December Existing Home Sales Take Off
The National Association of Realtors reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in December soared more than 14%.
The National Association of Realtors reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in December soared more than 14%.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Tuesday morning that new housing starts slipped in December.
The latest Mortgage Bankers Association report on mortgage applications noted a week-over-week increase in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending January 15.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index for January remained unchanged from December's revised reading.
The latest MBA report on mortgage applications noted a week-over-week increase of more than 21% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending January 8.
In the month of November, 33,000 U.S. home foreclosures were completed, according to research firm CoreLogic.
KB Home reported disappointing fourth-quarter and full-year 2015 results before markets opened Thursday morning.
The latest Mortgage Bankers Association report on mortgage applications noted a week-over-week decrease of 27% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index.
Home prices in the United States rose for the 45th consecutive month in November.
The National Association of Realtors Wednesday morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes for November.
U.S. sales of distressed homes totaled more than 10% of all homes sold in October of this year, according to data posted Tuesday by CoreLogic.
In all 20 U.S. cities included in the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, October house prices increased year over year, and 12 of the 20 posted a month-over-month increase.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday morning that sales of new homes increased less than expected in November.
Mortgage loan rates increased last week on fixed-rate loans and decreased slightly on adjustable-rate loans.
November sales mark the first time since September of 2014 that existing home sales have fallen compared with year-ago sales in the same month.