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Clear Capital(TM) Reports U.S. Double Dip Not Likely in 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:02PMNational Quarterly Price Gains Drop 2.2 Percentage Points From Last Month's Report and Appear Poised to Continue Descent, Though Lows Below Those of 2009 Not Expected Before Next Year
Clear Capital(TM) Reports U.S. Double Dip Not Likely in 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:00PMTRUCKEE, CA--(Marketwire - 09/09/10) - Clear Capital ( www.clearcapital.com ), a premium provider of data and solutions for real estate asset valuation, investment and risk assessment, today released its Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report with data through August 2010. Report highlights include: National / Four Region Overview: National quarter-over-quarter price ...
Fed saw 'widespread signs of a deceleration' Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:09PMThe Federal Reserve said the US economy maintained its expansion while showing "widespread signs of a deceleration" in mid-July through the end of August, according to a survey by 12 regional Fed banks.
Weak home lending gives RBA pause room Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:35PMHome lending remains weak, giving central bank room to keep rates on hold, economists say.
Weak home lending gives RBA pause room Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:34PMSustained weakness remains in the home lending sector, giving the central bank room to keep interest rates on hold, economists say.
Weak home lending gives RBA pause room Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:21PM[AAP] - Home lending remains weak at near nine-year lows despite recent monthly increases, giving the central bank room to keep interest rates on hold, economists say.Housing finance commitments for owner-occupied ...
Home loan commitments rise in July Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:59PMNumber of loans remain close to lowest point in a decade. 8 Sep 2010 2:35 PM
Home Depot Plans First Bond Offering Since 2006 to Replace Repayment Cash Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:59AMHome Depot Inc . plans to sell debt for the first time since 2006 to replace cash funds used to repay notes that matured last month.
NFL Capsules - AFC: Clark ready to build on 100-catch season Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:26AMINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dallas Clark knows there is no such thing as a perfect game or a perfect season in the NFL. The goal is to keep improving, no matter what the record-breaking stats suggest.
Lars Anderson Not Looking to Future, Just Trying to Contribute Now for Red Sox Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:16PMHis name has seemingly been on the radar forever. On Monday night, Lars Anderson ’s name will be announced before another sellout crowd at Fenway Park. He is your Red Sox first baseman, batting eighth against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Home Prices Likely to Slide After Sales Plummet Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:58AMExisting home sales fell 27 percent in July to the lowest level in the 11-year history of this data.
Game 133: White Sox 6, Indians 4 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:25AMThe Indians bullpen blew yet another game. A recap of Cleveland's 6-4 loss to Chicago.
Little support for new home-buyer tax credit Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:35AMIs another federal home-buyer tax credit coming? Shaun Donovan, secretary of housing and urban development, dodged that question over the weekend, leading to speculation that the Obama administration might pursue another one. But it's hard to see where... Shaun Donovan - United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Presidency of Barack Obama - Tax credit - United States
Improving Bucks enter uncharted territory Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:17AMThere are just two golf courses in the Buckeye Local School District and no “official” high school coach — that’s being handled by the professionals at Cherokee Hills Golf Course. There are just 12 players out for the team, which technically is not sponsored by the school but still follows OHSAA guidelines so it can compete [...]
Dechter: Local real estate market slow but remains steady Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:02AMLast week, the National Association of Realtors released a report stating that nationally, home sales have plunged to their lowest level in 15 years.
Metro Detroit home prices up slightly in second quarter Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:23AMHousing prices nationally and in Metro Detroit continued to rebound in the second quarter from housing crisis lows, but price declines are likely for the rest of the year.
NC Vacation Island To Be Cleared As Earl Nears Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:46AMMore evacuations could be on the way as Earl threatens to sideswipe the East Coast and ruin vacation plans for people over the long Labor Day weekend.
Compare and contrast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:14PMDiary of a schoolgirl (8/25/2010) You have options and you want to attend a worthy college? This high-schooler does too. Farewell to arms (8/25/2010) How do young Iraqi war vets quell classroom angst?
Your Source for Daily FOREX Market News and Analysis Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:27PMIf we were going by the promise of event risk alone, we would have been led to believe that the US dollar was guaranteed volatility Tuesday.
Dollar Volatility Curbed by FOMC Meeting Minutes, Tempered Risk Appetite Trends Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:36PMIf we were going by the promise of event risk alone, we would have been led to believe that the US dollar was guaranteed volatility Tuesday. However, as we have seen time and again over the past few months, economic data and exogenous developments are only as effective in moving the market so far as they can stimulus interest in dominant fundamental drivers.
Home Prices Rise -- Is It a Mirage? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:28AMThe Case-Shiller index of home prices in 20 different markets rose briskly in June, according to Standard & Poor's.
Home Prices Rise---Is It a Mirage? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:20AMThe Case-Shiller index of home prices in 20 different markets rose briskly in June, according to Standard & Poor's. This may give a nice boost to the stock market but it's a pretty meaningless statistic because the data is two months old. That puts it right at the tail end of the buying flurry that [...]
The Second Quarter of 2010 Saw Modest Improvement in Home Prices According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:02AMData through June 2010, released today by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S. National Home Price Index rose 4.4% in the second quarter of 2010, after having fallen 2.8% in the first quarter. Â Nationally, home prices are 3.6% above their year-earlier levels.
Currencies: Dollar pares drop, sees gains vs. euro this month Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:10AMThe dollar recovers against the euro but remains down against the yen after U.S. stocks turn negative and Federal Reserve officials indicate willingness to consider taking additional steps to provide more support if the economy weakens further.
Your Source for Daily FOREX Market News and Analysis Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:27PMFollowing a run of three consecutive daily declines against its benchmark euro counterpart through Friday, the US dollar snapped is losing streak with a steady and encouraging rally.
Stocks Up as Bernanke, GDP Reassure Investors Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:34PMInvestors Focus on Better-Than-Terrible GDP Numbers and FedÂs Willingness to Take Extra Steps to Stimulate Economy
Survey shows little growth, worried businesses Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:04PMThe Connecticut Business and Industry Association’s second-quarter 2010 economic survey shows little growth in key performance areas and business confidence for an improving economy is waning. The one bright spot in the survey is that most respondents expect their companies to do well, which could lead to hiring.
Stocks gain as Bernanke, GDP reassure investors Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:58PM(AP:NEW YORK) The news on the economy wasn't great Friday, but it could have been worse. That was enough to send investors charging out of Treasurys and back into stocks.
Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Can New Orleans' new mayor revive the city? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:03AMMitch Landrieu now owns the legacy of hurricane Katrina.
Stocks rally after Fed chief’s speech, data Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:43AMStocks posted big gains Friday after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered reassuring words on the economy and as U.S. growth turned out to be better than expected this spring.
Radar Logic Concerned About Coming Downturn in Home Prices Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:07PMWeak Demand and Growing Supply Raise Concerns Over a Double Dip in Housing
Radar Logic Concerned About Coming Downturn in Home Prices Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:00PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 08/26/10) - Precipitous declines in RPX transaction counts from May to June and declines in new- and existing-home sales from June to July evince weakness in housing demand at a time of year when sales typically increase in a healthy market, according to the June 2010 RPX Monthly Housing Market Report released today by Radar Logic Incorporated . The sputtering ...
Cautious Danny is back for Hammers Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:47AMDANNY GABBIDON is back in the first team, back in the West Ham defence, but he won't be celebrating the fact just yet. The 31-year old has been here before.
Kuwait real estate sales value fall 33% in July Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:38AMKuwait real estate sales value fall 33% in July
County Home Sales Fall 21 Percent In July Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:15AMHome sales are picking up in Frederick this month, after falling 21 percent in July from a year earlier
A Beneficiary of the Housing Bust: Apartment REITS Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:28AMThe broad stock market has gone nowhere in 2010, but the shares of apartment REITs are up more than 20%. What's fueling this mini bull market? Oddly, the housing bust.
Kuwait real property sales drop by 42 pct in July -- NBK report Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:43AM25 August 2010 KUWAIT -- The Kuwaiti real estate market saw sharp decline last July with the sales nose-diving by 42 percent compared with the previous month, the largest decline in five months, according to an economic report issued here on Wednesday.
Record plunge for home sales could weigh heavily on economic recovery Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:53PMHome sales fell 27 percent between June and July. The news suggests that working through a glut of unsold homes and foreclosed properties may take longer than some economists predicted.
U.S. stocks rise from session lows as Wall Street digests the latest housing figures Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:46AMThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dipped briefly below the 10,000 level this morning, as Wall Street reacted to news of a plunge in July's existing home sales...( Read More )
Economists React: Home Sales ‘Eye-Wateringly Weak’ Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 10:36AMEconomists and others weigh in on July's plunge in home sales:
Mortgage rates at record lows: Refinances are up, sales are not Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMMortgage rates at record lows: Refinances up, sales are not By Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor | Monday, Aug. 23 Steadily dropping mortgage rates, which hit a record low 4.42 percent in newly released numbers, appear to be stimulating housing-market activity. But the low rates so far are generating more interest in refinancing existing loans than in home-purchase transactions.
Traders bank on a positive earnings report Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:16PMTrina Solar Limited (TSL) is preparing to shine a light on its earnings results for the previous quarter...( Read More )
Mortgage rates at record lows: refinances are up. Sales are not. Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:13AMSteadily dropping mortgage rates, which hit a record low 4.42 percent in numbers released last week, appear to be stimulating housing-market activity. Loan applications rose 13 percent in the week that ended Friday August 13th, compared with the week before, says the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Mortgage rates at record lows: refinances are up. Sales are not. Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:12AMMortgage rates at 4.4% could bring new wave of refinancing, easing some strain on family budgets. Low rates also make homebuying more attractive. The catch: All this is if you qualify.
Dodge & Cox Buys Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Apple Inc., Allstate Corp. ... Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:11AMDodge & Cox, the investment firm that has devoted itself to value investing since the Great Depression, just reported its second quarter portfolio. These are the details of the buys and sells. Read more » »
EuroTrash Monday! Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:51AMMatty Goss Sprints To Victory In Plouay After an attack filled final it was HTC-Columbia's Matty Goss who sprinted to the victory over Tyler Farrar (Garmin) and Yoann Offredo (FDJ) in the GP de Plouay yesterday.
Mortgage rates at record lows: Refinances are up. Sales are not. Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:23PMMortgage rates at 4.4 percent could bring new wave of refinancing, easing some strain on family budgets. Low rates also make homebuying more attractive. The catch: All this is if you qualify.
Captains column: The highs and lows after just two games Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:09AMWe may only be two games into the new season but we have already experienced the highs and lows of Blue Square Bet Premier football. (20/08/2010 10:54:08)
Boks want to fix damage Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:59PMSA hope to start repairing the damage of a disastrous Tri-Nations away leg when they host New Zealand at FNB Stadium.
ANZ says NZ business is recovering well Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:15PMANZ Group said the profitability of its New Zealand business is recovering well from the lows of the second half of 2009 and the first half of 2010. read more