The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports a total of 80 housing markets in their First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) monthly survey for August. Identifying areas based on housing permits, employment statistics, and house prices for six consecutive months, the index noted 75 markets that have remained on […]
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greenvilleonline reports trade group Institute for Supply Management (ISM) says its manufacturing index edged up from June over July 49.7 to 49.8, but still shy of 50, which indicates the economy is contracting. Any reading below 43 would indicate recession. The report notes job growth has stalled and manufacturing activity
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The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCHSA), a national non-profit that advocates before Congress on behalf of Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) for affordable housing, reports the number of single-family homes financed by HFAs increased 41% in 2010 over 2009. mortgageorb says according to the 2010 NCHSA Factbook, HFAs financed
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mortgageorb reports a new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) estimates energy-efficient manufactured homes could save consumers $4.6 billion over the next 20 years, which would also improve residents’ economic stability. “Mobilizing Energy Efficiency in the Manufactured Housing Sector” states average household incomes in manufactured homes
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OriginationNews reports after a rise of 1.8% in April, the first increase in seven months, the 20-city S&P Case Shiller house price index (HPI) rose 2.2% in May, for the second consecutive month. While the HPI is down 0.7% from a year ago May, all 20 cities showed positive gains
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Yahoo! Finance reports while most of the U.S. is still reeling from the effects of the housing downturn, the shortage of housing in western North Dakota is so great due to the Bakken Formation oil fields, the challenge is often finding a place to live. An 1,800 square foot house
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The Olympian reports while the Consumer Confidence Index of The Conference Board increased for the first time in five months, from 62.7 in June to 65.9 this month, the index is well below 90, which indicates a healthy economy, a mark not seen since before the recession began in 2007.
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MHProNews has learned from HousingWire 15 and 30-year fixed rate mortgages (FRMs) are continuing to drop to historic lows. While last year at this time a 30-year FRM was at 4.55, as of Thurs. July 26 it had dropped to 3.49% from 3.53% the previous week. While the 15-year FRM
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According to SFGate, Federal Reserve data indicates owners’ equity in household real estate fell from the end of 2005 through the last quarter of 2011 by seven trillion dollars, about half of its value. However, it increased by $400 billion in the first quarter 2012, the quickest rate of growth
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azstar reports home sellers are benefiting from the reduced inventory of homes for sale. The drastic drop in availability has reached 50 percent in some areas of California since last year, and has dropped 53 percent in San Diego since last summer. Los Angeles has seen a decrease of 49
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Lender Processing Services (LPS) says compared to a year ago, fewer home mortgages are delinquent, but the rate rose May to June this year by 3.4%. LPS estimates as of June, 7.14% were behind, including 3.6 million 30 or more days past due, and 1.6 million seriously delinquent. The rate
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In a study by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) written up in SeniorHousingNews, seniors have taken a big hit in foreclosures since 2007, with those 75 and older having a rate of 3.2%, higher than younger members of the 50-plus age group. The foreclosure rate on prime loans
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CNNMoney says according to Zillow, home values rose +0.2% year-over-year in the second quarter to a median of $149,300, the first annual increase since 2007. The real estate listing site also said prices increased 2.1% from the first quarter. Even though overall home prices continue to be 24% down since
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As an indication the housing market may take longer to recover than hoped, CNNMoney reports new home sales fell 8.4% in June to a seasonally annual-adjusted rate (SAAR) of 350,000, following sales in May that hit a two year high, according to the Census Bureau. Housing market analysts expected sales
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reports in its latest monthly House Price Index nationwide home prices rose 3.7 percent May 2011 thru May 2012. Home prices rose only 0.8 percent from April to May, while the price increase for April from the previous month was revised downward from 0.8
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DailyFinance tells MHProNews Credit Sesame says last year 35 percent of the 50 million U.S. mortgages qualified for refinancing but only 4.5 million borrowers did. Why? One reason, according to Kelli Dudley of DePaul University in Chicago, is “The mortgage foreclosure fiasco has had a major mental health cost for
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair that featured a modular home built by the U.S. Plywood Association termed the “American Home of the Immediate Future”, mothernaturenetwork says Habitat for Humanity is constructing a 1,400 square foot modular home incorporating the newest in green technology for
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MHProNews has learned from azstarnet study by researchers at UCLA in California have determined that after studying 1.6 million homes sold in California from 2007 to early 2012, all other variables constant, a green certification label on a house adds nine percent to its selling value. In areas where there
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MHProNews has learned from NBCBayArea average monthly rent in Oakland, California increased 14.4 percent over the past year, in San Francisco by 12.9 percent, and in San Jose 10.1 percent. As rents get more expensive due to improvements in the job market, and affordable housing budgets are slashed, low-income residents
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HousingWire reports the seasonally annual adjusted rate (SAAR) of existing home sales dropped from 4.62 million in May to 4.37 million in June, a decline of 5.4 percent, although sales in June topped the 4.18 units sold in June 2011. The lower inventory of available homes and increased demand managed
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