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Low fixed mortgage rates continue
Household net worth jumps $2.8 trillion
U.S. home prices up in April
EDITOR'S PICKS
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 Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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 Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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 How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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 What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
- Canadian real-estate investment trusts are set to outperform their U.S. peers largely due to the country’s strong economic fundamentals and the real estate sector’s more solid outlook, according to analyst reports. 
- S&P report looks at credit quality in European real estate- Strong portfolios and benign funding conditions in the relatively low-geared segment of European real estate make for a stable ratings outlook among rated real estate investment trusts (REITs) and developers in the region. What's more, these factors should support the creditworthiness of issuers in this industry through 2012, says a report published earlier today titled "Rising Debt Costs And Investment Pipeline Uncertainties Threaten Stability Of European Real Estate Sector." 
- China's Housing Minister emphasizes property cooling policy- China's main real estate regulator said it will maintain current restrictions on property sales, according to a report in Xinhua news on Tuesday. 
- More hotel deals expected in 2012- The value of hotel deals for the first five months of 2012 came to $5.1 billion, down from $6.4 billion a year earlier, research from Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels indicated as attendees at a New York hospitality industry conference said they expected more hotel transactions this year. 
- Real estate confidence grows, two-thirds of buyers open to foreclosures- Confidence in the real estate market continues to grow in 2011, according to a recent study by a recent study by Realtor.com. 
- China housing prices down for ninth consecutive month- Housing prices in 100 surveyed Chinese cities fell 0.31 percent in May from April for the ninth straight month, according to data from the China Index Academy. 
- Reading the tea leaves of housing data- Recent conflicting housing data has confused consumers and economists alike. Recent conflicting housing data has confused consumers and economists alike. 
- Australia's Lend Lease launches shopping center fund- Australian Property developer Lend Lease Corp. announced Monday it has started a new wholesale investment fund aimed mostly at sub-regional retail centers, and that institutional investors had already committed A$185 million ($180 million). 
- France plans to limit rent hikes- In a bid to uphold his election campaign promises, French President Francois Hollande is preparing a decree that may limit rent increases. 
- China Vanke's sales rebound in May- China’s largest real estate developer by sales, China Vanke, announced its earnings on Monday, recording an increase of 19 percent in sales in May from the previous year to 10.72 billion yuan ($1.68 billion).