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Home Builders Slow New Construction, Raise Prices

(Read More: Home Builder Confidence Hits 7-Year High) “What are they so excited about?” asked Hunter. “That they have pricing power.” Housing completions fell 0.9 percent to an annualized rate of 690,000, well below demand. Underlying demand consists of new … Continue reading

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Home Prices See Largest Annual Gain in Six Years

Despite the strong gains, home prices are still down approximately 28-29 percent from their peaks in the summer of 2006 and are now back at levels not seen since late 2003. While prices continue to improve, there are still headwinds, … Continue reading

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Even as Housing Revives, Apartment Growth to Boom

“Despite overtures of the headwinds from new supply, our April survey results showed positive gains in both occupancy and rents ahead of expected seasonal trends,” she wrote in a report to clients. (Read More: Apartment Building Bubbles as Single-Family Homes … Continue reading

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Investors Pile Into Housing Even as Prices Rise

Los Angeles-based Colony Capital, which boasts approximately ten thousand single-family rental homes in its portfolio, had centered its investments largely in the Southwest and West, but is now shifting to other markets. (Read More: US Pending Home Sales Tick Upward … Continue reading

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Trulia Classifies Housing Markets in San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Denver …

January 2013 Trulia Price Monitor Summary     % change inasking prices   # of 100 largestmetros with asking-price increases   % change in askingprices, excludingforeclosures Month-over-month,seasonally adjusted 0.9% Not reported 1.2% Quarter-over-quarter,seasonally adjusted 2.2% 79 2.9% Year-over-year 5.9% 86 … Continue reading

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