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Florida Takes Top Foreclosure Slot For September 2012

October 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Florida Takes Top Foreclosure Slot For September 2012

According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, in September, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell 7 percent from the month prior, and fell 16 percent from September 2011.

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103 Metro Areas On The “Improving” U.S. Markets List

October 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on 103 Metro Areas On The “Improving” U.S. Markets List

The number of U.S. metropolitan area showing “measurable and sustained growth” climbed to 103 this month.

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Case-Shiller index Shows Home Values Rising Nationwide, Too

October 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Case-Shiller index Shows Home Values Rising Nationwide, Too

Nearly five-and-one-half years after April 2007 — the housing market’s national peak — prices are finally beginning to rebound.

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Pending Home Sales Index Continues To Show Strength

September 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Continues To Show Strength

According to the real estate trade association, the Pending Home Sales Index read 99.2 for August — the fourth straight month in which the index hovered near its benchmark value of 100.

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New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory

September 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slipped 0.3 percent in August 2012 to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 373,000 units sold.

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Home Price Index Shows Values Rising 3.7% From One Year Ago

September 26th, 2012 · Comments Off on Home Price Index Shows Values Rising 3.7% From One Year Ago

Home values have not dropped month-to-month since January of this year — a span of 6 months.

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Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High

September 25th, 2012 · Comments Off on Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High

According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million “existing homes” sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month prior and a nine percent jump from August 2011.

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Housing Starts Move To 2-Year High

September 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Move To 2-Year High

Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Housing Starts for single-family homes up 5.5 percent in August to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized count of 535,000 units nationwide.

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Homebuilder Confidence Rises Again; Tops 40

September 19th, 2012 · Comments Off on Homebuilder Confidence Rises Again; Tops 40

As reported by the National Association of Home Builders, the Housing Market Index, a measure of builder confidence, rose to a reading of 40 in September — its highest mark since June 2006.

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Foreclosures Remain Concentrated In Just A Few States

September 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on Foreclosures Remain Concentrated In Just A Few States

According to foreclosure data firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure activity increased 1 percent in August as compared to the month prior, climbing to just above 193,500 units nationwide.

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