Read more housing sales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13492/housing-sales.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:34:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60870/housing-market-woes-hit-home-for-geithner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHousing market troubles are getting personal for Tim Geithner, the AP reports. The Treasury secretary bought his five-bedroom suburban New York Tudor for $1.6 million in 2004; after moving to Washington, he tried to sell it for $1.635 million. The price later dropped to $1.575 million, but...http://www.newser.com/story/60870/housing-market-woes-hit-home-for-geithner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 9:57:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53788/fannie-maes-task-sell-65k-homes-in-buyers-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s no secret that for US homeowners, it’s not a seller’s market. But imagine having 65,000 properties to sell. That’s the task ahead of Fannie Mae, NPR reports, as its volume of repossessed homes grows by the day. The guarantor of a third of all loans, Fannie is charged...http://www.newser.com/story/53788/fannie-maes-task-sell-65k-homes-in-buyers-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 9:38:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52690/housing-rebound-unlikely-in-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’ve been waiting for a housing recovery, keep waiting. This March-June, the season when most homes are typically bought and sold, promises to be the worst since the bubble burst in 2006, the New York Times reports. Some 19 million homes—nearly one of every seven nationwide—are vacant,...http://www.newser.com/story/52690/housing-rebound-unlikely-in-09.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 10:27:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35845/home-sales-up-in-july-market-glut-begins-to-ease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew home sales rebounded a bit in July, according to Commerce Department data released today, and the glut of properties on the market began to ease, Bloomberg reports. The 2.4% uptick in sales fell short of the pace economists were looking for—hitting a 515,000 annual pace rather...http://www.newser.com/story/35845/home-sales-up-in-july-market-glut-begins-to-ease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 10:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28554/oil-plunges-stocks-gain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe markets pulled out modest gains today on plunging oil prices, despite housing price indices that showed the biggest drop in 20 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow ended up 68.72 at 12,548.35, the Nasdaq up 36.57 at 2,481.24, and the S&P...http://www.newser.com/story/28554/oil-plunges-stocks-gain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 May 2008 15:31:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23296/unsold-homes-handcuffing-job-seekers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe housing crisis that’s kept many from selling their homes has, in turn, warped the job market, the New York Times reports. Those who can’t sell their houses can’t relocate to seek work. Usually, more than 5 million workers move per year. But now, tens of thousands are trapped by...http://www.newser.com/story/23296/unsold-homes-handcuffing-job-seekers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Apr 2008 13:42:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20079/home-seizures-by-banks-jump-90-in-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanks seized more than 45,000 homes in January, nearly double the number from a year ago and up 8% from December, Bloomberg reports. Rising adjustable-rate mortgage payments were the culprit. Total foreclosure filings, which include default and auction notices in addition to seizures, increased 57% to 233,001, the...http://www.newser.com/story/20079/home-seizures-by-banks-jump-90-in-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 14:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17578/new-home-sales-hit-12-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSales of new homes fell to a 12-year low in December, making 2007 the worst year on record for home sales. Economists had predicted November's numbers wouldn't get much worse; instead, sales decreased 4.7% to an annual rate of 604,000, reports Bloomberg. "We are in deep recession lows...http://www.newser.com/story/17578/new-home-sales-hit-12-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jan 2008 13:20:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15312/home-resales-see-small-surprise-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExisting-home sales rose unexpectedly in November, although not enough to suggest that the economy is over the housing slump, Bloomberg reports. Resales rose 0.4% to an annual rate of 5 million, up from October’s record-low pace, but the year-over-year figure represents a 20% drop. The median price dropped 3....http://www.newser.com/story/15312/home-resales-see-small-surprise-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Dec 2007 12:48:19 CST