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Canadian existing home sales rose in April: CREA

TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in April from March as low mortgage rates and a spring surge in listings pulled home buyers off the sidelines, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Friday The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales activity was up 2.3 percent last month from March. Actual sales for April, not seasonally adjusted, surged 10 percent from April 2014.

House Hunting for Two: How to Find Your Happy Home

Filed under: Buying, How To, Lifestyle Shutterstock By Vanessa Nix Anthony While it can be tough enough to find just the right spot to rest your head at night on your own, it can be even more difficult when searching with a partner. Choosing where you’ll live, whether you’re renting or buying a home, is one of the most important and personal decisions you’ll ever make. It’s the definition of

Friday, May 15: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price traded almost ruler flat through most of Far East trading on their Thursday, but began to show signs of life about 1:45 p.m. Hong Kong time.  That ‘rally’ lasted until ten minutes after the COMEX open—and then gold rallied sharply before getting cut off at the knees around 10:30 a.m. in New York.  It crawled higher from there, but got sold down once

Conservative push for solar is backed by usual green advocates

By Nichola Groom and Richard Valdmanis LOS ANGELES/BOSTON (Reuters) – When Debbie Dooley, a Tea Party firebrand from Woodstock Georgia, makes the case for solar power, she doesn’t rely on the usual environmental talking points. Former Republican Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr. casts his support for solar energy as a conservative stance against monopoly power utilities that “want to limit energy choice.”  Dooley and Goldwater, along with the right-leaning pro-solar groups