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Foreclosure Filings Climbing; 4 States Account For Half Of Nationwide Activity

November 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Foreclosure Filings Climbing; 4 States Account For Half Of Nationwide Activity

According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, October’s foreclosure filings rose 7 percent to 231,000 filings nationwide. Activity concentrated in just 4 states nationwide — California, Florida, Michigan and Illinois.

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Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month

October 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Slips For 4th Straight Month

Nationwide, fewer homes are going under contract to sell.

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New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking

October 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking

Home builders continue to sell homes and work through inventory.

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Detroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement

October 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Detroit Leads All Case-Shiller Cities In Home Price Improvement

Since bottoming out in March of this year, the Case-Shiller Index is up nearly 4 percent.

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Despite 18% Contract Failure Rate, Home Resales Stay Strong

October 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Despite 18% Contract Failure Rate, Home Resales Stay Strong

According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, September’s Existing Home Sales eased by 150,000 units, falling to 4.91 million units nationwide.

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Finding Truth In September’s Housing Starts Report

October 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Finding Truth In September’s Housing Starts Report

Wednesday, the Census Bureau released its September Housing Starts report. In it, the government said that national Housing Starts rose 15 percent in September as compared to August 2011, tallying 658,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized basis.

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Homebuilder Confidence Rises on Surging Sales Volume, Foot Traffic

October 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Homebuilder Confidence Rises on Surging Sales Volume, Foot Traffic

Homebuilder confidence is rebounding sharply.

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Foreclosure Rate Drops For The 12th Straight Month

October 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on Foreclosure Rate Drops For The 12th Straight Month

Foreclosure activity continues to slow throughout the United States.

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Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month

October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Values Rose For the 4th Straight Month

The government is confirming what the private sector has already shown — home values are on the rise.

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Despite Low Rates, Pending Home Sales Slip In August

September 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Despite Low Rates, Pending Home Sales Slip In August

Despite the lowest mortgage rates of all-time, home buyers are slowing the pace at which they’re buying homes.

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