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Douglas A. McIntyre | May 20, 2009 at 4:42 AM EDT

Vulture Investors May Be The Key To Arresting Falling Home Prices

The housing market and housing starts are still facing deep and intractable problems. Mortgage rates may be low, but bank…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 19, 2009 at 7:36 AM EDT

A Twist of Fate in Housing Starts

April Housing Starts just came in 458,000 on an annualized basis, which represents a drop of 12.8%. The March data…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 13, 2009 at 4:55 AM EDT

Foreclosures Soar In April

Foreclosures took a frightening jump up in April. A report from RealtyTrac says that the number moved up 32% over…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 13, 2009 at 4:12 AM EDT

Will Renting Be The Undoing Of Home Prices?

CNBC ran a brief segment on the number of people who have decided to rent homes and apartments rather than…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 6, 2009 at 5:10 AM EDT

Twenty Percent Of Homes Now Underwater

Warren Buffett and Ben Bernanke may believe that housing prices are stabilizing, but the number of Americans who owe more…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 5, 2009 at 4:11 AM EDT

Despite Signs To The Contrary, Real Estate Will Get Worse

Warren Buffett said that the real estate business his company Berkshire Hathaway owns is seeing a small improvement in housing…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 4, 2009 at 9:17 AM EDT

Pending Home Sales Show Great Comfort (XHB)

If you are an investor or a buyer in the market for a new home or if you are a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 1, 2009 at 5:04 AM EDT

Home Sales Show No Sign Of Recovery As Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows

Freddie Mac (FRE) reports that mortgage rates are at record lows with 30-year fixed-rate loans down to 4.78% The drop…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM EDT

Case-Shiller: Just Being Less Poor In Housing Prices (XHB)

There is some good news on the housing front, although this “good news” may only be a relative issue and…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 27, 2009 at 4:51 AM EDT

Will The Fed Finally Move Interest Rates Below Zero

Over the last year, there has been speculation that the Fed would drop interest rates below zero, paying its borrowers…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 24, 2009 at 9:12 AM EDT

Homebuilder ETFs Run On Housing Data (XHB, ITB)

The new home sales data is showing a very mixed bag, with a bit of a positive twist to it.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2009 at 12:22 PM EDT

Some Relief In Homebuilder Data (XHB)

The National Association of Home Builders monthly index for this month took a huge leap from 9 to 14 to…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 15, 2009 at 5:05 AM EDT

Big Banks Work To Crater US Housing Market (JPM)(WFC)

After all of the assistance that the government has given large banks, the least that the firms can do is extend…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 8, 2009 at 8:46 AM EDT

Looking for Next Homebuilder Merger? (DHI, TOL, NVR, MDC, LEN, KBH, RYL, MTH, HOV, MHO, SPF, XHB, ITB, PKB)

We won’t bother telling you about the homebuilder merger this morning, because we already covered it once. But in a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Apr 8, 2009 at 5:16 AM EDT

Pulte-Centex Create Major Homebuilder Merger (PHM, CTX, XHB)

Pulte Homes, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) is acquiring Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX) in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $3.1 billion, including…

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Housing Articles

All Housing Articles

Vulture Investors May Be The Key To Arresting Falling Home Prices

A Twist of Fate in Housing Starts

Foreclosures Soar In April

Will Renting Be The Undoing Of Home Prices?

Twenty Percent Of Homes Now Underwater

Despite Signs To The Contrary, Real Estate Will Get Worse

Pending Home Sales Show Great Comfort (XHB)

Home Sales Show No Sign Of Recovery As Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows

Case-Shiller: Just Being Less Poor In Housing Prices (XHB)

Will The Fed Finally Move Interest Rates Below Zero

Homebuilder ETFs Run On Housing Data (XHB, ITB)

Some Relief In Homebuilder Data (XHB)

Big Banks Work To Crater US Housing Market (JPM)(WFC)

Looking for Next Homebuilder Merger? (DHI, TOL, NVR, MDC, LEN, KBH, RYL, MTH, HOV, MHO, SPF, XHB, ITB, PKB)

Pulte-Centex Create Major Homebuilder Merger (PHM, CTX, XHB)

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

Vulture Investors May Be The Key To Arresting Falling Home Prices

A Twist of Fate in Housing Starts

Foreclosures Soar In April

Will Renting Be The Undoing Of Home Prices?

Twenty Percent Of Homes Now Underwater

Despite Signs To The Contrary, Real Estate Will Get Worse

Pending Home Sales Show Great Comfort (XHB)

Home Sales Show No Sign Of Recovery As Mortgage Rates Hit New Lows

Case-Shiller: Just Being Less Poor In Housing Prices (XHB)

Will The Fed Finally Move Interest Rates Below Zero

Homebuilder ETFs Run On Housing Data (XHB, ITB)

Some Relief In Homebuilder Data (XHB)

Big Banks Work To Crater US Housing Market (JPM)(WFC)

Looking for Next Homebuilder Merger? (DHI, TOL, NVR, MDC, LEN, KBH, RYL, MTH, HOV, MHO, SPF, XHB, ITB, PKB)

Pulte-Centex Create Major Homebuilder Merger (PHM, CTX, XHB)

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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