Thursday, February 24, 2011

Business Highlights – BusinessWeek

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Investors snap up cheap homes, new buyers miss out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales are starting to tick up after the worst year in more than a decade. But the momentum is coming from cash-rich investors who are scooping up foreclosed properties at bargain prices, not first-time homebuyers who are critical for a housing recovery.
The number of first-time buyers fell last month to the lowest percentage in nearly two years, while all-cash deals have doubled and now account for

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