Category Archives: Real Estate News

Existing Home Sales Fall Less Than Expected

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Sales of existing homes fell 3.8 percent in May, not as deep a drop as some had forecast, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million units. April’s figure was … Continue reading

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Distressed Property Sales Drop, Despite Push to Sell

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article The share of distressed sales in May, that is foreclosed properties and short sales (when the property is sold for less than the value of the loan), fell to 31 percent … Continue reading

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With No Credit, Housing Investors Dig Deep

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article Nothing like getting to work on a Monday morning and finding no fewer than four dismal reports on the housing market in my “Inbox.” It’s not like anyone thought housing recovered … Continue reading

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Struggling to Make a House Call on Confidence

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Today’s report on consumer confidence, or the striking lack of it, is yet another sign that housing is going to be in a very sticky state for a while. It’s hard … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Effects Are Everywhere

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Every time we get the monthly foreclosure numbers from RealtyTrac, I hear someone on TV say, ‘Well, the problem is really only concentrated in a handful of states.” Yes, the volumes … Continue reading

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