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Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month
Nationwide, fewer homes are going under contract to sell.
read moreNew Home Inventory Keeps Sinking
Home builders continue to sell homes and work through inventory.
read moreDetroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement
Since bottoming out in March of this year, the Case-Shiller Index is up nearly 4 percent.
read moreThe Government's Revamped HARP Program For Underwater Homeowners
The Federal Home Finance Agency announced big changes to its Home Affordable Refinance Program Monday. More commonly called HARP, the Home Affordable Refinance Program is meant to give “underwater homeowners” opportunity to refinance.
read moreDespite 18% Contract Failure Rate, Home Resales Stay Strong
According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, September’s Existing Home Sales eased by 150,000 units, falling to 4.91 million units nationwide.
read moreMass. State Court Voids Home Sale Due to Improper Foreclosure
A Massachusetts man lost something he never had – his home. The Masachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled this week that when Francis Bevilacqua purchased the home from U.S. Bank in 2006, the bank did not actually hold the home’s title. The court ruled that because...
read moreFinding Truth In September's Housing Starts Report
Wednesday, the Census Bureau released its September Housing Starts report. In it, the government said that national Housing Starts rose 15 percent in September as compared to August 2011, tallying 658,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized basis.
read moreHomebuilder Confidence Rises on Surging Sales Volume, Foot Traffic
Homebuilder confidence is rebounding sharply.
read moreForeclosure Rate Drops For The 12th Straight Month
Foreclosure activity continues to slow throughout the United States.
read moreFed Minutes : A Fed Divided Reaches Comprise
Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its 2-day September meeting. The release shows a divided Fed in disagreement about the current U.S. monetary policy.
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