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Pending Home Sales Increase In Advance Of Possible Rate Hikes

According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales went up 5.5 percent in February, the most since April 2010, and 3...

Economics

How Benchmark Interest Rate Changes Affect Mortgage Rates

The Federal Reserve raised key short-term interest rates in mid-March. Surprisingly, mortgage rates responded by falling 10 basis points,...

Economics

Federal Reserve May Raise Rates Two More Times This Year

The economy is close to achieving full employment, which may trigger a few interest rate hikes. BloombergMarkets reports that Federal...

Single-Family Homes

Status Quo Remains For March’s Hottest Housing Markets

Vallejo, San Francisco, and Dallas are still atop the rankings, but other markets such as Santa Cruz, Calif., and Grand Rapids, Mich., moved up several spots

Sales

S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Index Increases 5.7 Percent

House prices, especially in the western part of the country, are as high as ever. According to MarketWatch, the S&P/Case-Shiller 20...

Economics

Mortgage Application Volume Levels Off

According to CNBC, total mortgage application volume last week fell 0.8 percent from the previous week. It has dropped 11 percent since the...

Sales

Home Price Index Reaches 31-Month High

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index increased 5.9 percent year-over-year in January, up from 5.8 percent in...

Single-Family Homes

Small Cities With Rising Housing Markets

Pasco, Wash. finished first. Five of the top 10 cities are in Texas, and college towns are well represented.

Economics

Normal Homeownership Levels Could Have Added $300 Billion To The Economy

The super-low homeownership rate has been really costly. CNBC reports that a return to more normal homeownership levels could have added...

Single-Family Homes

Tampa Rebounds After Recession To Become Nation’s Healthiest Housing Market

Other healthy markets include Dallas, Las Vegas, Jacksonville, and Columbus, Ohio

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

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