by Jim Crowder | Dec 16, 2011 | HOUSING MARKET
Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey polls Americans each month to assess their attitudes and expectations toward owning a home, renting, mortgage rates, the economy, household finances, and overall consumer confidence. In November, 68 percent of respondents...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 15, 2011 | HOUSING MARKET
RealtyTrac’s U.S. Foreclosure Market Report For November shows foreclosure filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions, were down 3.0 percent from October and 14 percent from November 2010. The report found one in every 579...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 14, 2011 | HOUSING MARKET
According to The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey, the average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to 4.12 percent last week from 4.18 percent the week before. The drop brought rates to their lowest level this...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 13, 2011 | HOUSING MARKET
Clear Capital’s Home Data Index Market Report shows little change in national home prices across quarterly, six month, and yearly time periods. The report, which includes data through November, found a 0.3 increase in quarter-over-quarter values but, most...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 12, 2011 | HOUSING MARKET
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to 67.7 from 64.1 in November. It was the fourth consecutive monthly gain and put the index at its highest level since June when it reached 71.1. The improvement is further evidence of an...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 9, 2011 | HOUSING MARKET
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s November Housing Scorecard collects key data on the housing market and the government’s foreclosure-prevention programs through October. According to the report,...
