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.
Another promising sign in the troubled housing market. Sales of new homes rose by 11 percent in June - the largest amount in more than eight years and at the strongest pace since last November. (July 27)
Investors are getting more clues about the health of the housing market, and CNBC's Diana Olick has the details.
Credit Suisse Ups KB Home But Still Sees Losses; Hovnanian Mothballs 9,799 Lots, Toll Shelves 33 Communities (Bloomberg News)
Markets soar on news of better than expected home sales and earnings. Discussing whether the good news will continue, with Dean Curnutt, Macro Risk Advisors and Thomas Lee, JPMorgan; with CNBC's Diana Olick.
Existing Home Sales Rise for Third Straight Month - Analysis and Discussion with Chris Mayer of Columbia Business School (Bloomberg News)
After months of low rates some of which broke long-time records, mortgage interest rates shot up drastically during the week ended June 4. Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market survey this morning, showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) for the week averaged 5.29...
The final week of May is a big one for the real estate market as housing data dominates the headlines for the next three days. Tuesday sees the Case Shiller report on home prices for March as well as the first quarter; on Wednesday markets will receive the latest data on Existing Home Sales; and on Thursday...
There are reasons to be optimistic about the real estate market but buyers must use caution, with Greg McBride, Bankrate.com senior financial analyst.