Sidelined home buyers frozen by fears
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Home prices have plunged by 10 percent or more in some parts of the United States and interest rates on mortgages are at enticing levels, but many potential buyers are waiting for prices to fall further.
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WASHINGTON -- Pending sales of existing homes fell in July to the lowest level in nearly six years as the mortgage market's troubles made it tough for many borrowers to finalize home purchases.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's retailers, once hopeful for a strong spring selling season, are being forced to ratchet down their expectations after sales stalled amid the chill of February.
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Investors have grown increasingly anxious about how soaring energy costs might dent consumer spending ahead of the what is widely expected to be a chillier than normal winter.
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U.S. home construction fell last  month for the first time since January, as builders struggled  with a glut of unsold homes, but permits for future  construction rose, offering mixed signals on the housing  outlook.
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Move follows government's failure to to find buyer for stricken mortgage lender
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Sellers worry that their costs will rise and they will have less protection against malicious buyers.
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The housing slowdown has caused Americans to miss more payments on home loans, though more appear to be paying their credit card bills on time.
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Pending home sales fall, but also prove opportunity for long-term investors.
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Fannie Mae, the largest US mortgage buyer, may slow purchases of home loans to meet its regulator&#39;s demand to boost capital, hurting earnings prospects.
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A slowing housing market and chilly temperatures kept shoppers at home during February, according to a report.
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U.S. home sales will be a good deal   weaker this year than earlier forecast and prices are likely to   fall below year-ago levels temporarily as buyers stay on the   sidelines, a realtors group said on Thursday.
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EVEN MORTGAGE lenders cannot get their arms around the dramatic changes in the industry over the past several months. The fall of the subprime mortgage market and the subsequent resetting of underwriting guidelines, increases in foreclosure filings, and consumer anxiety have been dramatic to both borrower and lender alike.
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Pending sales of previously owned homes fell by a surprising 12.2 percent in July as credit tightened up amid troubles in the housing and subprime mortgage sectors, a real estate trade group said on Wednesday
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As holiday shopping reaches the homestretch, consumers who are far removed from Madison Avenue and Rodeo Drive say they are holding down their spending.
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Homes priced out of buyers' reach and unsold inventory could derail analysts' predictions that the market is near its bottom.
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In a troubled housing market, is staying on the sidelines wise?