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The Houston Chronicle reports from Texas. "After accelerating for the past several years, Houston-area builders will tap the brakes on new home construction in 2015, a prominent economist told a sold-out crowd. Mark Dotzour, chief economist and director of research for Texas A&M University's Real...

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Bloomberg reports on Canada. "Canadians who last year brushed off predictions of a real estate slowdown and kept buying houses are increasingly joining the doubters. The nation’s households are the least optimistic since May 2013 that home prices will keep rising, according to weekly polling data...

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My Fox Houston reports from Texas. "As Houston prepares to welcome a new year, Houston accountant Bob Martin's best advice for folks living in the energy capital of the world? 'The most important thing is to pay down debt,' he said. 'We're starting to see signs where housing prices are cooling and...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Residential properties – both single-family homes and condominiums – are staying on the sale market longer, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. The numbers reflect a shift from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. 'If properties are...

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What are your new year housing bubble predictions? Six months ago, "Okay midyear prediction. I was wrong last December. But I keep trying. Anyway: Stocks will do well through early November. The S&P 500 will finish 2014 positive. Could be in the double digit percentage gain at least by election day...

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The Guardian reports from the UK. "The control of plans for tens of thousands of new homes in London is now in the hands of foreign investors who are increasing their grip on the capital’s prime property assets, figures obtained by the Guardian have revealed. Sites for close to 30,000 homes are...

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The Forum News Service on North Dakota. "If 2011 was the year of the oil boom, 2014 could arguably be considered the year of Dickinson’s building boom. Months of pent-up demand for development – and for housing, in particular, as rent prices continue to rival those in much larger metropolitan areas...