Home prices across the nation improved for their fourth consecutive month in May but remain about 17% lower than one year ago, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index. The 10-City and 20-City Composites are 16.8% and 17.1% lower, respectively, compared to May 2008. Historically, those...
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report shows some encouraging signs. Maureen Maitland, of Standard & Poor's, discusses the report in detail.
More evidence of a well-known trend emerged on Thursday when it was reported that U.S. house prices across the country continue falling as a result of foreclosure sales. Yet traditional logic in buying and selling is also taking its toll on prices, suggests a new survey from a New York City-based real...
The National Association of Realtors® ( NAR ) announced on Monday that it is launching a new campaign , reaching out to consumers "with the facts about homeownership and the value of real estate as a long-term investment." NAR's Public Awareness Campaign is centered around a new website, www.HousingMarketFacts...
The Office of the Chief Economist of Freddie Mac issued its monthly economic outlook for July on Monday and, in the narrative provided a helpful analysis of the reasons for the confusing messages emerging from various reports on current house prices. The outlook states the obvious; the housing market...
Freddie Mac seems to be seeking a little cover in its March 2007 Economic Outlook released late last week. These monthly forecasts always have a theme which the authors tend to torture relentlessly and this month it is the old adage - "In Like a Lion..." News about the housing market is likened to the...
The housing market threw the world another curve on Thursday. After five straight months of declining sales of existing homes, a sixth dreary month was pretty generally expected. Instead the National Association of Realtors announced that February sales of previously-owned homes had jumped 5.2 percent...
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