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builder confidence, housing index, housing market index, home builder
on December 20,2011

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose two points from a downwardly revised number to 21 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market...

on December 20,2011

U.S. House votes not to extend payroll tax cut for two months; want full year instead

housing starts, housing market, new home construction, multifamily construction
on December 20,2011

Builders broke ground on a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 homes last month, a 9.3 percent jump from October.

energy efficient, energy star, green homes, green building, home builders
on December 19,2011

A number of large and small home builders have signed on the implement the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s newest Energy Star guidelines for homes.

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on December 19,2011

The BuildFax Remodeling Index shows its 24th straight month of year-over-year growth

foreclosures, housing market, mortgage, financing
on December 15,2011

RealtyTrac released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for 2011 today, which shows that November foreclosure filings were down 3 percent from October and down 14 percent from November 2010.

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

housing market, home market, home buyers, home prices
on December 14,2011

Some housing markets are beginning to bounce back, according to data gleaned from Zillow.com. 

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.

federal government, FHA, housing market, housing policy
on December 13,2011

On Tuesday, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) announced the full membership of its Housing Commission. Over the course of the next year, the Housing Commission will put together a package of...

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.

housing market, home market, home buyers, home prices
on December 09,2011

Calculated Risk reported that the October CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) showed that home prices in the U.S. decreased 1.3 percent on a month-0ver-month basis for the third consecutive month....

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, homebuilder, nvr, ryan homes, tampa
on December 08,2011

NVR is entering the Tampa Bay area’s home market by introducing their Ryan Homes brand.

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.