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on October 13,2010
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 14.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier.
on October 11,2010
The high number of homes for sale right now could be due to the increased number of households with members who are 55 and older, said a University of Virginia professor in a report by The...
on October 05,2010
Job market conditions have improved from a year ago, but have been essentially flat for the past five months, according to Gallup's Job Creation Index.
on October 05,2010
Real estate brokerage firm ZipRealty reports a 0.6 percent increase in September homes for sale
on September 27,2010
The boom and then bust of nonprime mortgage lending in the United States caused enormous damage to individuals, communities, the national economy, and the global financial system, according to a...
on September 24,2010
According to research from economists at the National Association of Home Builders, first-time home buyers are contributing to an increase in demand for smaller and less expensive new homes.
on September 24,2010
Existing-home sales rose in August following a big correction in July, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-...
on September 24,2010
August is one for the books, as mortgage lenders repossessed more homes in August than in any month since the start of the housing crisis. According to foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc., the...
on September 24,2010
A report just released suggests that giving homeowners the right to rent their house at a fair market price could be a game changer in the nation's foreclosure crisis. Gains from Right to Rent in...
on September 23,2010
August home sales in Las Vegas dropped to a two-year low for that month, according to real estate research firm MDA DataQuick of San Diego. Prices remained stagnant on a year-over-year basis but...
on September 23,2010
Foreclosures are boosting the supply of available properties and reducing prices, even as mortgage rates tumble to record lows. U.S. home prices dropped 3.3 percent in July from a year earlier, the...
on September 23,2010
Signs are increasingly pointing to a home building industry that is years away from recovering from the excesses of the housing boom. Even with a modest rise in construction last month, the pace of...
on September 23,2010
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 17, 2010. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application...
on September 23,2010
GMAC Mortgage is imposing a moratorium on many of its foreclosures as it tries to ensure they were done correctly. States where the moratorium is being carried out include New York, Connecticut, New...
on September 23,2010
Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell for the first time in three weeks, offering a glimmer of hope for a housing market that still faces plenty of obstacles. Interest rates are...
on September 23,2010
Nevada continues to lead the nation for its share of homes with negative equity, with its negative equity rate of 68 percent significantly outpacing second-place Arizona's rate of 50 percent.
on September 23,2010
Future prices for lumber rose the maximum permitted by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a jump in U.S. housing starts revived prospects for construction materials. Lumber futures for November...
on September 21,2010
Home builder confidence remains at multi-month lows, according to a new report by the National Association of Home Builders. The NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index remained at 13 in September,...
on September 21,2010
Almost three quarters of Americans give home buying the thumbs up, from 64 percent in a Fannie Mae survey conducted in January.
on September 21,2010
Lennar Corp, the third-biggest homebuilder in the United States, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and a decline in orders that was less severe than Wall Street had feared.
