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	Newsy goodness The week's most popular news: Real Estate See the Latest Headlines » Powered by + Real Estate Five Great Things about Homeownership - realtytimes.com If you've been on the fence about homeownership, now is the time to take a leap! Don't let the negative press deter you from one of life's greatest joys. Take a look at five short and sweet reasons that homeownership is great! 1. 221 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Homeownership Rate Rises After Two Years of Decline - dsnews.com After falling to a 13-year low during the second quarter, the homeownership rate posted a highly unexpected rise in the third quarter, according to a Census Bureau report released Wednesday. With foreclosures forcing homeowners... 93 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Mortgage rates stay in the basement - inman.com Survey shows slight uptick in demand for purchase loans. Mortgage rates sagged this week as ongoing concerns about the European debt crisis had investors fleeing to the relative safety of mortgage-backed securities that fund... 74 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Recession Fears Eased: Economy Grows at 2.5 Percent in Third Quarter - rismedia.com (MCT)—The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the three months ending Sept. 30, the government reported, easing fears that the nation would... 156 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Freddie could take more than a decade to unload REO inventory - housingwire.com Freddie Mac vendors sold fewer REO properties in the third quarter than they did earlier in the year as nonperforming loans continue to climb. More than 25,300 repossessed homes held by... 48 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share See the Latest Headlines » Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation