July 20, 2011 (Chris Moore) The number of homes for sale in June decreased slightly from May, but was almost 16 percent less than the number of homes for sale a year ago, and the prices sellers asked for those homes remained relatively flat according to data released by Realtor.com […]
July 19, 2011 (Chris Moore) New residential housing starts made solid gains in June as both single-family and multi-family dwellings experienced large boosts, but housing completions remain far below the rates experienced a year ago, according to the latest data released by the Census Bureau. […]
July 19, 2011 (Chris Moore) Freddie Mac continues to maintain a serious delinquency rate of less than half that of the mortgage lending industry, but could still lose its top credit rating if lawmakers fail to raise the debt ceiling to avoid default. […]
July 19, 2011 (Jeff Alan) Confidence among the nation’s new single-family home builders increased two points to a reading of 15 according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July, partially making up for the three point dip recorded in June’s survey. The HMI has been holding steady within [...]
July 18, 2011 (Shirley Allen) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that they are teaming up to provide $46.2 million to public housing agencies to supply permanent housing and case management for 6,790 homeless American veterans. […]
July 18, 2011 (Brian Moore) Home sales and home prices continued their more normal seasonal trends as home prices edged up for the fourth month in a row by 4.5 percent in June and closed transactions increased by 7.4 percent compared to May according to RE/MAX’s National Housing Report (NHR). […]
July 18, 2011 (Jeff Alan) Bay Area home sales and prices posted solid gains in June compared to May and were at their highest levels since June of last year according to data collected by real estate information provider DataQuick. […]
July 18, 2011 (Shirley Allen) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced they will speed disaster relief assistance to areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, providing support to homeowners and low-income renters who have been forced from their homes following severe storms and flooding in April and May. […]
July 18, 2011 (Jeff Alan) The deadline for Pre-Applicant Screening Worksheets from homeowners who wish to see if they qualify for assistance from the Emergency Homeowners Loan Program (EHLP) is due this Friday, July 22nd. […]
