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Product Pros and Cons: Asphalt Roofing vs. Metal

11 hours 28 min ago
Asphalt dominates, but which material is right for your homes?

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Talkin' 'bout my generation -- Consumers at opposite ends of age spectrum are strong advocates of green living, moms in the middle are practical

13 hours 20 min ago
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - When it comes to their approaches to green living, the youngest and oldest consumers are advocacy- oriented, while Gen X and Gen Y moms are more likely to take action and adopt green habits for their households, according to analysis compiled from J.D. Power Tribe Intelligence(SM) Reports.

Cost, lack of lots force builders outside county

13 hours 20 min ago
Sept. 07--Although the economy has taken its toll on home construction overall, many Frederick builders are finding it less costly and easier to build outside of the county.

Market for single-family homes showing signs of life

13 hours 20 min ago
Sept. 07--Thomas and Laura Fabricio, newlywed lawyers, say prices have sagged since they began looking for a starter home last year.

Healthier market will push lenders to rethink automated credit scoring

13 hours 20 min ago
Industry experts predict that when the market gets back on its feet and competition increases major lenders will be forced to change their automated credit scoring systems.

Almost a quarter of all foreign buyers in U.S. choose Florida property

13 hours 20 min ago
Sept. 07--International buyers have helped buttress Florida's real estate market with 22 percent of all foreign clients nationally choosing property in the Sunshine State.

Fresno area rehabbed foreclosed homes sell

13 hours 20 min ago
Sept. 07--Dozens of foreclosed houses that sat vacant for months in the Fresno area are now either sold or in escrow after the city and county governments spent millions of federal dollars to buy them and fix them up.

Gov't launches plan to help "underwater" borrowers

13 hours 20 min ago
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering plan to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist up to 1.5 million homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth.

Simonini Homes Stops Selling

19 hours 15 min ago
The Charlotte, N.C.-based luxury home builder is winding down its operations.

July unemployment up in about half of US cities

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:28
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate rose in nearly half of the nation's 372 largest metro areas in July, as the pace of hiring slowed from earlier this year.

Number of Foreclosures in August, 2010 Still Falling

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:28
MIAMI, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Foreclosure Deals, an online leader in the foreclosed homes for sale listings and information industry, announced today that foreclosures increased by 4% nationwide during July and still have fall in the month of August.

Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:27
WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

Data shows jobless claims drop, retail sales rise

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:27
WASHINGTON - A weak economy got a little lift Thursday with new data suggesting companies aren't pursuing mass layoffs and stores are a little busier.

Pending Homes Sales Rose Unexpectedly in July

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:17
But National Association of Realtors’ chief economist thinks homes sales will remain soft for “months ahead.”