Tag Archives: Housing Market

More Homes Are Above Water, But Some Sellers Still Suffer

As home sale prices rise, overall home equity rises, and consequently more and more mortgages are no longer “under water.”  1.3 million homes that were previously worth less than the mortgages on them came back into positive territory in the … Continue reading

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More Homes Are Above Water, But Some Sellers Still Suffer

As home sale prices rise, overall home equity rises, and consequently more and more mortgages are no longer “under water.”  1.3 million homes that were previously worth less than the mortgages on them came back into positive territory in the … Continue reading

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Foreign buyers shopping for Bay Area real estate

The fall in the U.S. housing market in recent years is attracting a new wave of foreign buyers, who are making a dent in the Bay Area and national real estate markets, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Foreign buyers spent … Continue reading

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Rent Spikes Begin to Ease

Recent reports have shown home prices rising, especially in the housing markets which were hardest hit in the crash. Investors, buying in bulk, have been swarming these distressed markets, seeking to take advantage of a thriving new single family rental … Continue reading

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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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