Southern California home sales plummet

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CNBC's Diana Olick reports on how Southern California's housing sales are indicating what could come for the rest of the U.S. market….

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CNBC's Diana Olick reports on how Southern California's housing sales are indicating what could come for the rest of the U.S. market….

San Francisco Bay area home sales suffer their slowest September in 11 years

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High prices and rising mortgage rates are taking their toll on home sales in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area. Sales fell to the slowest pace in 11 years in September. Prices, however, are still gaining, although not as much as in previous  months. …

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High prices and rising mortgage rates are taking their toll on home sales in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area. Sales fell to the slowest pace in 11 years in September. Prices, however, are still gaining, although not as much as in previous  months. …

The problem with housing is prices have recovered but demand hasn't: Real estate mogul Sam Zell

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"We're dealing with a changed housing market," the billionaire investor says….

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"We're dealing with a changed housing market," the billionaire investor says….

Billionaire Sam Zell: Trump economy can withstand Democrats winning the House in the midterms

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The economy under President Trump is "doing pretty well" and can stay on track even if the Democrats win the majority in the House, Zell says….

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The economy under President Trump is "doing pretty well" and can stay on track even if the Democrats win the majority in the House, Zell says….

Stock market swings may have hit mortgage applications, down 2.5%

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Total mortgage application volume fell 2.5 percent last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. …

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Total mortgage application volume fell 2.5 percent last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index. …

ANZ chief: The Australian market is now more cautious

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Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ, says the Australian bank is "playing the long game" and focusing on the owner-occupied real estate segment….

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Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ, says the Australian bank is "playing the long game" and focusing on the owner-occupied real estate segment….

A Park Slope Townhome That Went From 'Mess' to Masterpiece

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Very few would have considered purchasing a crumbling and decrepit 1890 Victorian townhome. But Lindsey Branca and her partner (both in business and in life), Mike Grosshandler, saw what most didn’t: opportunity.

After a sweeping renovation that included collapsing plaster and a complete layout change, this town…

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Very few would have considered purchasing a crumbling and decrepit 1890 Victorian townhome. But Lindsey Branca and her partner (both in business and in life), Mike Grosshandler, saw what most didn’t: opportunity.

After a sweeping renovation that included collapsing plaster and a complete layout change, this town…

This Home Looks Like a Barn (But Has Enough Room to Be a Small Castle)

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Like many married couples, the Clarks have a lot in common: a last name, a first name (they’re both Kelly) and an affinity for wide-open spaces – which inspired them to build a 10,000-square-foot barn-style home on 30 acres of land in Macon, Georgia.

But let’s back up. Kelly Clark (that’s him) and Kelly Moore-Clark (that’s her) wanted a change of scenery for their family. So when a friend put some land up for sale, th…

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Like many married couples, the Clarks have a lot in common: a last name, a first name (they’re both Kelly) and an affinity for wide-open spaces – which inspired them to build a 10,000-square-foot barn-style home on 30 acres of land in Macon, Georgia.

But let’s back up. Kelly Clark (that’s him) and Kelly Moore-Clark (that’s her) wanted a change of scenery for their family. So when a friend put some land up for sale, th…

Southern California suffers its worst housing slump in over a decade

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The number of new and existing houses and condominiums sold during the month plummeted nearly 18 percent compared with September 2017, according to CoreLogic. …

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The number of new and existing houses and condominiums sold during the month plummeted nearly 18 percent compared with September 2017, according to CoreLogic. …

Home price gains fall below 6% for the first time in a year: August S&P Case-Shiller index

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Nationally, prices rose 5.8 percent in August compared with August 2017, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home prices indices. That is less than the 6 percent annual gain in July….

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Nationally, prices rose 5.8 percent in August compared with August 2017, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home prices indices. That is less than the 6 percent annual gain in July….