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Calculated Risk: Housing inventory won’t bottom until 2014 [VIDEO]

Former tech executive turned blogger Bill McBride was one of the first to suggest that homes were precariously overvalued back in 2005. When he spots a trend, people have learned to listen. McBride — who gets up early every day … Continue reading

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Case-Shiller report: Denver metro home prices rise 8.5 percent in 2012

Home prices in the Denver metro area rose 8.5 percent in December over December 2011, marking the 12th straight month of year-over-year gains, according to the SP/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index released Tuesday. It was Denver’s largest annual increase since 2001, … Continue reading

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Home Builders Get Jitters for First Time in a Year

Of the three components making up the index, current sales conditions fell one point to 51, still the only component solidly in the positive. Sales expectations over the next six months rose one point to 50, but buyer traffic remained … Continue reading

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Fewer Borrowers Are Behind on Mortgages, but for How Long?

“The declines in the mortgage delinquency rate will likely be muted for the foreseeable futures as the foreclosure process in some states can take more than 1,000 days,” notes Tim Martin, of TransUnion’s financial services business unit. “It is not … Continue reading

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Number of homes in foreclosure down 19.5 percent from year ago

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Denver metro home values expected to rise $21.4 billion in 2012

A new report shows that metro Denver home prices regained a big share of their value in 2012, and local analysts say 2013 should continue the trend. Metro Denver home values are expected to finish 2012 with a gain of … Continue reading

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Is Housing Risen From Ashes? ‘Industry Has Come Back’

Economists are saying it, and now even some Americans are saying it. After falling to depths not seen since the Great Depression, the U.S. housing market may finally be rising from the ashes.  It may not seem like a lot, … Continue reading

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In a Twist, Both Home Prices and Rents Rise

Home prices across the nation continued their upswing in June, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Including sales of foreclosures and short sales (selling for less than the value of the mortgage), prices rose 2.5 percent from a year … Continue reading

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New Crop of Foreclosures Is Coming

While fewer Americans are falling behind on their mortgage payments, the huge backlog of already delinquent mortgages is finally making its way through the banking system to foreclosure. Total foreclosure activity rose in the first half of this year from … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Spike Is Positive Sign For Housing

After months of declines, the foreclosure numbers are going up again. Foreclosure starts, the first phase of the process, rose 9 percent in May month-to-month, the first increase in over two years, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Bad … Continue reading

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