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What the ‘Amazon effect’ did to home prices in one U.S. city
Seattle-based Amazon’s announcement that it would be building a second headquarters in Northern Virginia boosted home prices and sales, albeit…
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U.S. pending home sales rise 2.5% in December. Realtors say the housing market is in recovery mode.
The numbers: U.S. pending-home sales rose 2.5% in December, reversing a six-month losing streak, according to the monthly index released…
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U.S. existing-home sales fall for the eleventh straight month in December
The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million in December, the National…
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What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable…
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Weekend reads: The Federal Reserve gets a lot of flak for inflation, but it has actually hit its target recently
The U.S. stock market benchmark rebounded from a steep loss on the day when the government published hot inflation numbers.…
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Weekend reads: What to expect now for home prices, stocks and bonds
This week Freddie Mac said the average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage loan in the U.S. had climbed to…
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