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Douglas A. McIntyre | Nov 3, 2010 at 9:24 AM EDT

Mortgages for New Homes Rise, Refinancings Fall (PHM, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL, HOV, BZH)

Just last week the Mortgage Bankers Association, MBA, released its forecast for mortgage rates and numbers for the rest of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 29, 2010 at 5:06 AM EDT

More Evidence That The Foreclosure Death Spiral Continues With Few Solutions

Even before the current mortgage paperwork crisis, foreclosures in major cities began to accelerate again. Some analysts believe that the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 26, 2010 at 9:38 AM EDT

Housing Market Crushed: Case-Shiller

Unemployment, falling housing prices, and a relentless increase in foreclosures damaged home prices again, according to August Case-Schiller. Data through…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 25, 2010 at 10:45 AM EDT

National Association of Realtors: A Housing Recovery Or A Mirage?

The National Association of Realtors says exiting home sales rose a strong 10% in September. Existing home sales includes single-family, townhouses,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM EDT

The Eleven Reasons People Can’t Sell Their Home

The environment for home sales becomes more difficult with each passing month. Some estimates put 11.1 million mortgages, about 23%…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 14, 2010 at 5:12 PM EDT

Bank Mortgage & Foreclosure Fears Drive Insurers (BAC, MBI, ABK, RDN, MTG)

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) may have more exposure than the rest of the money center banks due to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 14, 2010 at 5:32 AM EDT

Bank Repossessions Of Homes Top 100,000 For First Time, With No Solution In Sight

Bank repossession of homes passed 100,00 for the first time in September, according to industry research firm RealtyTrac. A record…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 11, 2010 at 12:40 PM EDT

Securities Industry and Financial Association: “Catastrophic” Impact Of Wide Foreclosure Moratorium

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) which claims that it represents the interests of hundreds of securities firms,…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 7, 2010 at 3:18 PM EDT

Consumer Credit Keeps Shrinking

Everyone has either grown to hate credit now, or miss it because it has been taken away. The Federal Reserve…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 30, 2010 at 12:08 PM EDT

Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low, Does Not Help Slide In Home Prices

Average interest rates on fixed 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have fallen to an all-time low of 4.37%, according to Freddie Mac’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 30, 2010 at 5:16 AM EDT

Foreclosures Are About 25% Of Q2 Home Sales

Foreclosed home sales were 24% of all transactions in the second quarter of 2010. The average price of a foreclosed…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 28, 2010 at 9:08 AM EDT

Case-Shiller: A Tiny Gain, But No Housing Recovery

Nothing terribly good about the new housing data from Case-Schiller. Prices rose a fraction in July. Data through July 2010,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 24, 2010 at 10:36 AM EDT

Home Sales Remain In Crater

Sales of new single-family houses in August 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 288,000, according to estimates…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 22, 2010 at 10:37 AM EDT

Still No Evidence Of A Housing Recovery

“U.S. house prices fell 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from June to July, according to the Federal Housing…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Sep 20, 2010 at 10:29 AM EDT

Home Builders Say No Market Recovery

American home builders say that the housing market is not recovering. They blame the unemployment problem, implying that there is…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Mortgages for New Homes Rise, Refinancings Fall (PHM, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL, HOV, BZH)

More Evidence That The Foreclosure Death Spiral Continues With Few Solutions

Housing Market Crushed: Case-Shiller

National Association of Realtors: A Housing Recovery Or A Mirage?

The Eleven Reasons People Can’t Sell Their Home

Bank Mortgage & Foreclosure Fears Drive Insurers (BAC, MBI, ABK, RDN, MTG)

Bank Repossessions Of Homes Top 100,000 For First Time, With No Solution In Sight

Securities Industry and Financial Association: “Catastrophic” Impact Of Wide Foreclosure Moratorium

Consumer Credit Keeps Shrinking

Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low, Does Not Help Slide In Home Prices

Foreclosures Are About 25% Of Q2 Home Sales

Case-Shiller: A Tiny Gain, But No Housing Recovery

Home Sales Remain In Crater

Still No Evidence Of A Housing Recovery

Home Builders Say No Market Recovery

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Mortgages for New Homes Rise, Refinancings Fall (PHM, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL, HOV, BZH)

More Evidence That The Foreclosure Death Spiral Continues With Few Solutions

Housing Market Crushed: Case-Shiller

National Association of Realtors: A Housing Recovery Or A Mirage?

The Eleven Reasons People Can’t Sell Their Home

Bank Mortgage & Foreclosure Fears Drive Insurers (BAC, MBI, ABK, RDN, MTG)

Bank Repossessions Of Homes Top 100,000 For First Time, With No Solution In Sight

Securities Industry and Financial Association: “Catastrophic” Impact Of Wide Foreclosure Moratorium

Consumer Credit Keeps Shrinking

Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low, Does Not Help Slide In Home Prices

Foreclosures Are About 25% Of Q2 Home Sales

Case-Shiller: A Tiny Gain, But No Housing Recovery

Home Sales Remain In Crater

Still No Evidence Of A Housing Recovery

Home Builders Say No Market Recovery

MISL Investors: Watch the FY27 Budget Bill Before the Next Rally

SMH Has Crushed the S&P 500 by 2,041% Over a Decade, But Recent 42% Rally Signals Dangerous Valuations

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

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