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5 Types Of Buyers Will Be Rushing Into The Housing Market In 2013

With the housing market bottoming in 2012, economists and other experts are becoming increasingly optimistic about the U.S. housing market in 2013. From John Burns Real Estate Consulting: "Assuming our leaders in DC come to some sort of agreement that keeps the economy growing and interest rates
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J.P. Morgan Says in 2013 Home Prices Could Jump 9.7%

Home-price forecasts for 2013 are on the rise. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. expects U.S. home prices to rise 3.4% in its base-case estimate and up to 9.7% in its most bullish scenario of economic growth. Standard & Poor’s, which rates private-issue mortgage bonds, on Friday said it expects
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Biggest Annual Jump in Two Years on Home prices

The recovery in the housing market continues to pick up steam, as home prices posted the biggest percentage gain in more than two years in the latest reading of the closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index. The index showed prices up 4.3% in October compared to a year earlier. That's the best
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Beating expectations, pending home sales are on the rise

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes rose more than expected in October, a sign the housing market recovery advanced into the fourth quarter despite a mammoth storm and concerns over looming tax hikes. The National Association of Realtors said on Thursday its Pending Home Sales Index,
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Home prices have been rising, here are five reasons why

Home prices rose by 0.1% in September from the prior month and by 3.6% from one year ago, the largest such gain in six years, according to a report released Monday by Lender Processing Services. Compared with one year ago, prices are up by 17.7% in Phoenix, the largest gain among the nation’s
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The Biggest rise in home prices in more than 2 years!

. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) In another sign of a housing market rebound, home prices posted the biggest percentage gain in more than two years in the third quarter, according to the closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index. The 3.6% increase from a year earlier is more than three times the rise
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12 Straight Months of Increases in Home Values

National home values rose by 1.1% in October from September, the largest monthly gain in seven years, according to a report released Wednesday by Zillow, the online real-estate information company. It’s the first time housing markets have posted 12 straight monthly gains in the Zillow survey
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