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US Home Builders Begin to See Credit Thaw

The U.S. home building industry is finally coming off its lowest volumes ever, albeit in fits and slow starts.  New single family home starts fell 6.5 percent in July from the previous month but are still up 17 percent from … Continue reading

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Foster City Exec to Chair Prestigious Real Estate Board

A Foster City real estate executive will head the arm of a powerful lobbying group that represents one of the nation’s most important industries. The National Association of Home Builders announced on Wednesday that Foster City-based Legacy Partners President W. … Continue reading

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Loan Limit: Will It or Won’t It Hurt Housing?

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article A few weeks ago the National Association of Home Builders put out a report asserting that new lower loan limits going into effect in October at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and … Continue reading

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Lower Loan Limits: Let the Games Begin

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article The summer has barely started, but the fight is on against changes to loan limits that don’t take place until the first of October. Today the National Association of Home Builders … Continue reading

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Remodeling as a Housing Indicator

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article We’re always looking at indicators to see where the housing market is headed, like today’s reading of the Realtors’ “Pending Home Sales Index,” which measures contracts signed for home purchases, hence … Continue reading

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