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From NPR: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/21/149061071/homes-sales-dip-in-february

From Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-rents-20120313,0,24204.story

From Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-13/americans-grow-more-confident-in-housing-recovery-survey-shows.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/katietang/2012/03/12/housing-shortage-makes-winners-out-of-apartment-reits/

http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/12/news/economy/mortgage-settlement/

The Commerce Department recently reported that construction spending was down 0.1 percent in January. Click on the links below for more information. Construction Spending Slips, But Homebuilding Up Construction spending slips 0.1% in January Value of Construction Put in Place – Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

From North Coast Journal: http://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/2012/03/01/going-once/

Housing prices have fallen to a six-year low. Information released by S&P/Case Shiller home price indices state housing prices for all three headline composites ended 2011 at new index lows. The three headline composites are based on a national composite and 10 and 20 city composites. “In

Sales of new single-family houses in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 321,000, down 0.9 percent from December 2011. Estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development stated that sales were down from the revised December

Pending home sales in California climbed in January from both the previous month and the previous year, according to data collected and recently released by the California Association of Realtors. Additionally, distressed home sales rose in January, comprising about half of all homes sold. Pending home sales: