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Home Prices Cool Most in 4 Years, Las Vegas Soars

U.S. home prices are still rising, but at the slowest pace since April of 2015, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index for January released Tuesday. The year-over-year increase of 4.3%…

Paul Ausick · 7 years ago

March Homebuilder Confidence Stalls

The National Association of Home Builders confidence index was unchanged this month, holding steady at 62 after crawling out of a deep hole in December.

Paul Ausick · 7 years ago

January New Home Sales Tumble, Prices Dip

Sales of new homes dropped by 4% year over year in January and 7% compared to December. Unusually cold weather, a partial government shutdown, and substantial upward revision in December's total all contributed to…

Paul Ausick · 7 years ago

US Homeowner Equity Up by $678 Billion in Past 12 Months

Some 351,000 mortgages rose enough last year to regain positive equity status. The total value of U.S. mortgaged properties rose by $678,000, raising the seven-year gain in home value to $5.5 trillion.

Paul Ausick · 7 years ago

Mortgage Loan Rates Rise, New Applications Dip

Mortgage loan rates rose last week on all types of loans tracked by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Average loan sizes also rose as high-end and move-up buyers took a larger share of the housing…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

December New Home Sales, Prices, Inventory Rise

Home sales rose month over month in December and were up more than 2% year over year for the month. The for-sale inventory was also higher and, alas, so were prices.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

A Detroit House Offered At $9,500

Detroit is still plagued by blighted neighborhoods, a sky-high poverty rate, and crime infested areas. That is among the reasons some houses in the city sell for well below the national average, and even…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 years ago