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Pending Home Sales Index Shows Market Stabilizing
Pending home sales are up, indicating a stabilization is taking place in the housing market, according to the National Association of Realtors... read more

New-Home Sales Bounce Back In August
Sales of new single-family homes rose 4.1 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.050 million units, following substantial downward revisions to the sales rate for the previous three months, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department reported today. The preliminary sales pace was down 17.4 percent from a year ago... read more

Small Homebuilders Find Success During Slumping Market
While large homebuilding firms have been dealt a blow by the recent housing slump, smaller local firms that can better adjust to the shifting market are now thriving, builders and trade groups say... read more