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Home builders feel they have weathered the storm

1/25/2007 6:26:52 PM Home builder sentiment improved in January to its strongest since July, as price cuts, lower mortgage rates and incentives fostered demand, the National Association of Home Builders said.

Housing slump may be slowing

1/25/2007 6:22:14 PM Sales of new homes rose a higher-than-expected 3.4% in November, but they were down 15.3% from a year ago, according to a government report.

More mortgage payments are late

1/25/2007 6:15:51 PM About 4.7% of homeowners were late on their mortgage payments in July through September 2006, up slightly from 4.4% in the third quarter 2005.

10 mistakes that made flipping a flop

1/25/2007 6:07:34 PM If there's a poster child for everything that went wrong in the real estate boom, it just might be Casey Serin.

Cities with highest and lowest jobless rates

1/25/2007 5:47:32 PM When you're looking to buy a home, it's all about location, location, location. And one of the biggest factors consumers consider when deciding on a new hometown is the health of the area's employment.

Hot housing market cools

1/25/2007 5:40:55 PM Six months into a nationwide slowdown, the Treasure Valley's runaway residential-housing market finally hit the wall in July, taking a dramatic downward turn, say area builders, real estate agents, mortgage brokers and economists.