By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders started slightly fewer homes in October but submitted plans for a wave of apartments, a mixed sign for the struggling housing market. Builders broke ground on a seasonally ...

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The city of Milwaukee has completed, or is nearing completion on, rehabs of 16 dilapidated houses, construction work that will total about $650,000 by the end of the year.

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The home-buying season was a bust. March through August are typically the peak buying months. But this time, Americans bought fewer new homes in that stretch than in any other ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreclosures made up roughly one-third of all home sales this spring. While that’s a smaller share of sales from the previous quarter, it’s six times the percentage of foreclosures in ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans at risk of foreclosure is rising, reflecting the U.S. economy’s continued struggles. According to a Mortgage Bankers Association report issued Monday, 8.44 percent of homeowners missed at ...

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By Derek Kravitz Associated Press Washington — The Obama administration could turn thousands of government-owned foreclosures into rental properties to help boost falling home prices. The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it was seeking input from investors on how to ...

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By ALEX VEIGA AP Real Estate Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were seized by lenders in July, the latest sign banks are taking a measured approach to moving against homeowners who have ...

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By Bob Christie Associated Press Phoenix — Homebuilders trying to fight off customers’ attraction to cheap foreclosures are doing more to show buyers that good deals can come with pitfalls. The companies are increasingly trying to woo buyers such as ...

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By JANNA HERRON AP Real Estate Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The bleakest year in the foreclosure crisis has only just begun. Lenders are poised to take back more homes this year than any other since the U.S. housing meltdown ...

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By JANNA HERRON AP Real Estate Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Home prices are dropping in the nation’s largest cities and are expected to keep falling next year, as fewer people purchase homes and millions of foreclosures come on to ...

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