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March 24, 2010

Budget 2010: Darling readying for stamp duty giveaway – Citywire.co.uk

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Budget 2010: Darling readying for stamp duty giveaway
Citywire.co.uk
That would provide a boost to the housing market after recent data shows the end of the stamp duty holiday halted the house price recovery and would ease …

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Barack Obama to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Politico

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Barack Obama to overhaul Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Politico
… of Fannie and Freddie, which collapsed under the weight of the falling housing market and were nationalized by the federal government in September 2008. …

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Grant Shapps responds to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) policy – HIP-Consultant.co.uk (blog)

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Grant Shapps responds to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) policy
HIP-Consultant.co.uk (blog)
The packs are costing the housing market more than

Best Buy Fixed Rate Mortgage From Yorkshire Building Society – Money High Street

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Money High Street
Best Buy Fixed Rate Mortgage From Yorkshire Building Society
Money High Street
… range of products for people with smaller deposits as we look to increase our lending for the year following continued confidence in the housing market. …

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Future Is Assured by Congress – Wall Street Pit (blog)

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Wall Street Pit (blog)
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Future Is Assured by Congress
Wall Street Pit (blog)
It all depends on a housing market rebound that hasn't happened yet. Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the future of …

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Bellway returns to profit – Building.co.uk

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Bellway returns to profit
Building.co.uk
… more normal level and the board believes therefore that Bellway is well placed to benefit from a housing market that should gradually improve over time. …

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US: Richmond fed index expands for the 2nd straight month – FXstreet.com The Forex Market

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US: Richmond fed index expands for the 2nd straight month
FXstreet.com The Forex Market
In February, US existing home sales dropped for the third consecutive month, which indicates that the recovery in the housing market is bumpy. …

Bellway to raise dividend after profit surge – CITY A.M.

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Bellway to raise dividend after profit surge
CITY A.M.
Chairman Howard Dawe said: "Bellway is well placed to benefit from a housing market that should gradually improve over time."

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Young people ‘putting lives on hold’ due to affordable housing crisis – 24dash

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24dash
Young people 'putting lives on hold' due to affordable housing crisis
24dash
Federation chief executive David Orr said: ?We are in danger of locking a whole generation of young people out of the housing market because prices are …

Stamp duty changes expected in Budget – Home Move

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Stamp duty changes expected in Budget
Home Move
Housing market activity has suffered in the early part of 2010 after the end of the stamp duty holiday in December prompted a rush to buy homes at the end …

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Down By The River – Tulsa World

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Down By The River
Tulsa World
The three men purchased the land and began developing it more than two years ago, before the overall housing market declined in earnest. …

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Budget: Darling plans stamp duty giveaway – This is Money

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This is Money
Budget: Darling plans stamp duty giveaway
This is Money
The decision to reinstate the tax has been blamed for stalling the housing market recovery, with the number of mortgages approved for house purchases …

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TNT got a little story ? missed the big one – TheNewsTribune.com

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TNT got a little story ? missed the big one
TheNewsTribune.com
Unfortunately, in 2007, 2008 and 2009, the housing market tanked. The association's lead investor, Washington Mutual, went under and with it our hopes of …

L&G hails recovery in hard-hit pensions and savings markets – WalesOnline

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L&G hails recovery in hard-hit pensions and savings markets
WalesOnline
?The housing market is expected to remain depressed this year and this will impact sales of mortgage-related protection products,? it said. …

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Record home prices predicted – Victoria Times Colonist

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Record home prices predicted
Victoria Times Colonist
"It's time to reset price expectations for the Canadian housing market," Adrienne Warren, senior economist with Scotiabank, said at a conference in Toronto. …

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Fans second-guess TV’s house hunters – Victoria Times Colonist

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Fans second-guess TV's house hunters
Victoria Times Colonist
Given the housing market slump in the US, you might think making a program themed to buying and selling houses would feel out of touch. …

Momentum carries stocks while Dow rises 103 points – The Daily Advertiser

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Momentum carries stocks while Dow rises 103 points
The Daily Advertiser
For now, the sales numbers aren't hurting hopes that the economy can recover even if the housing market is still sluggish. The Commerce Department is …

Chef of the Week: Man learns cooking from mom, turns it into business – Spartanburg Herald Journal

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Chef of the Week: Man learns cooking from mom, turns it into business
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Dendy continued cooking as a hobby until the housing market started to decline and real estate sales dropped. There was a large empty space in his building …

Bellway Reports First-Half Profit on Housing Market Improvement – BusinessWeek

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Bellway Reports First-Half Profit on Housing Market Improvement
BusinessWeek
?Bellway is well placed to benefit from a housing market that should gradually improve over time.? UK house prices dropped in February for the first time in …

March 23, 2010

Asia shares rise towards 2-month peak – Sify

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Asia shares rise towards 2-month peak
Sify
Housing market weakness and high unemployment have been a persistent drag on the world's largest economy, in sharp contrast to a rapid recovery in Asia …

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