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Published in TZ Latest News 29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

U.S. home prices down in May, but consumer confidence strong

U.S. single-family home prices fell unexpectedly in May, declining for the first time in more than two years in the latest signal of the wobbly state of the housing market. Still, U.S. consumers remained confident in the broader economic picture, with a key measure of consumer attitudes at its highest since October 2007 and views of the job market the brightest in six years.