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Home Sales Disappoint Twice

Sales of newly built homes fell hard in June, despite newfound optimism in the housing recovery, especially among the home builders themselves. Signed contracts to buy new homes fell 8.4 percent from the previous month, according to the U.S. Commerce … Continue reading

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Huge Jump in Housing Starts Does Not Point to Solid Recovery

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article How could anyone take pot shots at a nearly 15 percent monthly jump in anything, not to mention housing starts, which have been mired in the mud for ages now? Apparently … Continue reading

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Consumer Prices Reflect Growing Rental Market

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article What does the consumer price index (CPI) have to tell us about the future of the housing market? Apparently a lot. Let me first explain a few things for those of … Continue reading

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If Mortgage Rates Keep Falling, Why Are Home Sales So Bad?

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article As mortgage rates continue to fall, so too are home sales. That wouldn’t make sense in a normal housing market, but these are very unique times. Credit, or lack thereof, coupled … Continue reading

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Home Builders Still in the Woods

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article The best number out of today’s report on sales of newly built homes is not the 7.3 percent bump up in signed contracts, it’s the drop in inventories to a 6.5 … Continue reading

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