BusinessInsider tells MHProNews John Burns Real Estate Consulting offers the following five predictions of what will happen in the New Year in the housing market, “Assuming our leaders in DC come to some sort of agreement that keeps the economy growing and interest rates low, which seems like the most …
HousingWire informs MHProNews pending home sales hit a 2.5 year high in Nov., rising 1.7 percent above the index score of 104.6 in Oct. 2012 to 106.4 last month. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index, the index score is 9.8 percent above last year’s …
Santa Cruz Sentinel says the median home price in Santa Cruz, Calif. as of Nov. was $510,000 for a two bedroom on the west side of this Pacific Ocean border town. The same 510k would get you a three or four bedroom home in other parts of the city. Listings …
According to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, HousingWire reports interest rates will finish out the year at near record lows. For the week ending Dec. 27, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) hit 3.35 percent, down from 3.37 percent the previous week, and well below 3.95 percent from a …
According to HousingWire, the average price for a U.S. home which peaked at $266,000 in 2006 made it back to $206,000 in Oct. of this year. As MHProNews has learned, the price has risen from $197,000 Oct. a year ago, and $1,000 above the $205,000 in Sept. 2012. (Image credit: …
HousingWire reports four of the five hardest-hit housing market states are witnessing positive home price increases year-over-year. Of the 19 states that received $7.6 billion in aid from the federal government, California, Florida, Arizona, and Georgia had increases in Oct. over Oct. 2011, while Illinois experienced a 1.3 percent decline …
National Public Radio (NPR) reports Harvard economist Martin Feldstein says the Federal Reserve’s holding the interest rate down is assisting many borrowers in buying or refinancing a house, but it is also keeping some lenders out of the market because the lower interest rates reduce the profit margins lenders can …
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Nationalmortgagenews tells MHProNews the Case-Shiller 20-city HPI (house price index) reveals prices nudged down 0.1 percent in Oct. over the previous month, but prices rose 4.3 percent over last year. Meanwhile, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Lender Processing Services, in its monthly sales analysis of 15,500 zip codes says home prices rose 0.3 …
Townhall tells MHProNews the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) continues to make risky loans to borrowers with low credit scores and/or high debt ratios. Based on zip codes, these borrowers have an expected foreclosure rate of 15 percent, accounting for 44 percent of FHA loans to people of low to moderate …
After analyzing 177 metro areas, real estate analyst Zillow tells HousingWire 75 percent showed home value gains in 2012. For the five years from 2007 to 2011 home values dropped each year, the largest occurring in 2008 when home values declined $3.2 trillion. This year the value of homes is …
HousingWire says real estate guru Trulia tells MHProNews the housing industry is 51 percent back to normal, four percent better than last month. Trulia’s barometer is based on construction starts, existing home sales, and delinquencies combined with foreclosures compared to the worst point to the housing crisis. Housing starts were …
While Republicans and Democrats continue squabbling over the impending fiscal cliff, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 is due to expire at the end of the year, which would cause homeowners to begin paying taxes on the part of their mortgage that is forgiven in a short sale, …
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CNNMoney reports data for November, 2012 from the U.S. Commerce Dept. says personal income rose 0.6 percent during the month while spending increased 0.4 percent and the rate of savings moved up from 3.4 percent in Oct. to 3.6 percent in Nov. While Hurricane Sandy led to a drop in …
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the annual pace of 5.04 million existing homes sold in Nov. 2012 exceeded experts prediction of 4.9 million, and rose above the 4.76 million sold in Oct. and the 4.39 million in Nov. 2011. CNNMoney says it was the highest level since …
SBWire reports from Texas more people are looking at modular homes than they did in 2011 in the Lone Star state. Modular Homes Network (MHN) says eight percent more than last year inquired about modular homes as an option. Although interest was up over all the state, the greatest concentration …
Nationalmortgagenews reports the national value of homes remains $5.8 trillion short of the $29.5 trillion peak from the third quarter of 2006, according to home-listing service Zillow Inc. As the housing market recovers from its worst slump in 75 years, house values advanced six percent this year, the first increase …
CNNMoney reports U.S. Census Bureau data indicates new home construction fell three percent from Oct. numbers but still was 21.6 percent above year-ago levels. The decline of new home construction to an annual pace of 861,000 units in November may be the result of Hurricane Sandy hitting the Northeast, which …
While many economists and analysts think the housing recovery will plod along and finally achieve “normalcy”, some saying not until 2020, other experts predict a housing boom will hit within two to three years. As CNNMoney tells MHProNews, Barclays Capital analyst Stephen Kim states, “In our view, the housing market …
The National Association for Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) reports builder confidence for new single-family homes rose two points in Dec. to 47, the highest level since April 2006. The HMI rates builders perceptions of market conditions based on current traffic, sales expectations for the next six months, …
HousingWire informs MHProNews the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) assisted 13,400 homeowners in obtaining trial modifications for the terms of their home loans in Nov., a drop from 15,200 the previous month. Meanwhile, 16,000 received permanent modifications in Nov., an increase from 13,800 the previous month. (Image credit: realtor)
