by Jim Crowder | Jul 16, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
Gallup’s Job Creation Index polls American workers about whether or not their workplace is expanding or reducing the size of its workforce. In June, the index rose one point from May, continuing to hover near its highest level since mid-2008. Among U.S. workers,...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 13, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
The Demand Institute is a non-profit organization that studies consumer demand. Their latest report, titled The Shifting Nature of U.S. Housing Demand, says the housing market has turned a corner and the recovery has begun. But while the report sees positive signs for...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 12, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey, the Market Composite Index, which measures both refinance and purchase loan application volume, fell 2.1 percent last week. But, though the Refinance Index suffered a 3.0 percent decline...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 11, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
The most recent results from Trulia’s Price Monitor show asking prices on for-sale homes rose for the fourth time in five months in June. Prices increased 0.3 percent month-over-month, after staying relatively flat in May. Year-over-year, prices were up 0.3...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 10, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s June Housing Scorecard is a comprehensive report on the housing market which compiles and analyzes key data and measures the administration’s foreclosure...
by Jim Crowder | Jul 9, 2012 | HOUSING MARKET
Several housing market experts, including the National Association of Realtors’ Lawrence Yun, Zillow’s Stan Humphries, and the National Association of Home Builders’ David Crowe, recently spoke at a forum hosted by the National Association of Real...
