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WASHINGTON -- Inch by inch, Americans are recovering some of their vast loss of wealth from the recession, thanks to gains in stock investments and home values.
 
House votes to extend $31B in expiring tax breaks (AP, December 9, 2009; 9:35 PM)
 
U.S. mortgage applications driven up by refinancings (Reuters, December 9, 2009; 11:54 AM)
 
ALL BUSINESS: Help needed for underwater mortgages (AP, December 4, 2009; 5:51 PM)
 
Existing housing sales way up on Oahu (AP, December 3, 2009; 7:49 PM)
 
Rates on 30-year mortgages set new record low (AP, December 3, 2009; 2:36 PM)
 
U.S. mortgage rates fall to record low: Freddie Mac (Reuters, December 3, 2009; 11:42 AM)
 
Study: Wind farms have no effect on property value (AP, December 2, 2009; 5:20 PM)
 
Goldman invests $61 million in affordable housing (AP, December 2, 2009; 3:22 PM)
 
Mortgage applications edge higher as rates hit 6 month high (Reuters, December 2, 2009; 7:20 AM)
 
Gov't unveils rules to speed up 'short sales' (AP, December 1, 2009; 5:23 PM)
 
Mass. pledges $150 million affordable housing fund (AP, December 1, 2009; 10:35 AM)
 
China's economy reaps a golden age of weddings (Reuters, November 29, 2009; 7:32 PM)
 
Detroit needs housing rebound to spur pickup sales (AP, November 29, 2009; 4:57 PM)
 
New report may show home sales on the rise (AP, February 25, 2009; 7:09 AM)
 
Obama unveils plan for troubled housing market (Reuters, February 18, 2009; 12:10 PM)
 
US-BUSINESS Summary (Reuters, February 18, 2009; 11:08 AM)
 
Paulson: Fannie, Freddie to buy more mortgages (AP, September 19, 2008; 10:32 AM)
 
JPMorgan bests forecasts but sees US credit worsen (AP, July 17, 2008; 5:36 PM)
 
KB Home Posts Big Loss for 1Q (AP, March 28, 2008; 5:03 PM)
 
Economic Woes Reveal a Long-Felt Unease (AP, February 17, 2008; 11:18 PM)
 
Fed offers modest rate cut (Reuters, December 11, 2007; 7:17 PM)
 
Fannie, Freddie Chiefs See Tough 2008 (AP, December 11, 2007; 5:27 PM)
 
Fed Lowers Rates, Wall Street Tumbles (AP, December 11, 2007; 4:43 PM)
 
Housing to hit growth but economy good: Treasury (Reuters, December 11, 2007; 12:05 PM)
 
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