ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) Monday morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes in March. The pending home sales index rose 3.4% from an upwardly revised index reading of 94.2…
ThinkstockAfter the U.S. Census Bureau released data on new single-family home sales for March Wednesday morning, the big shocker was that new home sales fell by a whopping 14.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau Wednesday morning released data on new single-family home sales for March. Sales fell 14.5% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000 from an upwardly revised February sales figure…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning. It noted a decrease of 3.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 4.3% for the…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in March fell 0.2% to 4.58 million from a total of 4.6 million in February. Sales are…
In a city where the government recently decided to sell homes for as little as $1,000, there is only a single house for sale for more than $1 million. Its address is 97 Winder…
ThinkstockIn another sign that the housing crisis has ended and that home sales and home prices have recovered, people view real estate as the best long-term investment they can have. According to a new…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday morning that new housing starts in March rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000. That was an increase…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting an increase of 4.3% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 1.6% for the…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for April rose one point to 47 from a reading of 46 in March. The reading was below a consensus forecast of 49…
ThinkstockInternational homebuyers are attracted to the United States for a number of reasons. These include favorable housing prices, good weather, the country’s relative economic stability and an attraction to America in general. As the housing market…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 1.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 1.2% for the…
ThinkstockIn the month of February, 43,000 U.S. home foreclosures were completed, down 13.1% month over month and down 15% from 51,000 in February 2013, according to research firm CoreLogic. While an improvement, the number…
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decrease of 1.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index. That followed a drop of 3.5% for the…
ThinkstockCompared with 2013, home prices rose 12.2% in February, marking a 24th consecutive month of year-over-year gains, according to research firm CoreLogic. Home prices in four states — Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota and Texas…