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Rent Spikes Begin to Ease

Recent reports have shown home prices rising, especially in the housing markets which were hardest hit in the crash. Investors, buying in bulk, have been swarming these distressed markets, seeking to take advantage of a thriving new single family rental … Continue reading

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Mortgage Applications Could Mean Hot Summer for Housing

After holding in lackluster territory for much of the spring season, weekly mortgage applications took a huge jump, signaling that the usual summer slowdown is perhaps, holding off. Applications to purchase a home jumped 13 percent week-to-week, according to the … Continue reading

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Higher Mortgage Rates May Hamper Obama’s Housing Plan

With disappointing results from his foreclosure rescue program and an election year on the horizon, President Obama last fall set his sights on refinancing, specifically helping borrowers who owe far more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth. … Continue reading

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Parsing Home Prices Proves Precarious

Another day, another double-dose of home price reports, a home sentiment survey and a weekly report on mortgage applications. All seem to point in different directions. Both Lender Processing Services and CoreLogic released home price data, the former for December … Continue reading

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Home Builder Confidence Surges Amid Big Headwinds

Home builders are more confident about their market today than they have been in over four years. Buyer traffic, current sales, and sales expectation are all improving, at least according to the latest sentiment index from the National Association of … Continue reading

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Higher-End Housing Hits a Wall

Most of America won’t shed a tear for those who own higher-priced homes, especially given that the median home price in the nation has now fallen to just $174,000, but investors and homeowners alike should take note: Higher priced homes … Continue reading

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New Evidence Mortgage Market Is Choking Housing Recovery

One piece of data does not a conclusion make…two pieces get closer. A new report on the apartment market out today from Reis, Inc [REIS  Loading...      ()   ]. shows a big surge in net absorptions, despite very … Continue reading

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New Evidence Mortgage Market is Choking Housing Recovery

One piece of data does not a conclusion make…two pieces get closer. A new report on the apartment market out today from Reis, Inc [REIS  Loading...      ()   ]. shows a big surge in net absorptions, despite very … Continue reading

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US Housing Recovery Hurt by Unrest in the Middle East

You probably don’t think of unrest in the far away Middle East as having anything to do with the housing market here in the U.S. You should. The weekly mortgage applications say it all. Despite the rate on the 30-year … Continue reading

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