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Countertops with wow factor

What if a homeowner wants a countertop that isn’t the standard offering? Realtytimes offers ideas to make a home’s kitchen and bath...

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Top ten housing markets for homebuyers

A Fannie Mae report found that consumer confidence is deteriorating, but the Wall Street Cheat Sheet offers the ten housing markets that are...

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Fannie and Freddie urged to adopt a more inclusive credit scoring structure

The Los Angeles Times reports that some critics say the two federal agencies have failed to adopt up-to-date, more sophisticated credit...

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Housing makes up 15.5 percent of GDP for the second quarter

According to the NAHB, housing’s share of goss domestic product was 15.5 percent, with home building and remodeling yielding 3.1 percentage...

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Absorption rates of new and existing homes not in sync

While the recent new home-sales results were described as having “surged” and “soared,” NAR data showed that existing home-sales in August fell for the first time in four months.

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Feds to share $10 million in grants with states in worker misclassification crackdown

Money will be doled out in amounts ranging from $28,000 to $1.3 million.

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Scientific group says home solar boom likely in U.S.

Falling costs of panels and installation plus federal tax credits making widespread use a possibility.

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Second quarter low rates helped keep mortgages affordable

Purchasing a home is more affordable today than it was historically in 94 of the country’s 100 largest metro areas. On the other hand...

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More than 900,000 U.S. homes regain equity

MarketWatch cites an analysis by CoreLogic that concludes that last quarter, homes with negative equity were down 946,000 from the prior...

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A house that reshapes itself for changing families

Households have a way of changing over time: elderly parents move in, couples divorce, or posting an extra room on Airbnb suddenly sounds...

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

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

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