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Category Archives: Housing Analysis
New Home Supplies Remain Flat; Builders Not Over-Extending
Sales of newly-built homes slipped in July, falling 1 percent as compared to June. Home buyers closed on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 298,000 units, the lowest reading since February. Continue reading
Existing Home Sales Slip In July
Existing Home Sales nationwide fell to 4.67 million units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized basis last month. It’s the fourth straight month below the 5 million mark, and the report’s lowest reading since November 2010. Continue reading
Housing Starts Tick Lower; Building Permits Tick Higher
Single-Family Housing Starts fell to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 425,000 units in July, according to the Census Bureau. Continue reading
Homebuilders Expect A Soft Winter Housing Market
Two months after posting their worst confidence reading of 2011, home builders say they foresee no improvement in the immediate- or medium-term market for new homes nationwide. Continue reading
Foreclosures Sink To 4-Year Low
According to RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure-tracking firm, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell 35 percent as compared to July 2010, a statistic suggesting that the housing market continues to improve. Continue reading
Pending Home Sales Rise For 3rd Straight Month
Buyers are writing contracts at a furious pace nationwide. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the Pending Home Sales Index rose 2 percent last month to reach its highest level since March. Continue reading
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Tagged Existing Home Sales, National Association of REALTORS, Pending Home Sales
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16 of 20 Case-Shiller Cities Show Improvement In May
May’s Case-Shiller Index showed a 1 percent increase from April 2011. Home values rose in 16 of the Case-Shiller Index’s 20 tracked markets. Only Detroit, Las Vegas and Tampa fell. Phoenix was flat. Continue reading
New Home Supplies Keep Shrinking; Prices Pressured Higher
According to Census Bureau data, the number of new homes slid 1 percent from May. On a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, home buyers bought 312,000 newly-built homes last month. Continue reading
Home Prices Rise For The 2nd Straight Month
A strong spring season helped home values recover, says the government. According to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index, home prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.4 percent from April to May. Continue reading
Existing Home Sales Fall To 8-Month Low
Home resales slipped for the 3rd straight month, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS®. Sales volume is at an eight-month low. Continue reading