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Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 8, 2009 at 4:17 AM EDT

The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

The Administration has gone to great lengths to put together a package of programs to allow worthy homeowners who are having…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jul 1, 2009 at 9:13 AM EDT

ISM, Construction, and Home Sales… Pulling In Opposition

Any time you have three economic reports hitting at once, you have a risk for confusion or for diverging data. …

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 24, 2009 at 4:34 PM EDT

Mini Earnings Season on Deck Thursday (PALM, ACN, MU, LEN, CAG, FINL, JTX, TIBX)

Thursday is shaping up to be a miniature one-day version earnings season this week. This is likely the last of…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 24, 2009 at 9:14 AM EDT

Cheering Poor New Home Sales (XHB)

The data on new home sales for the month of May is going to be a disappointment even for the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 24, 2009 at 5:10 AM EDT

Bogus Home Appraisals May Derail Real Estate Recovery

A huge number of home value appraisals may be wrong, with most of them being much too high. That is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 23, 2009 at 9:26 AM EDT

Existing Homes Sales Bump, Very Misleading

While existing home sales are not a true barometer of new home sales, there was at least a bump up…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 22, 2009 at 1:42 PM EDT

Lowering Mortgage Market Expectations

There is a study from the Mortgage Bankers Association showing that the outlook for the mortgage market in 2009 is…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 22, 2009 at 4:26 AM EDT

Can Boomer’s Children Save Housing?

It is a nifty, logical, and overly optimistic theory. Housing demand will rise as the children of the baby boomers…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 16, 2009 at 7:38 AM EDT

Misleading Gains in Housing Data

Housing Starts came in much better than expected, on the surface. We saw a reading of 532,000 on housing starts…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 15, 2009 at 12:26 PM EDT

Questionable Confidence Among Builders (XHB, ITB)

The confidence among home builders looked like it was creeping higher, but the most recent data from the National Association…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 12, 2009 at 4:17 AM EDT

A Sign Of Bottom In Mortgage Delinquencies?

Large credit rating agency Equifax believes that the rate at which mortgage delinquencies have been rising has moderated and may…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 11, 2009 at 4:52 AM EDT

Foreclosures Keep Up Economic Pressure

The optimist’s view of the May foreclosure data from RealtyTrac is that the rate dropped 6% from April. The realist’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 10, 2009 at 1:12 PM EDT

Beige Book Keeps Looking in Rear-View Mirror

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book is noting improvements in most local economies, although as you might expect there is the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM EDT

Mortgage Rates: The Housing Market Is More Fragile Than Expected

Mortgage rates are near multi-year lows, so it would seem that if buyers were going to be lured back into…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 10, 2009 at 5:13 AM EDT

Housing Inventory Down, But Figures Not Meaningful

Housing inventory came down a bit in May, but not enough to put a real foundation on faltering home prices.…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

ISM, Construction, and Home Sales… Pulling In Opposition

Mini Earnings Season on Deck Thursday (PALM, ACN, MU, LEN, CAG, FINL, JTX, TIBX)

Cheering Poor New Home Sales (XHB)

Bogus Home Appraisals May Derail Real Estate Recovery

Existing Homes Sales Bump, Very Misleading

Lowering Mortgage Market Expectations

Can Boomer’s Children Save Housing?

Misleading Gains in Housing Data

Questionable Confidence Among Builders (XHB, ITB)

A Sign Of Bottom In Mortgage Delinquencies?

Foreclosures Keep Up Economic Pressure

Beige Book Keeps Looking in Rear-View Mirror

Mortgage Rates: The Housing Market Is More Fragile Than Expected

Housing Inventory Down, But Figures Not Meaningful

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy's 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

ISM, Construction, and Home Sales… Pulling In Opposition

Mini Earnings Season on Deck Thursday (PALM, ACN, MU, LEN, CAG, FINL, JTX, TIBX)

Cheering Poor New Home Sales (XHB)

Bogus Home Appraisals May Derail Real Estate Recovery

Existing Homes Sales Bump, Very Misleading

Lowering Mortgage Market Expectations

Can Boomer’s Children Save Housing?

Misleading Gains in Housing Data

Questionable Confidence Among Builders (XHB, ITB)

A Sign Of Bottom In Mortgage Delinquencies?

Foreclosures Keep Up Economic Pressure

Beige Book Keeps Looking in Rear-View Mirror

Mortgage Rates: The Housing Market Is More Fragile Than Expected

Housing Inventory Down, But Figures Not Meaningful

This High-Yield Emerging Funds ETF Offers International Diversification

A 71-Year-Old’s $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

Why The Money Guy’s 25% Savings Rule Actually Starts at 15%

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A 71-Year-Old's $850,000 Home Is Her Biggest Retirement Asset. Downsizing Could Add $2,250 a Month

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