According to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, home sales in the Twin Cities seem to be cooling off after a record year in 2005.
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A day after a senator called for HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson's resignation, the secretary has issued a statement saying he deeply regrets the remarks he made to a minority real estate group in Dallas.
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Some homes for sale will soon sport a new detail on their lawn signs — a code that will link prospective buyers to details about the property when entered into a Yahoo search page.
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Some 30,000 Realtors will bring hands-on help to clean up damaged neighborhoods, build 54 new Habitat for Humanity homes, and bring $34 million in badly needed revenue and fresh hope for a brighter future to …
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The Homeownership Preservation Foundation said Wednesday it will provide up to $1.2 million to the National Urban League over a three-year period in an effort to reduce the number of home foreclosures in African-American communities.
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