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New Housing Construction, Building Permits Point in Opposite Directions in April

Posted: May 16, 2013 at 9:00 am

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported this morning that new housing starts in April fell to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 853,000, ...
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Home Builder Confidence Recovers Positive Trend

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 12:51 pm

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index rose by 3 points from a downwardly revised 41 in April to 44 in May. A January reading of ...
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Rising Loan Rates Reduce New Mortgage Applications

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 7:20 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 7.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of ...
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New Home Sales and Prices Stoke U.S. Economic Growth

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 9:00 am

In its May MarketPulse report, residential property research and services firm CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE: CLGX) identifies the trends it sees in the U.S. economy and in the U.S. real estate ...
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Short Interest Plays Tricks Ahead of and into SolarCity Earnings

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Maybe Elon Musk is the modern real-world version of Tony Stark as you are seeing all over the internet. As for his SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ: SCTY), the still relatively new solar power ...
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Is QE Damning Mortgage REITs and Their Dividend Prospects?

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 12:47 pm

High yield investors have been chasing the attractive dividend payouts offered by the mortgage REIT sector for years and years now. Unlike the high payouts from telecom, tobacco, and utilities ...
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Home security

The Seven Most Popular Home Styles

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 6:25 am

Most people know that a mansion will cost much more than a farmhouse. What many might not be aware of is that the style of a home can also have ...
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Boost in New Home Demand for Americans 55 and Older

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 2:49 pm

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported today that its housing market index for 55+ single-family housing rose to 46 in the first quarter of 2013, up 19 points ...
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Home Foreclosures Drop, Mortgage Loan Delinquencies Rise in First Quarter

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 11:45 am

The delinquency rate for mortgage loans at the end of the first quarter of 2013 rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.25%. That is 16 basis points higher than ...
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Fannie Mae Will Repay $59.4 Billion to Taxpayers

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 9:40 am

The quasi-private mortgage-finance company, Fannie Mae, posted a $58.7 billion profit in the first quarter, thanks to recognition of a tax benefit worth $50.6 billion. Fannie Mae generated $8.1 billion ...
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Foreclosure Rates Stay High in Nevada and Florida: RealtyTrac

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 6:20 am

While industry research group RealtyTrac reported foreclosure activity dropped to a 74-month low in April, the figures could not disguise the fact that in some cities and some states, such ...
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Falling Mortgage Loan Rates, Rising Home Prices Boost Refinancings

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 7:25 am

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting an increase of 7% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of ...
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CoreLogic Home Price Index Continues Climbing

Posted: May 7, 2013 at 8:40 am

Home prices rose 10.5% in March, compared with the same month a year ago, the largest monthly increase since March 2006, according to research firm CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE: CLGX). The ...
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Mortgage Delinquencies, Foreclosures Fell in March

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 10:00 am

The latest data from Lender Processing Services Inc. (NYSE: LPS) shows that the total U.S. mortgage loan delinquency rate has fallen from 6.8% in February to 6.59% in March, and ...
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Is House Flipping Still a Good Idea? RealtyTrac Shows 10% to 60% Gains

Posted: May 2, 2013 at 3:42 pm

The housing market numbers may have recently softened up a tad, but things in the housing market are still much better for those wanting buy and own a home compared the ...
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