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The Los Angeles Daily News reports from California. "New home building is finally showing signs of life around the Valley with several projects underway or in the planning stages, including one that will bring a taste of Manhattan-style living to the well-heeled. The projects are in Sylmar,...

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The Denver Post reports from Colorado. "Lauren Frommer, 28, socked away a fifth of every paycheck and last month purchased a Cherry Creek condo, renting out two of the three rooms to friends who help her cover the mortgage. Frommer previously worked in the natural resources industry before becoming...

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CTV report from Canada. "These days, buyers hoping to land a condo in Vancouver's highly competitive housing market will need more than a down payment to close the deal. This past week, hundreds of people spent days in line ahead of the Saturday pre-sale for a new condo development on the...

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The News Press reports from Florida. "The south Lee housing market continued its hot streak last month, even as the region moved into its traditional slow season. Several key real estate indicators jumped double-digits in June 2015 over the same period a year ago, according to the Bonita...

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A weekend topic on house prices and the outsider perceptions. The Independent. "Foreign criminals are pushing up UK house prices by buying expensive homes to launder money, according to a law enforcement chief. Donald Toon, director of economic crime at the National Crime Agency, told The Times he...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "The 114 homes sold in Delaware County in June is a 23.9% increase from the same month last year according to the Monthly Indiana Real Estate Markets Report. The median sales price increased 17.1% to $105,000. The average sales price increased 21% to...

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A report from CNBC. "Last decade's housing bubble is becoming a distant memory. Mortgage rates are near historic lows, interest-only loans are back and everyone loves real estate as an investment again. More than 1 in 4 Americans (27 percent) said real estate was the best investment for money they...

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The Register Guard reports from Oregon. "Lane County home sales soared to new heights last month, according to the Regional Multiple Listing Service. It’s typical for home sales to peak during summer months. But some local real estate brokers said homes are selling faster than they’ve ever seen....

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A report from The Southern Times. "Uncertainty continues to cloud the peace and stability that Namibia enjoys as the 31 July 2015 deadline draws near when the landless youths under the leadership of the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement are threatening to forcefully occupy land if government...

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