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        Confidence in the market expressed by home builders picked up substantially in April, according to a report from the National Association of Home Builders. The builders' confidence rating is at the highest point in nearly seven years. New home sales, traffic (inspections by prospective bu...

       If you are interested in buying a newly constructed (or under construction) home and want to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit, you should contract for the purchase very soon, suggests the National Association of Home Builders.        The tax credit is available to f...

      Looking ahead long-term, home buyers and sellers will see a sudden upswing in home prices by year 2015, it was predicted by Dennis Torres, director of real estate operations for Pepperdine University's School of Business and Management. In fact, the housing cycle will return to a robust mar...

      With temperatures warming and summer just around the corner, many people are getting the itch to buy or build a vacation home. Prices on these second homes are down dramatically - about 23 percent lower on average than they were in 2007, according to a report from the National Association o...

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