May 3, 2012 (Chris Moore) Consumer confidence was largely unchanged in April as the dismal employment gains during the month took some of the wind out of the sails in the recent run-up in consumer confidence according to the latest Surveys of Consumers by Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan. […]
May 2, 2012 (Chris Moore) Mortgage application volume was flat last week as a rise in purchase applications was muted by a decline in refinance applications according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 27, 2012. […]
May 2, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Private residential construction spending edged higher in March as builders increased spending to build single-family homes while multi-family spending declined slightly according to the U.S. Census Bureau. […]
May 2, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Monthly sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums jumped almost 30 percent from February to March in Maryland, but that still wasn’t enough to match last year’s tally according to the latest housing data from the Maryland Association of Realtors® (MAR). […]
May 1, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Monthly property sales in Houston jumped by almost 30 percent from February to March leaving property inventories seventeen percent lower than a year ago according to the latest data from the Houston Association of Realtors® (HAR). […]
May 2, 2012 (Jeff Alan) Fannie Mae completed 18,703 loan modifications under the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) in March, an increase of 30.7 percent over February according to its Monthly Summary for March 2012. […]
May 1, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Monthly sales of existing single-family homes and condos in the state of Ohio were up over 30 percent from February to March, the ninth consecutive month that annual home sales have improved in the state according to the latest housing data from the Ohio Association of Realtors® (OAR). […]
May 1, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Applications for mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) surged in March as purchase applications soared by almost 60 percent and refinance applications jumped by ten percent according to the agency’s Single-Family Outlook report for March. […]
April 30, 2012 (Shirley Allen) Monthly sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts surged in March while home prices improved from the previous month for both detached homes and condos but were mixed from a year ago according to the latest data from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR). […]
