Standard and Poors released October S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices this morning. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are constructed to accurately track the price path of typical single-family homes located in each metropolitan area provided. Each index combines matched price pairs for...
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have jointly released NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES for November 2010. The survey is primarily based on a sample of houses selected from building permits. Since a "sale" is defined as a deposit taken or sales agreement signed, this can...
One appraisal two appraisals three appraisals...where's the floor???? This statement sums up the home valuation experience for many borrowers in the current lending environment.... "They switched lenders and got another appraisal that, at $290,000, would have allowed the deal to go through. Their new...
Foreclosure activity took a nosedive in November, reflecting both an expected seasonal lull and foreclosure moratoriums that were imposed by several of the major servicers. RealtyTrac reports that foreclosure filings in November dropped 21 percent vs. filings in October. This is a 14 percent decline...
Few Americans are looking for a recovery in the housing industry over the next calendar year according to a survey of attitudes toward housing and foreclosure conducted last month by Harris Interactive. The survey was sponsored by two online housing companies, RealtyTrac which tracks foreclosure data...
Standard and Poor's has released the September S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index . The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are constructed to accurately track the price path of typical single-family homes located in each metropolitan area provided. Each index combines matched price pairs for...
The National Association of Realtors today released Existing Home Sales data for October 2010 HERE is the methodology for the data collection Excerpts from the release... SALES Following two months of gains, Existing Home Sales Decline in October, casting doubt on the notion that the previous two months...
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have jointly released NEW RESIDENTIAL SALES for September 2010. The survey is primarily based on a sample of houses selected from building permits. Since a “sale” is defined as a deposit taken or sales agreement signed...
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index has been released... Reuters Quick Recap.... RTRS-US AUG HOME PRICES IN 20 METRO AREAS -0.3 PCT SEASONALLY ADJ (CONSENSUS -0.2) VS -0.2 IN JULY- S&P/CASE-SHILLER RTRS-US AUGUST 20-METRO AREA HOME PRICES UNADJUSTED -0.2 PCT (CONSENSUS +0.2) VS +0.6 PCT IN...
The National Association of Realtors today released Existing Home Sales data for September 2010. HERE is the methodology for data collection Excerpts from the release.... SALES Existing-home sales rose again in September, affirming that a sales recovery has begun, according to the National Association...