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on September 18,2010
In its September economic outlook, Freddie Mac expects third quarter new and existing home sales to reach an annualized rate of 4 million, a possible 20.7% decline from last year and 23% drop from...
on September 18,2010
The slide in U.S. home prices may have another three years to go as sellers add as many as 12 million more properties to the market. Shadow inventory is preventing prices from bottoming after a 28...
on January 05,2010
After a surge of activity spurred by the expiring first-time home buyer tax credit, the National Association of Realtors reported today that contract activity for pending home sales fell, but still...
on January 04,2010
Construction spending in November declined 0.6% from the previous month to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $900.1 billion, according to a just released report by the U.S. Census Bureau of the...
on December 29,2009
New data from a leading measure of U.S. home prices, the Standard & Poors/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, today pointed to a continued improvement in the annual rate of decline of housing prices...
on December 28,2009
Manhattan, Las Vegas and Providence, R.I., are among 25 markets that are forecasted to experience steep deflation in housing prices in 2010, according to a new report from the Housing Predictor...
on December 21,2009
After analyzing 20 micro-market characteristics for 250 housing markets across the country, Housing Predictor has identified the top-25 cities that are expected to have the best housing appreciation...
on December 16,2009
Mortgage rates showed a slight increase last week, according to the latest weekly survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The average contract interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
on December 16,2009
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s new residential construction report, housing starts rose 8.9 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 574,000, the highest level in a year and a...
on December 11,2009
Realtors believe that home prices are stabilizing and will continue to do so in 2010, according to a recent HomeGain survey of nearly 1,000 U.S. real estate agents and brokers. The majority also...
on December 11,2009
According to RealtyTrac, 306,627 foreclosure filings were reported in November, a decrease of nearly 8 percent from the previous month but still 18 percent higher than this time last year. One in...
on February 12,2009
Sluggish economy spurs homeowners to invest in energy efficiency
on February 06,2009
Fannie/Freddie loan modifications for October/November were up by 50%
on July 31,2006
Margot Crabtree reports on the declining housing market, fluctuating Product Manufacturers Index and the potential economic fallout -- inflation.
on June 30,2006
There's no relief in sight for remodeling firms that have been hit hard by the increased cost of building materials, says economist Ken Simonson. Simonson, chief economist for the Associated...
on April 30,2006
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies says the estimated recent growth of homeowner remodeling spending has eased substantially but still remains near its long-term rate of 5 percent.
on March 31,2006
Despite rising oil prices and a drop in consumer spending and income, indices closed in positive terrain for the month ending March 31, 2006. The Builders' Index added 12.32 points, or 0.98...
on January 31,2006
Some negative news including predictions of a sustained decline in the housing market in 2006 slowed the markets in December. The anticipated so-called Santa Claus rally never materialized, but other...
on November 30,2005
A Halloween rally wasn't enough to bring the major indices into positive terrain for the session ending October 31, 2005. Consumer spending rose 0.5 percent after a drop in the previous month....
on September 30,2005
In last month's article, we discussed the process of finding land to develop as well as how to conduct the preliminary investigation and financial analysis. This article will discuss tying up the...
