Home Sales Slump at 8-Year Low
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It was the steepest monthly decline since the National Association of Realtors began measuring combined sales of condominiums and single-family homes in 1999.
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The spring real estate market was a washout. Home sales in Massachusetts tumbled as much as 8 percent in June, and prices also dropped during that key month in the real estate cycle, according to two reports yesterday, virtually ensuring that 2007 is going to be another down year in the industry.
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Pending home sales fall, but also prove opportunity for long-term investors.
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The pace of new home sales fell to a seven-year low in August, according to a government report Thursday that showed the battered housing and home building markets even worse than forecasts.
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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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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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Pending sales of existing U.S. homes hit the lowest level in more than five years in May and factory orders dipped modestly, according to data on Tuesday that suggested the economy was struggling.
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Sales of previously owned homes fell  8.0 percent in September to a record low 5.04 million unit pace  amid troubles in the subprime mortgage and credit markets, the  National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday.
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U.S. home sales will be a good deal  weaker this year than earlier thought as potential buyers  remain on the sidelines waiting for better deals, a national  real estate group said on Thursday.
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Home sales slumped to a four-year low in May and prices fell from a year earlier for the 10th straight month, a real estate group said Monday in a report showing no sign of a housing market rebound.
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Southern California home sales fell to a 20-year low in January, as buyers and sellers appeared to be waiting for market turbulence to pass, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
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Housing starts fell 3.7 percent in  November, with construction of single-family homes sliding to  the lowest level in more than 16 years as builders scrambled to  cope with a deep drop in sales.
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Sales of new U.S. homes were unexpectedly weak last month, although they climbed off an 11-year low, and orders for long-lasting goods fell, according to data Thursday that underscored the economy's weakness.
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Pending sales of existing U.S. homes  in May unexpectedly fell to their lowest level in more than  5-1/2 years, data from a real estate trade group showed on  Tuesday in a sign of continued weakness in the housing sector.
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Business & money: Weakening house prices and soft consumer spending set to make 2008 worst year since early 1990s
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Pending sales of existing homes hit the lowest level in more than five years in May and factory orders dipped modestly, according to reports on Tuesday that showed the economy struggling to keep moving forward.
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WASHINGTON -- Reflecting further housing troubles, sales of existing homes fell in May to the lowest level in four years while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive month.