Category Archives: Home Values

Home Affordability Peaked Last Quarter; Purchasing Power Sinks 10%

Home affordability reached an all-time high in 2010′s last quarter. Unfortunately for home buyers in IL , it’s been a different story since, however. As mortgage rates cratered, a......

Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.

Last quarter, with home prices still relatively low and mortgage rates making new, all-time lows almost weekly, the cost of home ownership was extraordinarily low in IL and most U.S. markets.......

Which Model Is More Accurate : The Case-Shiller Index Or The Home Price Index?

The private-sector Case-Shiller Index reported home values up 5 percent nationwide in June. The government’s own Home Price Index, however, reached a different conclusion. According to ......

Home Affordability Rankings For 225 Metropolitan Statistical Areas

With home prices holding firm and mortgage rates still dropping, home affordability is reaching new heights. According to the quarterly Home Opportunity Index as published by the National Ass......

Home Opportunity Index Ranks 225 Metro Areas For Affordability

With home prices still relatively low and mortgage rates trolling near their all-time best levels, it’s no surprise that home affordability is extraordinarily high in Chicago and most U......

CNNMoney.com Predicts The Best And Worst Real Estate Markets For 2010

CNNMoney.com recently published its 2010 forecast and projections for home prices in the country’s largest metro markets.  Listed as “Top 25″ and also comprehensively by......

How To Refinance When Your Home Is Underwater

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has extended the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program by 12 months. HARP’s new end date is June 30, 2011. Originally known as Making Ho......

10 Cities For Home Bargains

As the housing market improves across the country, certain cities are emerging as relative bargains.  Some areas, like Miami, were hit hard by the recession, and other areas are buoyed by goo......

Home Prices On The Rise, Says The October Home Price Index Report

More positive signals from housing — home values are still on the rise. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, after posting its first quarterly increase since 2007 this past ......

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