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Despite a surprising surge in home sales reported this week experts say the housing market’s spring fling has been fueled by now-expired tax credits and is unlikely to last.
Tax credit – Business – Real estate – Taxation – Low Income Taxpayers
The mortgage crisis is dragging on the economic recovery as more homeowners fall behind on their payments.
Foreclosure – Mortgage – Business – Real estate – United States
Foreclosure activity fell in April as lenders repossessed homes at a record pace but started far fewer new actions against struggling homeowners, signaling a plateau in loan failures, RealtyTrac said on Thursday.
Foreclosure – RealtyTrac – Business – Real estate – Loan
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the time is right to buy a house, with a majority believing prices will be the same or higher over the next year, according to a new survey.
Right to buy scheme – United States – Business – Real estate – Property
The number of buyers who agreed to purchase previously occupied homes rose sharply in February, far exceeding expectations, in a sign that the housing market may be coming back.
us housing market – Business – Real estate – Shrubs – Plants
A surprisingly strong rebound in California’s real estate market helped lift a key home price index for the eighth month in a row.
Real estate economics – Real estate pricing – Business – Real estate – Residential
A new study shows housing has become more affordable for nurses, teachers, police and other workers, but suggests ownership remains out of their reach in many major markets.
Market – Business – Real estate – Residential – Housing
Owners of bad loans are increasingly making deals with borrowers to avoid a foreclosure. Lawmakers are more accepting of these solutions even if they mean the borrower loses the home.
Foreclosure – Loan – Business – Real estate – United States
Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January. It was another sign the housing market’s recovery is faltering.
U.S. Housing Market – Business – Real estate – Residential – Marketing and Advertising
January’s uptick in housing starts confirms that the housing market has bottomed out. But it’s going to have to do better than that to sustain a real economic recovery.
Real estate economics – Economy – Business – Real estate – Residential
The National Association of Home Builders says its housing market index fell this month to the lowest level since last summer.
National Association of Home Builders – Real estate economics – Business – Real estate – Residential
There are two reasons the home-sales report isn’t a big deal. First, housing is a highly seasonal business, so the most relevant statistic isn’t the month-to-month trend but the year-to-year trend, which saw improvement. Also, we’re going to have to have this recovery without housing. In fact, we already are.
Newsweek – Business – Real Estate – United States – Business and Economy
The housing market is in the midst of a rocky recovery, but it’s too soon to declare the end of one of the worst slides since the Great Depression.
Business – Real estate – Residential – National Association of Realtors – Real estate economics
The number of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure fell in November, the fourth straight monthly decline, as mortgage companies evaluated whether borrowers were eligible for help.
Foreclosure – Mortgage – Business – Real estate – Investing
The U.S. housing market welcomed a bigger share of first-time buyers and single women this past year.
Real estate economics – Business – Real estate – Residential – U.S
The Federal Housing Administration says its financial cushion has dipped to a dangerously low level but should remain above zero under “most economic scenarios.”
Federal Housing Administration – Business – Real estate – Housing – Residential
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