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Pending Home Sales Index Cruises To Multi-Year High

January 4th, 2013 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Cruises To Multi-Year High

In November, for the second straight month, the Pending Home Sales Index eclipsed its benchmark reading of 100, posting a value of 106.4.

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Case-Shiller Index Posts 4% Annual Home Price Gain

December 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Case-Shiller Index Posts 4% Annual Home Price Gain

The Case-Shiller Index showed home prices gaining 4.3 percent during the 12-month period ending October 2012.

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Housing Starts, Building Permits Rising Into 2013

December 21st, 2012 · Comments Off on Housing Starts, Building Permits Rising Into 2013

Rising permits and housing starts suggests a more healthy U.S. economy.

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Homebuilder Confidence Rises For 9th Straight Month

December 19th, 2012 · Comments Off on Homebuilder Confidence Rises For 9th Straight Month

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its Housing Market Index (HMI), showing another monthly gain — its ninth in a row.

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Short Sales Outnumber Foreclosure Sales For Third Straight Quarter

December 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on Short Sales Outnumber Foreclosure Sales For Third Straight Quarter

Foreclosure-tracker RealtyTrac reports falling foreclosure sales nationwide as banks get better at selling homes via short sale.

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Improving Market Index : Up To 201 Cities For December 2012

December 14th, 2012 · Comments Off on Improving Market Index : Up To 201 Cities For December 2012

The Improving Market Index added 76 metropolitan areas in December as compared to the month prior.

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Pending Home Sales Index Leaps To Multi-Year High

November 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Leaps To Multi-Year High

According the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the Pending Home Sales Index rose 5.2 percent in October, crossing the benchmark 100 reading, and moving to 104.8.

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New Home Sales Remain Elevated Into Q4 2012

November 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on New Home Sales Remain Elevated Into Q4 2012

According to the Commerce Department, New Home Sales slipped 1,000 units last month, falling to 368,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.

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Case-Shiller Index Verifies Home Value Gains Through Q3 2012

November 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Case-Shiller Index Verifies Home Value Gains Through Q3 2012

According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index, which was released earlier this week, U.S. home prices rose in September for the sixth straight month, climbing 0.3% as compared to the month prior.

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More Bullish Data : Housing Starts Climb 3.6%

November 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on More Bullish Data : Housing Starts Climb 3.6%

According to a joint release from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Starts rose 3.6% in October 2012, climbing to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized rate of 894,000 units.

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