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on March 29,2011
Thirteen percent of all U.S. homes stand vacant, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
on March 23,2011
The housing market contracted last month as new home sales fell to 250,000, 16.9 percent lower than January’s upwardly revised 301,000 and 28 percent lower than February of last year, according to...
on March 22,2011
More borrowers are opting for adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) in the years since the housing crisis, but today’s ARMs look different than the gimmicky loans of the past.
on March 21,2011
Existing home sales decreased after three consecutive months of increases as tight credit continued to hold back buyers, the National Association of Realtors found in its latest report. Home resales...
on March 17,2011
Newly released U.S. census data shows that Nevada has a record number of empty homes, more the double the amount in 2000.
on March 15,2011
Home prices continued to drop across the U.S. in January, falling for the sixth consecutive month as several factors continue to affect the housing market.
on March 09,2011
More homeowners fell underwater in the fourth quarter as home prices continued to drop.
on March 02,2011
All-cash buyers accounted for 30.9 percent of home and condominium sales in California in January, with even higher percentages in some wealthy Southern California communities. The trend is likely...
on March 01,2011
Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the economy and the housing market according to the results of a Fannie Mae survey.
on February 25,2011
Sales of newly built single-family homes decreased 12.6 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted 284,000 units, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and...
on February 23,2011
Existing home sales rose for the third month in a row in January, rising above sales levels from one year ago, according the latest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
on February 22,2011
The National Association of Realtors may have over-counted home sales as far back as 2007. According to NAR, 4.9 million homes were sold in 2010, down from 5.2 million sales in 2009. But real-...
on February 21,2011
Nationwide housing affordability reached record levels in the last quarter of 2010, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. According to...
on February 15,2011
Builder confidence remained the same for newly built, single-family homes for the fourth month in a row, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Well Fargo Housing Market...
on January 26,2011
New single-family homes sales were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 329,000 in December, based on estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The...
on January 25,2011
Home prices continue to weaken, as eight cities hit their lowest levels since the peak in 2006 and 2007, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. The data showed that in...
on January 24,2011
Existing home sales rose in December for the fifth time in the last six months, indicating a recovery as the housing market continues to stabilize. According to the National Association of Realtors,...
on January 19,2011
The National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index remained steady this month at 16 for the third month in a row, indicating that home builders’ confidence is still low. Perceptions on...
on January 18,2011
A survey of homeowners who purchased a home last year found that their primary motivations were affordability and the desire for more living space. The survey by Weichert Realtors Inc. polled 1,...
on January 10,2011
Despite the down housing market, vacation home sales are on the rise, the Wall Street Journal reported. Many vacation communities saw sales increases in 2010. Mercer Island, Wash.,...
