Tag Archives: New Survey

Home Builder Stocks Soar as Housing Battles Back

But not all are bullish on the builders, especially those that concentrate in the formerly hard hit housing markets like Arizona and California. Inventories are low in these states and prices are surging largely because of huge investor demand for … Continue reading

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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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They Bailed On Their Homes

A new survey of past clients by YouWalkAway.com, a website that assists borrowers in the legal pitfalls of strategic default, found that nearly 80 percent expressed a desire to buy a home again within the next twelve months. It also … 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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Research firm: Bay Area home prices leveling off

(04-19) 14:24 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) – A new survey finds that the number of homes sold in California during the month of March has hit a five-year high as prices hold steady. Real estate research firm DataQuick reported … Continue reading

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