Mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates have decreased both in Arizona and nationwide since last year, according to a new survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association   

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Arizona has regained one-quarter of the jobs lost during the economic crisis and the job market is on track to fully recover in 2015, experts said Tuesday.

Housing and economy experts from Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business offered optimistic but guarded predictions at the annual economic-forecast luncheon held by the Economic Club of Phoenix. About 250 people attended the event.

Read More: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2012/05/15/20120515housing-economy-experts-maintain-positive-outlook.html

Here are the top 10 things to do in Phoenix the weekend of May 11-13.

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Cities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis are among some of the cities leading a housing recovery, Move Inc. reports in its Top Turnaround Town Report for May. 

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Home prices in the Phoenix area increased by 7.7 percent from March 2011 to March 2012, according to a survey by CoreLogic    , a California-based data and research firm.

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WASHINGTON - Average U.S. rates for 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages fell to fresh record lows this week, offering more incentive for Americans to buy or refinance homes.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-year loan fell to 3.84 percent, the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s. That's below the previous record rate of 3.87 percent reached in February.

Even as spring approaches, the residential real estate market continues to be rough on American homeowners more than three years after the start of the nationwide housing crisis.

Although sales of existing homes are up slightly from 2010 levels, the median home price is still down throughout most of the country, according to the National Association of Realtors. This means that many homeowners are continuing to sit tight and are looking for ways to make their current houses work for them just a little bit longer, until the real estate market improves. 

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Phoenix home values are expected to experience the largest national gains in 2012, according to a recent report by Zillow Inc., a Seattle-based real estate tracker.

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