{"id":4304,"date":"2012-05-09T15:36:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T19:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2012-05-09T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T19:36:30","slug":"fannie-mae-profit-signals-a-stabilizing-housing-market-nytimes-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/09\/fannie-mae-profit-signals-a-stabilizing-housing-market-nytimes-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Fannie Mae Profit Signals a Stabilizing Housing Market &#8211; NYTimes.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Fannie Mae] reported quarterly net income of $2.7 billion, up from a $6.5 billion loss in the first quarter of 2011&#8230;&#8230;..Across the country, there are signs that the housing market is stabilizing. Home prices have continued to fall, but at a much slower pace. More Americans are buying houses than they were a year ago. Housing starts have climbed more than 10 percent in the last year, as home builders pick up construction of new homes and apartment buildings.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/10\/business\/fannie-mae-profit-signals-a-stabilizing-housing-market.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss\">Fannie Mae Profit Signals a Stabilizing Housing Market &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Fannie Mae] reported quarterly net income of $2.7 billion, up from a $6.5 billion loss in the first quarter of 2011&#8230;&#8230;..Across the country, there are signs that the housing market is stabilizing. Home prices have continued to fall, but at a much slower pace. 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