October, 2009

Average Housing Prices in the U.S

Housing sales have been on the rise thus far in 2009 as confidence in the real estate market rebounds. Though September saw a decline in the median sales price to $174,900 for a single family home, the number of homes sold each month has been steadily increasing. With consumers once again shopping for homes, we ...

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Average Housing Prices in the US

Housing sales have been on the rise thus far in 2009 as confidence in the real estate market rebounds. Though September saw a decline in the median sales price to $174,900 for a single family home, the number of homes sold each month has been steadily increasing. With consumers once again shopping for homes, we ...

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Are we Coming out of the Recession?

The US stock market is soaring, commodity prices are on the rise, and there are signs that consumer confidence is growing. Ask the US government if the recession is ending and you’ll hear a resounding yes as the Obama administration rushes to claim an early victory. Naysayers however point to the massive US ...

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3rd quarter earnings & unemployment: is the recovery real?

Hope for the economy: 3rd quarter earnings rise, but will the recovery last? Good economic news, an item in short supply for the past year, rebounded with better than expected earnings reports from a variety of companies. For the first time in a year, the Dow cracked the 10,000 mark. Google’s earnings rise Google beat expectations with a ...

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Econ 223: Latest In Changing Financial World

NPR's Tovia Smith last week introduced us to Anne Witte, an economics professor at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Witte co-teaches Econ 223, which is a primer on among other things: credit cards, health insurance and 401 (k) plans. Witte talks with Renee Montagne about the importance of the class.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read ...

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