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Housing’s Big Challenge: $1 Trillion in Student Debt

(Read More: How the Student Loan Crisis Drags Down Home Prices) Their story is getting ever more common, as total student loan balances nearly tripled between 2004 and 2012, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of … Continue reading

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Is the Refi ‘Apocalypse’ Really Upon Us?

In Bethesda, Maryland, Apex Home Loans CEO, Craig Strent, says a rise in rates could actually bring in more business in the short term. “There is a huge population that have benefitted from adjustable rate mortgages. When the rates adjusted, … Continue reading

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Already Time to Throw Up Caution Signs on Housing?

Fitch contends that home prices remain overvalued and that price growth is not being driven by fundamentals but by technical factors that could easily change. As more homes move more quickly to final foreclosure, especially in states that require a … Continue reading

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Why Housing Will Surge In The Next 5 Years

Disclosure: I am long KBH. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned … Continue reading

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Rising Mortgage Rates Spook Housing

“Despite the Federal Reserve’s announcement last week that it would purchase an additional $45 billion in Treasury securities per month as part of its continuing quantitative easing effort, rates increased in the second half of the week,” said Mike Fratantoni, … Continue reading

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