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Bay Area home prices expected to stabilize in 2012

After years of decline, housing prices are expected to stabilize or even increase in some parts of the Bay Area this year, according to a new forecast. Stabilizing prices are a sign of a healthier market, even though homebuyers still … Continue reading →

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Vacant Homes Will Drown Housing Recovery

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article A real estate source I knew recently told me about a guy he knows in Atlanta who has been hired by several different banks to winterize their REO’s (real estate owned, … Continue reading →

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Predicting Home Prices Is Now Impossible

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article When Robert Shiller, co-creator of the SP/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices , speaks, he tends to make headlines, and yesterday was no different. Claiming that he wasn’t making any predictions, he predicted … Continue reading →

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Can Lack of Inventory Save Housing?

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article The current supply of homes on the market is the best indicator of the future health of the housing market. Let me say that again: Inventories matter. Despite the fact that … Continue reading →

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Why Housing Is Going Through a Double Dip

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article The sales pace of newly built homes is now at the lowest on record. Sales dropped nearly 17 percent in February after a big drop in January. Put that on top … Continue reading →

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