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Home Prices Are Not Rebounding as Fast as You Think

Home prices are rising faster than expected so far this year, or are they? Prices nationwide in July rose 3.8 percent year-over-year, according to the latest reading from CoreLogic. This includes prices of distressed properties and is the biggest annual … Continue reading

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Pending Home Sales Beat Expectations in July

Despite expectations of a drop-off in home sales this fall, a forward-looking indicator shows a growing number of buyers are jumping back into the housing market. The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index rose 2.4 percent in July … Continue reading

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How Investors Are Skewing Home Price Recovery

Home prices finally appear to be catching up with the increase in overall sales pace. That is usually the case, as prices lag sales on the way up and on the way down.  The latest reading from SP/Case-Shiller, which employs … Continue reading

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Where Are the Move-Up Home Buyers?

Housing has never been more affordable, and yet home ownership is still falling and more Americans are renting. The supply of homes for sale is down 24 percent from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors, but … Continue reading

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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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