Thu, Nov 2 2006, 7:00 AM
Interest rates were up slightly this week according
to the Freddy Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended
October 26. The 30-year fix...
Fri, Oct 27 2006, 7:00 AM
New home prices took a heck of a hit in September according to
information released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of
Housing and U...
Mon, Oct 23 2006, 7:00 AM
If you follow network or cable news you probably believe that the
real estate market has gone from unbridled insanity where
buyers apparently losing...
Thu, Oct 19 2006, 7:00 AM
The various new home construction indicators tracked by
the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development were mixed i...
Wed, Oct 11 2006, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac's Economic and Housing Market Outlook for October is
headlined " Finding Solid Ground. " It is another in a series of
projections that the...
Wed, Sep 27 2006, 7:00 AM
Buyers have been hoping for it and sellers have been dreading it but
home prices have apparently started a long-expected
decline while existing home...
Tue, Sep 19 2006, 7:00 AM
Two monthly housing market indicators have been
released so far this week, both relating broadly to home construction and
showing a continued slowin...
Tue, Sep 12 2006, 7:00 AM
" A Cooling Trend " was the title given to Freddie Mac's
September 2006 Economic Outlook released recently. In keeping with the
seasonal theme, the re...
Wed, Aug 30 2006, 7:00 AM
For the fifth straight week Freddie Mac reported that mortgage
rates fell from the previous week's level. During the past week
which ended August 24...
Fri, Aug 25 2006, 7:00 AM
The National Association of Realtors issued its monthly report on sales
of existing houses on Wednesday, August 23 and one would think they were
revie...
Tue, Aug 22 2006, 7:00 AM
It's that time again. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
and the Census Department have released their monthly reports on the state
of t...
Fri, Aug 11 2006, 7:00 AM
Slower economic growth and rising inflationary pressures are cited as
competing trends in the U.S. economy by Freddie Mac in its
monthly Economic Ou...
Thu, Aug 10 2006, 7:00 AM
As promised, we are continuing an account of a hearing conducted
recently by the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the
House Bankin...
Mon, Jul 31 2006, 7:00 AM
Home buyers have waited for years but perhaps the agony is over. It is
official; the National Association of Realtors has confirmed that we are
now in...
Fri, Jul 21 2006, 7:00 AM
The two monthly reports that measure the health of the home
construction industry were released this week. The U.S. Census
Bureau and U.S. Departmen...
Tue, Jul 11 2006, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac issued its monthly "outlook" for the month of July as well
as a round-up of the first half of 2006 .
While the report still projects a ...
Thu, Jul 6 2006, 7:00 AM
Once again Freddie Mac and The Mortgage Bankers Association have come up
with very different results when they surveyed mortgage lenders about
rates. ...
Wed, Jul 5 2006, 7:00 AM
The usual spate of monthly reports on new home sales, existing home
sales, housing starts, and builder confidence were all released recently.
Taken to...
Tue, Jun 13 2006, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac's monthly Economic Outlook for June was released last week.
In what has become a mantra, the corporations Office of the Chief
Economist, q...
Thu, Jun 8 2006, 7:00 AM
The problem with the majority of real estate surveys and reports is that
they are by definition lagging indicators. So while some "experts" are
predic...
Wed, May 31 2006, 7:00 AM
Fixed rate mortgages continued to creep up during the week ended May 25
while there was a slight easing of adjustable rate products according to
the W...
Fri, May 26 2006, 7:00 AM
T'was the best of times, t'was the worst of times.
It all depends on who you ask and when you ask them.
Two more housing surveys were released t...
Mon, May 22 2006, 7:00 AM
Further evidence that the real estate boom is
moderating came from the National Association of Realtors last week.
Quarterly figures on existing ...
Tue, May 16 2006, 7:00 AM
Last month we ended our report on Freddie Mac's April Economic Outlook
with the statement that "Freddie Mac's April Economic Outlook deviates only
sli...
Fri, Apr 28 2006, 7:00 AM
Information on March figures for both existing and new house sales were
released this week and figures show a moderate slowing from similar data
one y...
Thu, Apr 20 2006, 7:00 AM
Two reports on new residential construction came out on
Tuesday - one of which showed a slowing in new home construction and the
other revealing a g...
Tue, Apr 11 2006, 7:00 AM
The central issue addressed by the April 2006 Economic
Outlook issued by Freddie Mac on Monday is the conflict created
between the strength of the e...
Mon, Mar 27 2006, 7:00 AM
The housing market threw the world another curve on Thursday. After five
straight months of declining sales of existing homes, a sixth dreary month
wa...
Fri, Mar 24 2006, 7:00 AM
The National Association of Realtors recently released an interesting
report about the sale of second homes in the United
States. While the survey i...
Fri, Mar 3 2006, 8:00 AM
Last week was a big week for news about the housing
bubble and the quarterly House Price Index (HPI) report of the
Office of Federal Housing Enterpr...
Fri, Mar 3 2006, 8:00 AM
Following hard on the heels of the January new home sales report issued
jointly by The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census
Bure...
Wed, Mar 1 2006, 8:00 AM
Americans have been straining to hear the sound of the housing
bubble bursting for many months, and according to the media on
Monday, they might not...
Wed, Feb 15 2006, 8:00 AM
Zillow may soon be a great website but, as even they admit, they are not there yet.
Thu, Feb 9 2006, 8:00 AM
If the air is leaving the housing bubble, The National Association of Realtors still sees it leaving home sales at sustainable levels.
Wed, Feb 1 2006, 8:00 AM
Home sales are obviously beginning to slow, but records were still set during 2005 in both volume and value .
Wed, Jan 25 2006, 8:00 AM
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shares some thoughts about the NYC Real Estate Market.
Wed, Jan 18 2006, 8:00 AM
Freddie Mac is not saying No Way to the housing bubble bursting, but seems much to like about housing in 2006.
Mon, Jan 2 2006, 8:00 AM
NAR report on competitiveness contains a lot of information about agent incomes, mobility, and small versus large firms.
Fri, Dec 30 2005, 8:00 AM
Existing home sales continue to decline nationally and by region, but median home prices are still on the uptick.
Fri, Dec 16 2005, 8:00 AM
NAR counters claims of non-competitiveness with major review of real estate and banking industry structures.
Mon, Dec 12 2005, 8:00 AM
Economists generally agree that housing is slowing but differ greatly on the pace and the effect.
Wed, Nov 30 2005, 8:00 AM
NAR and HUD-Census Bureau release October sales figures. Existing home sales slow a bit but new homes continue to sell at a record pace.
Fri, Nov 11 2005, 8:00 AM
Beyond short term impacts of the hurricanes and in spite of rising interest rates Freddie Mac still paints a picture of a solid housing market.
Wed, Oct 26 2005, 7:00 AM
NAR report sees an ultimate soft landing as bubble begins to soften and fallout from Katrina benefits portions of the sales market.
Wed, Sep 28 2005, 7:00 AM
Mortgage rates rose, home sales and prices were also higher. But are mortgage applications the canary in the coal mine?
Thu, Sep 15 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac sheds some light on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the housing market and economy.
Mon, Sep 12 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Mac quarterly report on housing prices show continued growth propelled by dropping interest rates in the second quarter.
Thu, Sep 1 2005, 7:00 AM
Chairman Greenspan warns again that housing prices will cool and take parts of the economy along.
Mon, Aug 15 2005, 7:00 AM
Freddie Macs August report carries cautions about what could happen, but basically continues to project only gradual changes in rates, sales, and home...
Thu, Jul 28 2005, 7:00 AM
Records for home prices and sales activity continue to fall although there are a few weak spots since last months reports.