Where is America's housing recovery?

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A carpenter helped frame a house under construction in the Old Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago.
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Were we overly optimistic about the nation's housing recovery? Compare some of the headlines from 2013 with a few from 2014. First, the older ones:

Housing Recovery Seems Still on Track

Housing Recovery: How Far Have We Come?

This Housing Upturn Looks Like the Real Thing

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And from the past couple of months:

As prices rise, housing recovery wobbles

A Robust Housing Recovery? Not So Fast

The Housing Rebound Stalls

The Daily Circuit takes a look at the current state of the housing recovery.