Home values were reported unchanged in November 2010, on average, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index.
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Home Values in Philadelphia Area Challenge National Trends
February 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Values in Philadelphia Area Challenge National Trends
Tags: Home Price Index · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate
Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011
December 31st, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing And Mortgage Predictions For 2011
With 2010 coming to a close, the “experts” are out in full force, making predictions for next year’s housing and mortgage markets on business television and in the papers.
Tags: Local · New Jersey · Opinion · Pennsylvania · Real Estate · Wall Street
Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error
December 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Rise In November, But With A High Margin Of Error
The number of single-family Housing Starts increased in November, adding 30,000 units as compared to October.
Tags: Housing starts · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate
Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)
December 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Foreclosure Activity Plunges (But With An Asterisk)
November marked the first time since February 2009 that the number of monthly foreclosures filings failed to surpass 300,000 units.
Tags: foreclosures · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate
Rankings : America’s Best Places To Raise A Family (2010)
December 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Rankings : America’s Best Places To Raise A Family (2010)
BusinessWeek recently released its America’s Best Place to Raise a Family list. Chicago suburb Tinley Park, Illinois, topped the list.
Tags: Consumer Interest · Pennsylvania · Rankings · Real Estate
Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.
December 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.
it’s a fantastic time to be a Philadelphia home buyer where 66.3 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the third quarter were affordable
Tags: Economy · Home Values · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate
Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market
December 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Pending Home Sales Index Points To A Budding Seller’s Market
The Pending Home Sales Index surged 10 percent in October as low mortgage rates and low home prices spurred buyers into action. The market looks different today, however.
Tags: Economy · New Jersey · Pending Home Sales · Pennsylvania · Real Estate
Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments
December 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Simple Real Estate Definitions : Loan-Level Pricing Adjustments
Loan-level pricing adjustments are mandatory loan fees based on a borrower’s specific default risk.
Tags: Mortgage Lending · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate Definitions
October 2010 : 5 States Account For Half Of The Nation’s Foreclosure Activity
November 24th, 2010 · Comments Off on October 2010 : 5 States Account For Half Of The Nation’s Foreclosure Activity
As usual, foreclosure density varied by region last month, with just 5 states accounting for close to half of the nation’s repossessed homes.
Tags: foreclosures · Pennsylvania · Real Estate
Housing Starts Data Much Better Than The Headlines Would Have You Believe
November 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Housing Starts Data Much Better Than The Headlines Would Have You Believe
Newspaper stories can be misleading sometimes — especially with respect to real estate. We saw a terrific example of this Wednesday.
Tags: Economy · Housing starts · Pennsylvania · Real Estate