhetoric may be wiser than heavy-handed policies that could easily backfire.
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Washington Spin, Not Substance, Is Just What Investors Need Now originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:30:00.
Foreclosure Filings Soared in 2010
by Douglas McIntyre on Jan.13, 2011, under Towing
2010 was an especially tough year for homeowners, according to a year-end report from RealtyTrac. Many foreclosure proceedings, however, were stopped late in the year, which means that as many as a quarter million foreclosure filings could be added to the data in early 2011.
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Foreclosure Filings Soared in 2010 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:45:00.
Filed Under: Real Estate
Massachusetts Ruling Slams Bank Foreclosure Practices
by Abigail Field on Jan.07, 2011, under Towing
The state’s highest court affirmed the fundamental and long-established idea that a bank must own the mortgage it’s foreclosing on before it forecloses. The ruling pertained to Wells Fargo and US Bancorp, but investors are hammering all bank financial stocks in reaction.
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Massachusetts Ruling Slams Bank Foreclosure Practices originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:30:00.
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