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Homes Selling at Fastest Pace Since Boom

While homes are certainly selling faster, double digit price gains are not considered healthy, especially when wage growth is nowhere near that. At some point buyers will hit the wall, unable to afford the homes they want. (Read More: US … Continue reading →

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Housing Recovery to Face Test as Builders Report

Lack of land, labor and credit are all standing in the way of increasing home buyer demand, and leaving many of the small and mid-sized builders frustrated as their costs soar. They simply don’t have the access to cash that … 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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Finally: Supply of Homes for Sale Begins to Rise

So the increase in supply is welcome news, as the severe lack of homes for sale has been pushing home prices higher far faster than anyone expected. That swift jump in prices, along with low supply, have been hampering sales, … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Mess Still Mires US Housing Recovery

Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped more dramatically than did refinances, down 10 percent from the previous week. While one week does not a trend make, rising mortgage rates, coupled with severe inventory shortages, are not the mix needed … Continue reading →

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