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Even as some markets stabilize, affordability remains at highest level in more than 20 years
The number of homes listed for sale continued to decline in July, falling by 1.2 percent from June and nearly 18 percent from one year ago.
Home prices in some of the worst-hit areas of the country have fallen far below pre-bubble levels, igniting concerns that properties in those markets are undervalued, according to analysis by...
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) held steady August at 15, the same level as in July.
President Obama has directed a small team of advisers to develop a proposal that would keep the government playing a major role in the nation’s mortgage market, extending a federal loan subsidy...
The remodeling market continues to grow despite the ongoing challenges of the economy, according to the latest BuildFax Remodeling Index. June's mark of 129.5 is the highest since BuildFax started...
Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 604,000, 1.5 percent below the revised June estimate of 613,000, but 9.8 percent above the July 2010 rate of 550...
According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting, there will be solid rent growth in the United States over the next five years.
Last Friday, RealtyTrac released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for July 2011, which shows foreclosure filings were reported on 212,764 U.S. properties in July, a 4 percent decrease from June...
The Obama administration will announce plans Wednesday to seek investors' ideas for turning thousands of foreclosed properties owned by government-backed entities into rental homes.
July was a record-breaking month for residential closings for LGI Homes.
House prices should rise in most parts of the country by 2013 with a recovery beginning next year, according to analysis by Fiserv and Moody's Analytics. See which markets will see the largest...
Builders specializing in communities for active seniors over 55, such as PulteGroup’s Del Webb brand and D.R. Horton, are offering new home designs featuring snore rooms near the master bedroom...
A Bozeman, Mont., builder is constructing a home that is nearly 100-percent American-made — even its plastic sewer caps and underground copper connectors are made in the U.S.
Sales of foreclosed homes continue to make up a significant portion of sales of Freddie Mac-backed mortgages, but fewer homes are entering foreclosure
Encouraging investors to buy foreclosed homes in bulk would help shrink the U.S. housing surplus, stabilize property prices and provide affordable rentals, Morgan Stanley housing analysts said in...
Housing market drivers worsened over the last quarter in line with the slowdown in economic growth, but household net worth rose.
A piece of positive news has come out of the debt-ceiling deal reached earlier this week: Mortgage rates have fallen to levels that are at or near record lows.
CoreLogic’s Home Price Index indicates that home prices in the United States increased by .7 percent in June 2011 compared with May 2011 –– the third consecutive month-over-month increase.
United States builders began more nonresidential construction in June, pushing construction spending higher for a third consecutive month.
