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Housing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buying
Copyright: Copyright 2006 ...

Last Update: Sat Jan 10 06:40:28 2009

+ California call for halt to foreclosures + California foreclosure crisis as sales and prices continue to fall ...

+ First time buyer numbers fall + Survey finds first time buyer numbers have fallen since last year ...

+ Housing bubble just booms and balloons + No housing bubble just different booms and deflating balloons in home prices but buyers back out of deals in record numbers ...

+ Southern California home sales at nine year low + Home sales in Southern california show dramatic fall with price growth also slowing ...

+ No housing bubble new analysis of fundamental home values + No housing bubble claims study with homes being undervalued in many areas and exisitng housing bubble assumptions flawed ...

+ Housing Bubble is real and a risk to economy + Housing bubble prices overvalued mortgage equity withdrawal and unemployment are risk ...

+ Real estate investment expo targets realtors and entrepreneurs + Real estate expo aims to help realtors become real estate entrepreneurs make money from national and international real estate ...

+ Futures trading real estate offers more options + Futures and options trading for real estate using home prices indexes for investors housing bubble insurance ...

+ Existing home sales and prices rise + Existing home sales and prices rise leading realtors to claim home market is stabalizing ...

+ Mortgage delinquencies rise + Residential mortgage delinquencies rise with small increase in loans enterering foreclosure since previous quarter ...

+ Online real estate advertising warning + Online real estate advertising attracts investors filipping real estate ...

+ Is bursting housing bubble an opportunity ? + Conflicting views on bursting housing bubble opportunity and who could benefit ...

+ Housing market continues to slow + Data shows housing market continues to slow new and existing home salse both decline ...

+ Craigslist sued over fair housing laws + Lawsuit filed by fair housing group alleges cragslist published discriminatory ads ...

+ Existing home sales fall in December + Large regional variations in sales with home price growth also reduced in December - 2005 record for sales ...

+ Housing market back to normal growth in 2006 say realtors + Housing market to show more normal rate of price growth and more sustainable sales pace ...

+ Pending Home Sales Index slows for third month + Realtors say slowing Home Sales Index shows housing market in transition ...

+ Real estate bubble not seen by LaSalle + Student housing and buildings in non-condo conversion markets seen as offering good returns ...

+ Home sales and housing production to slow in 2006 say homebuilders + Homebuilders forecast a return to sustainable levels of sales production and price appreciation ...

+ Florida home sales rise prices show small gain + Florida's existing homes median price continues rise, sales show slight gain in November ...

+ Illinois home sales level and prices rise over last November + Illinois home sales level in November, prices rise 9.8 percent from year earlier ...

+ Pending home sales show market easing + Home sales decline expected as housing sector slowing say realtors ...

+ Trends indicate housing bubble + Study claims that housing market trends indicate dangerous hosuing bubble ...

+ Housing overvalued investors say + Perceptions of real estate valuations are local suggests survey ...

+ Fed raises interest rate to 4 percent + Increase in interst rate aimed at controlling inflation ...

+ Freddie Mac mortgage relief for Wilma borrowers + Freddie Mac announces mortgage relief for borrowers affected by Hurricane Wilma ...

+ How to avoid conflict of interest when buying and selling a home + Avoid conflict of interest in real estate with free consumer booklet ...

+ Pulte Homes have record Q3 results + 9 percent increase in average selling price to $317,000 per home ...

+ Hood files lawsuit against insurers after Katrina flooding + Attempt to force payment for flood losses not covered by property insurance ...

+ Florida land sale biggest since Disney? + Florida land sale of Citrus and Ranch land may be biggest since disney ...

+ High risk mortgages and home prices + High risk mortgage lending could threaten home prices with Interest Only, Pick a Payment and OptionArm ...

+ Existing home sales remain in record territory say realtors + Slight easing of sales in June may reflect some weakness in the labor markets says Lereah ...

+ California median home price increases 15.9 percent in June + California median home price hits record $376,260 sales increase 7.2 percent C.A.R. reports ...

+ New home sales break another record in June + Sales of new single-family homes rose to a second consecutive record-breaking high in June ...

+ Florida's home sales rise 14 percent in June + Florida statewide median sales price rose 11 percent to $161,900 last month ...

+ Illinois June home sales up 7.2 percent + Illinois home sales rise median home price up 7.3 percent on year ...

+ Housing starts and building permits rise + Housing starts rise 3.7 percent, building permits rise 0.8 percent ...

+ Housing Market Index shows builders confidence still high + Housing Market Index rise indicates builders confidence still high but land availability causes concern in some areas ...

+ Inclusionary housing grows in California + Inclusionary housing an explosive trend in housing strategy has potential to double affordable housing production ...

+ NAR Survey of home buyers and sellers shows growing web use + Nearly three out of four homebuyers now use the Internet as a tool when searching for a home ...

+ M.D.C Holdings reports record second quarter homebuilding profits + Highest second quarter home closings, quarterly home orders and quarter- end backlog in Company history ...

+ Nearly one in seven buyers owned or bought a second home in Q1 + Nearly one in seven home buyers owned or bought a second home during first quarter ...

+ Census Bureau releases commuting and housing data + Census Bureau releases commuting and housing data for 13 Metro Areas ...

+ Large suburban cities in West are fastest-growing + Large suburban cities in West are fastest growing according to Census Bureau,Gilbert leads ...

+ California's Housing Affordability Index falls + California's Housing Affordability Index falls one point in May affordability gap between California and U.S. at 32 points ...

+ Homeownership and housing strength to continue through 2003 + Leading homeownership and housing sector economists predicted a record-setting year for housing ...

+ ECRI says downturn in home prices unlikely this year + Leading Home Price Index indicates home prices will remain buoyant in near term ...

+ Realtors home sales forecast stronger than earlier predicted + Home sales forecast volume stronger than earlier projected,should surpass last year's record say realtors ...

+ Western Washington home sales rise + Home sales in Western Washington rise sharply from year ago ...

+ NAHB boosts forecast for 2003 sales of new single-family homes + Builders boost forecast for 2003 sales of new single-family homes to record-high 985,000, say housing market will continue to provide ...