BEIJING Aug 1 (Reuters) – The average home price in China’s 100 major cities edged up in July for the second straight month, reinforcing signs of a recovery in the property market even as the government seeks to spur broader economic growth, a …

(AP) WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in May from April in every city tracked by a leading index, a sign that increasing sales and tight inventories are supporting a modest housing recovery. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index released …

BAGHDAD — When he saw the bodies of men and women left rotting in the streets of Damascus, Hassan Hadi knew that the sectarian violence he had fled Iraq to escape years ago had now come to Syria. Despairingly, he left his belongings and fled …

WASHINGTON – Home prices rose in May from April in every city tracked by the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index. The indexes have a base value of 100 in January 2000; so an index value of 150 translates to a 50% appreciation since …

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Single-family home prices rose for the fourth month in a row in May when adjusting for seasonal swings, suggesting the recovery in the housing market continued to gain traction. Other data on Tuesday showed …

WASHINGTON – Home prices rose in May from April in every city tracked by the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index. The indexes have a base value of 100 in January 2000; so an index value of 150 translates to a 50% appreciation since …

Home prices increased for the second consecutive month, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Average monthly home prices increased 2.2 percent in May for the index’s 10- and 20-city composites. Since May 2011, home prices fell 1 percent …

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Single-family home prices rose for the fourth month in a row in May when adjusting for seasonal swings, suggesting the recovery in the housing market continued to gain traction. Other data on Tuesday showed …

WASHINGTON—Home prices rose in May from April in every city tracked by a leading index, a sign that increasing sales and tight inventories are supporting a modest housing recovery. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index released …

Mitch Tuchman is the co-founder, with Steve Beck, of MarketRiders, an online subscription software service for do-it-yourself investors. MarketRiders provides low-cost, tax efficient portfolios using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and sends …