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Falling home prices have sent many would-be buyers to the sidelines.

Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as the unrest in Egypt kept investors on the sidelines and Wall Street digested the latest jobs report.

Sales of previously occupied homes rose last month after the worst summer for the housing market in more than a decade.

And fears over flawed foreclosure documents could keep buyers on the sidelines in the final months of the year.

Sales of new homes fell unexpectedly to the lowest level on record in February as stormy winter weather kept buyers on the sidelines.

The weak results make clear the difficulties facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.

As more companies check credit histories before hiring, unemployed workers face a potentially vicious cycle that can become a barrier to finding another job.

Caution about a report over job losses kept investors on the sidelines Wednesday, leaving stocks drifting in morning trading.

While other investors wait on the sidelines, Inland Real Estate has put $1 billion into commercial property acquisitions so far this year.

Asian stocks slid for a second day while the U.S. dollar climbed, with investors fleeing to the sidelines to await companies’ business outlooks.

Many oil giants are staying on the sidelines, balking at investing in new technologies favored by the president.

Pending sales plunged 7.7 percent to the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors started tracking the data in 2001, as the downturn kept buyers on the sidelines.