Category Archives: Real Estate News

Pending Home Sales Fall in June Due to ‘Fewer Listings’

Home buyers signed fewer contracts to buy existing homes in June, despite renewed optimism in the overall housing recovery. The pending home sales index from the National Association of Realtors fell 1.4 percent from May. It is up 9.5% from … Continue reading

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New Crop of Foreclosures Is Coming

While fewer Americans are falling behind on their mortgage payments, the huge backlog of already delinquent mortgages is finally making its way through the banking system to foreclosure. Total foreclosure activity rose in the first half of this year from … Continue reading

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Home Price Bottom or Bubble?

Home prices rose, just barely, in the second quarter of this year annually for the first time since 2007, according to online real estate firm Zillow. That prompted the popular site to call a “bottom” to home prices nationally. The … Continue reading

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Is the 30 Year Fixed Headed to 3 Percent?

Mortgage interest rates hit a new record low last week, and they appear to be on the same trajectory this week. The yield on the ten-year Treasury note touched a new low Monday, 1.396 percent, before coming up slightly, and … Continue reading

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Why Drop in Foreclosures Is Bad for Housing Market

In a normal housing market, lack of supply is generally considered a good thing. When demand outweighs supply, home prices rise and homeowners gain equity. Like so many things in this historic economic recovery, that premise doesn’t exactly apply. This … Continue reading

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