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2011 

Home Supplies Plummet, Putting Pressure On Prices To Rise   Existing Home Sales surged 12 percent last month, closing 2010's housing market with strength. An "existing home" is a home that cannot be categorized as new construction; a resale. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, sea...
01/31/2011
New Home Sales Reach 8-Month High   Sales of new homes rose sharply in December, posting a 17.5 percent gain from the month prior. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Home Sales climbed to 329,000 in December, besting November by close to 50,000 units on a seasonally...
01/28/2011
The Home Price Index Shows Flat For November   Home values were reported unchanged in November 2010, on average, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency's Home Price Index.  We say "on average" because the government's Home Price Index is a data composite for the country. The index doesn't m...
01/26/2011
Building Permits Surge In December; Signals A Strong Spring Housing Market   Each month, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Census Bureau releases its New Residential Construction report. The report is comprised of several sections, one of which counts the nu...
01/20/2011
Home Builders Slowed By Economy, But Seeing More Foot Traffic   Homebuilder confidence held firm for the second straight month this month, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The monthly Housing Market Index registered 16 out of a possible 100. January's reading is three point...
01/19/2011
Retail Sales Weak In December; Home Affordability Gets A Boost   Consumers keep spending, the economy keeps growing. Mortgage rates are easing lower this morning on just-released, slightly worse-than-expected Retail Sales data from December 2010. Excluding motor vehicles and auto parts, December'...
01/17/2011
Foreclosure Activity Falls For The Second Straight Month, Drops To 30-Month Low   According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide dropped for the second straight month in December. After falling 21 percent in November, filings were down by an additi...
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