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on July 13,2011
The Illinois Association of Realtors said last week that the median price it reported for home sales in Chicago was inflated in May, and mistakes in its reports may go back more than three years,...
on July 13,2011
Southern California home prices continue to creep upward, although they remain below their year-ago levels, according to tracking firm DataQuick. The region’s median price last month — $280,000 —...
on July 12,2011
Long-term growth in the construction of townhouses (attached single-family units) as a share of all single-family homes was interrupted during the Great Recession, NAHB reported on its blog.
on July 11,2011
The Washington, D.C., region is expected to round out the year as the top-performing housing market in the country, according to a new report from real-estate tracking firm Clear Capital. Over the...
on July 09,2011
In an interview on Bloomberg Television last week, billionaire Warren Buffett said the country's unemployment rate will improve substantially once the home-building sector rebounds. Buffett said that...
on July 06,2011
When the housing market collapsed, buyers became more interested in smaller, energy-efficient homes and smaller lot sizes, but bigger houses might be coming back.
on July 05,2011
LPS Applied Analytics released its May Mortgage Performance data. According to LPS, 7.96 percent of mortgages were delinquent in May, down slightly from 7.97 percent in April, and down from 9.74...
on June 30,2011
Home prices in the U.S. increased by 0.8 percent in May 2011 compared with April 2011, according to CoreLogic. This is the second consecutive month-over-month increase.
on June 30,2011
Pending home sales rose strongly in May with all regions experiencing gains from a year ago, pointing to higher housing activity in the second half of the year, according to the National Association...
on June 29,2011
NAHB is suing the EPA over the agency's strategy to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, alleging that the strategy will make it harder for builders to obtain permits for residential and light commercial...
on June 28,2011
House prices rose slightly in April, after 10 consecutive months of decline
on June 28,2011
Raleigh, N.C., Provo, Utah, and Grand Junction, Colo., are among 10 metro areas expected to see the biggest jump in population between 2010 and 2020, according to projections from data analysis firm...
on June 28,2011
Data through April 2011, released Tuesday by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, show a monthly increase in prices for the 10- and 20-City Composites for the first time...
on June 23,2011
Sales of new homes beat expectations for May, but are still at historically low levels, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. May sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 319,000, 13.5...
on June 22,2011
Washington, D.C., has seen home prices grow 220 percent over the last two decades, easily the top growth rate in the country since 1991, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price...
on June 21,2011
Sales of existing homes dropped 15 percent from a year ago, NAR reported
on June 20,2011
Courts all over the country are hearing cases about foreclosure challenges. The outcomes of the hundreds of lawsuits making their ways through the courts could ultimately determine the future of the...
on June 17,2011
Depressed home prices. Ever-expanding pool of renters. Lethargic home sales. These sound like reasons to be pessimistic about the housing market, but savvy investors are finding opportunity to snap...
on June 17,2011
Housing starts rose more than expected and permits for future construction touched a five-month high in May, according to the Commerce Department. Housing starts rose 3.5 percent to a seasonally...
on June 16,2011
Niagara Falls, N.Y., is the nation’s most affordable place to buy a home, according to a new report by Coldwell Banker, with an average listing price of approximately $61,000. Detroit, Cleveland, and...
