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mortgages, refinancing, housing market, tax, tax cut, homeowner, home owner
on December 15,2011

Congress and the Obama administration are considering having mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac foot the bill for the proposed extension of the payroll tax cut

new home sales, housing market, home inventory, home appraisals
on December 14,2011

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported on their blog that flawed appraisals might be preventing home sales.

multifamily housing, rental housing, housing market
on December 13,2011

The National Association of Home Builders reported that its Q3 indices show that multifamily housing production is up and vacancy is down.

housing market, student debt, mortgage, loan
on December 12,2011

John Burns Real Estate Consulting indicated that student loan debt will be another stumbling block for the housing market. 

housing market, home market, home buyers, home prices
on December 12,2011

The latest data from Fiserv Case Shiller shows that national home prices are expected to grow at an annualized rate of 3.2 percent between 2011 and the second quarter of 2016.

mortgages, housing market, down payment
on December 09,2011

LendingTree.com released data highlighting the average down payments on residential real estate purchases for all 50 states and Washington, D.C.  

home builder, home building, housing market, stock market, shares
on December 08,2011

Financial services company Raymond James has upgraded some of the nation’s largest home builders to outperform from market perform, which essentially tells investors to buy shares of the company...

housing market, job market, home market, home buyers
on December 07,2011

In November, jobs grew in metro areas where home prices dropped at least 30 percent during the bust, but construction employment slipped slightly.

rental housing, home market, housing market, home ownership
on December 06,2011

Home prices and mortgage rates are so low that it is cheaper to own a home than it is to rent in many cities.

housing market, home market, home buyers, relocation, unemployment
on December 06,2011

The Atlantic Cities reported that the Census Bureau showed that only 11.6 percent of Americans moved to a new residence between spring 2010 and spring 2011.

home sales, housing market, home listings
on December 06,2011

The number of homes for sale dropped for the fifth consecutive month in October, reaching the lowest level in more than four years.

NAHB/First America Improving Markets Index (IMI), housing recovery, housing mark
on December 06,2011

San Jose, Calif., Toledo, Ohio, and Athens, Ga., are among the 41 U.S. housing markets to make the NAHB/First America Improving Markets Index (IMI) in December. The IMI tracks markets that have...

housing market, home market, home buyers
on December 02,2011

New numbers show that housing market conditions are starting to trend upward.

on December 02,2011

Plenty of good news has been coming in about housing lately. Here's a round-up.

senate, government, fha, housing market
on November 23,2011

The U.S. housing industry scored a victory after the House and Senate voted to raise the size of mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration  to $729,750.

multifamily housing, housing market, multigenerational home, home builder
on November 22,2011

New homes for multigenerational families are a category that increased by 30 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

toll brothers, home builders, homebuilder, acquisition
on November 21,2011

Toll Brothers announced its entry into the Seattle market through the acquisition of the assets and operations of CamWest Development.

foreclosures, housing market, mortgage, financing
on November 18,2011

The number of foreclosures climbed in October, as mortgage lenders begin to make their way through the paperwork problems that had delayed new filings for much of the last year.

on November 18,2011

Housing affordability is near its highest level in more than twenty years according to the Housing Opportunity Index.

on November 16,2011

BuildFax data also identifies top project types