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Management

Home Builders to Congress: It's time to make housing and homeownership a national priority

More than 700 home builders made their way to Capitol Hill this morning to meet with their representatives and senators on several key housing issues, including legislation to help restore the flow of credit for new housing production, GSE reform, and ho

Opinion

April new-home sales up 9.9 percent from 2011

Following yesterday's upbeat existing-home sales report, today's new-home sales data offers more positive news for the housing market. Sales of new single-family houses in April 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 343,000, up 9.9 percent ye

Sales of new single-family houses in April 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted an

PB May 2012

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Opinion

Next Move: Housing Giant builders share their top moneymaking opportunities for 2012

From expanding into custom building to entering new markets, Giant firms share their strategies for growth.

Housing Giants

Pro Builder's 2012 Housing Giants Rankings

Pro Builder's 2012 Housing Giants report ranks the nation's 235 largest home builders by 2011 residential construction revenue

Business Management

FHFA speeds up short sale process with new rules

In an attempt to reduce the number of foreclosures nationwide, the Federal Housing Finance Agency introduced new rules for the short sale process on Thursday, according to CNN Money.

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The Sweet Spot

Watchdog: Government's 'Hardest Hit' Housing Program Falling Short

Excuse me if you've heard this before ... In what we can't exactly call a surprise, another government program aimed at helping underwater...

Business Management

9 signs the housing market is turning around

In his annual letter to investors, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon offered an optimistic outlook on the housing market for 2012.

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Economics

CoreLogic Home Price Index inches up from January to February

The latest release of CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI) showed that, excluding distressed sales, month-over-month prices increased 0.7 percent in February from January.

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Economics

NAHB/Wells Fargo: Confidence, home prices trending upward

Wells Fargo has upgraded its outlook on the housing market in its April forecast, thanks to modest upswings in consumer confidence and home prices nationwide.

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Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features