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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 28,2011
Pending home sales eased moderately in January for the second straight month, but remain 20.6 percent above the cyclical low last June, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending...
on February 27,2011
Home-building giant Meritage Homes cut the ribbon last month on its first high-performance, green community in the San Antonio area. To help educate potential buyers on the green homes, Meritage...
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 February 11,2011
The Obama administration’s long-awaited proposal for reforming the U.S. mortgage market calls for shuttering both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over a period of five years or more. The two agencies,...
on January 31,2011
The mortgage-interest deduction, a pillar of the nation’s long-held support for housing and the American Dream, is under assault, say NAHB observers who make it their full-time job to stay on top of...
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 17,2011
Mortgage rates are low and home prices aren’t showing signs of going up anytime soon. And now state and local governments are stepping in to help many home buyers with their down payments. SmartMoney...
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.,...
on January 07,2011
The housing market in Manhattan has slipped slightly, after both the pace of sales and median home prices fell, according to The Wall Street Journal.
on January 06,2011
The troubled real estate market affects homes both large and small—but when mansions need a sale price reduction, the discount can jump into the millions. Zillow.com, a real-estate listing...
on December 30,2010
The National Association of Realtor’s (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index continued to increase in November, rising 3.5 percent since October.
