Category Archives: Housing Analysis

Foreclosure Filings Down 19 Percent In One Year

  Foreclosure filings fell 19 percent last month versus one year ago, says foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac. It’s yet one more signal that the U.S. housing market may have ......

Housing Starts Stay Strong; Building Permits Rise.

The housing market has carried forward its year-end momentum.  According to the Census Bureau, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, January’s Single-Family Housing Starts cr......

Homebuilder Confidence Returns To Pre-Recession Levels

New construction buyers in Chicago , look out. The nation’s home builders are predicting a strong 2012 for new home sales. It may mean higher home prices as the spring buying season app......

Case-Shiller Index Says Detroit And Washington DC Lead The Market

Standard & Poors released its November 2011 Case-Shiller Index this week. The index measures the change in home prices from month-to-month, and year-to-year, in select U.S. cities. Accord......

Supply Of New Homes At 6.1 Months Nationwide

New Home Sales slowed into the New Year but the market for newly-built homes remains strong. For home buyers in IL and nationwide, December’s New Home Sales report is yet one more signa......

Pending Home Sales Index Posts Second Best Month Since April 2010

After 3 consecutive months of growth, the housing market appears to have eased a bit in December. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, December’s Pending Home Sales I......

Existing Home Sales Approach Bull Market Territory

The housing market finished 2011 with strength, and is carrying measurable momentum into 2012.  According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, on a seasonally-adjusted,......

Behind The Housing Starts Headlines, The Story That Matters

When it comes to housing data, sometimes you have to look past the headlines. December’s Housing Starts data offers a terrific illustration of why. Each month, the Census Bureau tallies......

Home Builders See More Sales, Higher Prices Ahead

Homebuilder confidence is soaring. For the fourth straight month, the National Association of Homebuilders reports an increase in its Housing Market Index. The index climb......

Foreclosure Filings Fall To 49-Month Low

Foreclosure filings are fewer these days, according to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac. In December 2011, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell 9 percent from the month prior......

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