Thursday, August 20, 2009

Mortgage Rates at Lowest Since May - FOXBusiness.com

Mortgage Rates at Lowest Since May - FOXBusiness.com: "Title: Mortgage Rates at Lowest Since May
Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2009
Description: Pat Lashinsky of Zip Realty on the state of the mortgage market."

Real Estate Insights

Real Estate Insights: "Are We On the Road to Normalization?
By Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, NAR Research
Ah, the dog days of summer. Many are taking advantage of their last chance this season to sit on the beach, hike in the mountains or laze by the pool before the kids go back to school and everybody has to go back to work. Well, while a lot of us have been on vacation, the housing market has been relatively busy compared to earlier this year and even last year at this time. Indeed, recent figures on home sales – both pending and closed indicate that housing market recovery prospects have improved considerably. Pending home sales (contract signings) in June released earlier this month rose again for a fifth consecutive month."

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Home Builder Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 14 Months - Economic Conditions, Builder Confidence, Sales - Builder Magazine

Home Builder Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 14 Months - Economic Conditions, Builder Confidence, Sales - Builder Magazine: "Home Builder Confidence Rises to Highest Level in 14 Months
NAHB/Wells Fargo Index also shows more assurance about future sales and buyer traffic."

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Monday, August 17, 2009

Homebuilder sentiment index rises in August - Yahoo! News

Homebuilder sentiment index rises in August - Yahoo! News

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Home sales grew in second quarter in 39 states - Real estate- msnbc.com

Home sales grew in second quarter in 39 states - Real estate- msnbc.com: "Home sales grew in second quarter in 39 states
But home prices across the nation are still soft versus a year ago"

Homebuilder sentiment at highest in a year - Real estate- msnbc.com

Homebuilder sentiment at highest in a year - Real estate- msnbc.com: "Homebuilder sentiment at highest in a year
Market sees buyers hurrying to take advantage of first-time buyer credit"