Real Estate & Housing

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Cannibalizing REITs for a Bigger Pay Day

In AGNC's most recent earnings conference call, CEO Gary Kain announced that the company had begun purchasing common...

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Income in 2014: Consider Re-upping in REITs

REITs are trading at a 20 percent discount to their historical averages and have generous yields.

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Home Foreclosure Rates Fall to Lowest in Six Years

National home foreclosures finished 2013 at 1.04 percent -- the lowest rate since 2007 -- and close to...

Foreign Real Estate Investment Planted in United States

Four of the top five cities in global real estate investment are in the United States.

Sales of Bank-Owned Properties Climb

Residential property sales for bank-owned properties increased for the third consecutive month in November.

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Housing Starts Grow in November

The Commerce Department released a report today saying that November housing starts increased to the highest level seen...

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Bond Prices Inch Up on Weak Housing Data

Prices on U.S. bonds crept up a little higher on Tuesday, motivated by weaker-than-expected housing data.

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Underwater Mortgage Insurance, Because Negative Equity is Becoming Widespread

Over 20% of all homeowners with a mortgage still owe more money in their mortgage than their homes...

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Jobs Report Has Bad Housing-Related Numbers

Although the October jobs report was considerably higher than expected, it contained numbers which indicate future problems in...

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America’s Driving the Next Subprime Bubble

Just as home sales and subprime mortgages inflated the real estate bubble in 2006 and 2007, today the...