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ETFs to Play a Real Estate Recovery

Real estate investments are rising in popularity as a combination of strong fundamentals, near-record-low mortgage rates and a drop in foreclosures supports the notion that housing is on a road to recovery.Home prices rose for the 13th month in a row in March, jumping 10.5% year-over-year to post its biggest annual climb in seven years. Also, housing starts topped 1 million in March for the first time in nearly five years while home repossessions fell 20% in April from the previous month."Our positive view of the housing market remains on track," Robert Wetenhall, RBC Capital Markets, said. "The key drivers include low interest rates, tight inventory levels and rising home prices."Investors looking to capitalize off the housing market can play the rebound through various exchange traded funds.Homebuilder exchange traded funds continue to set multiyear highs this year after finishing among the top performers of 2012. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Construction (NYSE:ITB) and the SPDR S&P Ho...

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    Williams-Sonoma Inc. shares fell 4.4% on Thursday after the company's holiday sales missed some analysts' expectations and it didn't raise its fourth-quarter outlook...

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    Best Buy Co Inc is targeting an operating margin of 5 to 6 percent over time, the company said on Tuesday, as its new chief executive unveiled plans to turn around t...

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    As the housing market shows signs of life, home-improvement retailers are cheering.For the last few years, companies like Home Depot (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) ...

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    Over the past two years, few if any sector ETFs have rivaled the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund (NYSE:ITB) and the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NY...

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    The U.S. stock market traded higher on Wednesday after a rocky start to the week on account of a banking crisis in Cyprus.A rise in the euro versus the greenback and...

  5. Williams-Sonoma Trades Up 7.9%

    Investor sentiment toward Williams-Sonoma Inc. turned even more bullish on Wednesday as its shares surged 8% after the market opened. The kitchen-gadgets and home-fu...

  6. Williams-Sonoma Rises On Profit, Dividend Increase

    Williams-Sonoma Inc. shares jumped 5.5% in premarket trading after the San Francisco-based kitchen-gadgets and home-furnishings retailer reported a better-than-expec...

  7. Williams-Sonoma Profit Up 9%; Hikes Dividend 41%

    Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported late Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 9% to $133.7 million, or $1.34 a share, from $122.6 million, or $1.17 a share, a yea...

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