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AP - A better than expected performance from the U.S. manufacturing sector in February helped calm investors on Thursday, even as economists cautioned that one month's worth of data is not a cause for too much optimism.

Reuters - The U.S. economy grew at a tepid 2.2 percent pace at the end of 2006, much weaker than first thought, while new home sales last month had their biggest drop in 13 years, according to data released on Wednesday that showed a soft economy.

AP - If location is the golden rule of real estate, then many who invest in real estate mutual funds might at times feel as if they've stumbled upon a great deal in the fanciest building in town.

The commercial-to-condo conversion trend appears to have run its course, one of many signs that the downtown office market has bounced back.

Mortgage applications are starting to look good; homeowners continue to refinance from adjustable rate mortgages that are about to adjust to higher rates and moving to safer fixed-rate mortgages.

Although sales of new homes fell this month, it's not indicative of the current housing market. The market will need to see more data to see what trend housing is taking.

Reuters - Mortgage applications for U.S. home purchases and refinancing rose last week when long-term borrowing costs dipped, an industry trade group said on Wednesday, but other housing measures were mixed.

Reuters - Sales of new U.S. homes fell 16.6 percent in January and prices were little changed as the number of new homes on the market decreased slightly, according to a government report on Wednesday showing some weakness in the unsteady housing sector.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. homes fell 16.6 percent in January and prices were little changed as the number of new homes on the market decreased slightly, according to a government report on Wednesday showing some weakness in the unsteady housing sector.

FT.com - Henrys Leja exudes the kind of confidence only possible for a real estate agent in one of the world's hottest property markets. He works in Riga, the historic capital of the former Soviet state of Latvia, where property prices are booming, up a heady 40 per cent between July and September last year.

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