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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, home prices
on December 02,2011

U.S. home prices run 7.8 percent below a year ago in major markets, according to a homebuying index.

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

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

home builder, homebuilder, meritage, tampa, las vegas
on December 02,2011

Meritage is set to expand its southeastern presence by moving into Tampa and winding down some of its Vegas operations as part of the repositioning.

on December 02,2011

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

on November 30,2011

Surprising surge puts sales ahead of 2010 pace

on November 30,2011

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Indices showed a national decline, but eight cities are showing positive rebounds from their earlier lows

on November 30,2011

Construction employment was up by 16,000 this month and 206,000 private sector jobs were created in November, the most since December 2010

homeownership rate, john burns real estate consulting, homeownership
on November 29,2011

Based on quantitative and qualitative research on the future of homeownership, real-estate experts at John Burns Real Estate Consulting predict that the national homeownership rate is likely to...

new-home sales, new home sales, october 2011 new home sales
on November 28,2011

The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development released the October new-home sales index today, and the news was mostly positive. Here are five key takeaways from the report...

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.

lyon homes, bankruptcy, home builder, homebuilder
on November 23,2011

William Lyon Homes, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based developer, announced last week that it will file for bankruptcy protection.

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
on November 22,2011

Toll Brothers announced last week that Zvi Barzilay, 65, its chief operating officer and president, will be retiring effective December 31, 2011. He will be succeeded by Richard T. Hartman.

on November 22,2011

The top five of the largest metro areas saw existing home sales up more than 25 percent from 2010

on November 22,2011

October sales up 13.5 percent from 2010

nvr, home builder, homebuilder, single-family homes, new home construction
on November 22,2011

NVR announced that it will move into the single-family market in Ashburn, Va., with the construction of new luxury homes.

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.