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US rate on 30-year mortgage ticks up to 3.57 pct.

Published: March 28, 2013
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Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages edged up this week but remained near historic lows. Low rates have helped drive the housing market’s steady recovery.

Signed contracts to buy US homes dips slightly

Published: March 27, 2013
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A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell only slightly in February to the second-highest level in almost three years. The report suggests sales of previously occupied homes will keep rising in the coming months.

US home prices rise 8.1 pct., most since June 2006

Published: March 26, 2013
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U.S. home prices rose in January at the fastest annual pace since June 2006, just before the housing bubble burst. The gain shows the housing recovery is strengthening ahead of the all-important spring buying season.

US new-home sales jump to highest in 4½ years

Published: February 26, 2013
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U.S. new-home sales jumped in January from the previous month to the highest level since July 2008, a sign that the housing recovery is accelerating.

Foreclosure auctions drawing small crowds (access required)

Published: January 30, 2013
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Every Monday, foreclosed homes go up on the auction block, and every Monday, the banks that hold those mortgages are the only ones showing interest.

Supervisors want to thin Milwaukee County’s real estate holdings (access required)

Published: November 15, 2012
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Milwaukee County supervisors voted Wednesday to insert language into the 2013 budget to guide how a study of the county’s real estate holdings would be presented to the board, overriding the county executive’s veto.

Milwaukee County wants to reduce real estate holdings (access required)

Published: November 5, 2012
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Milwaukee County supervisors voted to establish a reporting process for a team created to implement the results of a study aimed at reducing the county’s real estate holdings.

On the Market: A snapshot of real estate/hospitality properties available for lease or purchase (access required)

Published: July 30, 2012
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A snapshot of real estate/hospitality properties available for lease or purchase in the Milwaukee area

Commercial real estate market showing signs of improvement (access required)

Published: May 31, 2012
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Improvements in the commercial real estate market are showing up on brokers’ bottom lines.

Selling intangibles: Milwaukee has plenty to offer despite development misses (access required)

Published: April 27, 2012
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When officials at Kohl’s Corp. announced in February they wouldn’t build a new headquarters in downtown Milwaukee, many observers talked about what could have been.

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