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  • Utah home prices continue to depreciate - Salt Lake Tribune

    Utah's home-price appreciation, among the highest in the country less than three years ago, now is sixth-worst among all states. Home values dropped 9.3 percent from the first quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009, according to a report ...
    2009-05-27 07:55:00
  • Experts Say Signs of a Turnaround Start to Emerge - ABC News

    Experts Say Signs of a Turnaround Start to EmergeABC NewsThe median price of a home in the United States dropped 15.4 percent in the past 12 months to $170200, 30-year mortgage rates are below 5 percent and the government recently introduced an $8000 federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers. ...
    2009-05-27 09:44:03
  • COFFEE BREAK: Fox News anchor Alexis Glick talks about the recession - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

    COFFEE BREAK: Fox News anchor Alexis Glick talks about the recessionThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJHe might actually raise interest rates in the back half of '09. A: I hope we save. I hope we come out of this recession with some valuable lessons learned. Our home is no longer our piggy bank. If you get five credit card solicitations in the mail, ...
    2009-05-27 09:52:53
  • Boost for warmer, drier, healthier Kiwi homes - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

    Boost for warmer, drier, healthier Kiwi homesScoop.co.nz (press release), New ZealandThis means, for example, home owners or occupiers receive the government grant and borrow the rest - repaying the money through their power bill, council rates, or mortgage. What are the criteria for getting the grants? ...
    2009-05-27 09:56:52
  • Economy's perks spied for recent college grads - Myrtle Beach Sun News

    Economy's perks spied for recent college gradsMyrtle Beach Sun News, SCAdd on the current tax break of $8000 for first-time home buyers and it becomes even a better deal. We may never see mortgage rates below 5 percent again. Obviously, the difficulty here is buying a home when the job market is not stable or moving up ...
    2009-05-27 10:02:58
  • Mortgage relief scams mushroom as crisis winds on - Canton Repository

    Mortgage relief scams mushroom as crisis winds onCanton Repository, OHThe FTC said these companies touted so-called guarantees and high success rates to mislead consumers about their services; charge upfront fees that legitimate nonprofit organizations do not charge; and use copycat names or look-alike Web sites to ...
    2009-05-27 10:28:10
  • Home price decline persists - Salt Lake Tribune

    Home price decline persistsSalt Lake Tribune, United StatesAnd despite low mortgage rates, years of double-digit home price increases have put home ownership out of reach of many Utah families. Even with state and federal incentives designed to encourage home buying, sales of new and existing homes remain at ...
    2009-05-27 01:21:29
  • Wall Street retreats as 10-yr yield climbs - India Infoline.com

    Wall Street retreats as 10-yr yield climbsIndia Infoline.com, IndiaThe increase raised concerns that mortgage rates, which are tied to the 10-year yield, could head higher and stifle a recovery in the housing market. Many analysts also worry that the record amounts of debt coming to the market could overwhelm demand ...
    2009-05-27 10:49:01
  • Mixed Signs In The Housing Market - Hartford Courant

    Mixed Signs In The Housing MarketHartford Courant, United StatesArakelian said he hopes that a stack of incentives will nudge any bashful buyers toward a purchase. Mortgage rates are attractive. There's now an $8000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. And prices are down, Arakelian said. In the Hartford area, ...
    2009-05-27 10:50:17
  • Britain Cannot Afford Another Weak Government - Wall Street Journal

    Britain Cannot Afford Another Weak GovernmentWall Street JournalBritain would have a far better tax code and lower tax rates if those who make the tax laws reflected a little on their own behavior and what it says about people's ability to arrange their affairs to avoid excessive taxation. ...
    2009-05-27 11:02:26
  • Ten Risks To Global Growth - Forbes

    Ten Risks To Global GrowthForbes, NYIf the global economy grows at sub-par rates in 2010-11, corporate revenues will grow slower than otherwise; and if deflationary pressures remain across the world--given the glut of supply relative to aggregate demand--pricing power of firms will be ...
    2009-05-27 11:04:30
  • New construction work takes a fall - Architecture and Design

    New construction work takes a fallArchitecture and Design, AustraliaTeamed with the First Home Owner Boost and record–low mortgage rates, experts say a stream of government initiatives will help turn around the decline in new home building activity. “A massive pipeline of work that is yet to be done should cushion the ...
    2009-05-27 11:27:24
  • AP Business NewsBrief at 12:23 am EDT - TMCnet

    AP Business NewsBrief at 12:23 am EDTTMCnetThe Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 175 points Wednesday, erasing most of the previous day's rally as a jump in government bond yields fanned concerns that higher interest rates will sap strength from the economy. Survey: Most economists see ...
    2009-05-27 11:41:29
  • Business Briefs (The Post and Courier)

    Bond yields jump, killing stock rally
    2009-05-27 11:24:31
  • POPULAR WORDS (Queensland Business Review)

    Australia’s struggling housing market will experience a turn-around over the next two years, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA). HIA’s National Outlook publication for the March quarter reveals renovation activity will be well on the way to $33 billion in 2010/2011.
    2009-05-27 11:28:06