Category Archives: Real Estate News

Pending Home Sales Fall Due to Dwindling Supply

The Realtors’ monthly index fell 5.4 percent in the Northeast month-to-month, rose 0.9 percent in the Midwest, fell 4.5 percent in the South and fell 8.2 percent in the West. The West, and its severely distressed markets like Phoenix and … Continue reading

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Home Builders Turn to Rental Apartments

“This increase in new construction is congruous with the strength in market fundamentals – strong performance is serving as a catalyst for new development,” said Ryan Severino of Reis Inc. “If anything the amount of new completions that have been … Continue reading

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Soaring Housing Stocks in Perspective

Nearly half of the components in the PHLX Housing Sector Index, which includes the public home builders as well as home remodelers and housing components, are up more than 50 percent since the overall stock market peaked. The index is … Continue reading

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Soaring Housing Stocks in Perspective

Nearly half of the components in the PHLX Housing Sector Index, which includes the public home builders as well as home remodelers and housing components, are up more than 50 percent since the overall stock market peaked. The index is … Continue reading

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New Housing Fears: Home Prices Are Rising Too Fast

As a result, home prices are now rising more and faster than most analysts predicted due to this short supply, up 7.4 percent year-over-year in November, according to CoreLogic. They are especially surging in some of the hardest hit markets … Continue reading

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