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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week: February 11th, 2013

Mortgage rates worsened last week in response to more indications that the U.S. economy and global economic trends are improving. Global economic data was stronger than expected; which general......

Single-Family Housing Starts Remain Strong

The market for newly-built homes remains strong. As reported by the U.S. Census Bureau, July featured 502,000 single-family housing starts nationwide on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized ......

New Home Sales Rise For 7th Month Out Of 8

The April New Home Sales report suggests that the market for newly-built homes is as strong as the market for existing ones.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes ......

Homebuilder Confidence Moves To 5-Year High

Homebuilder Confidence is on the rise once again. After a brief dip in April, the National Association of Homebuilders reports that the Housing Market Index rose 5 points in May to 29. The inc......

Homebuilder Confidence Slips 3 Points In April

For the first time in 3 months, homebuilder confidence has slipped.  As measured by the National Association of Homebuilders, the Housing Market Index dropped three notches in April to a ......

Buyer Foot Traffic Through New Construction Up Nearly Threefold Since 2009

Home builder confidence in the newly-built, single-family housing market remains high. In March, for the second consecutive month, the National Association of Homebuilders reports t......

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 21, 2012

Mortgage markets worsened last week as the Eurozone moved closer to a bailout agreement with Greece, and the U.S. economy displayed more signs of growth. In response, mortgage rates climbed la......

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : February 21, 2012

Mortgage markets worsened last week as the Eurozone moved closer to a bailout agreement with Greece, and the U.S. economy displayed more signs of growth. In response, mortgage rates climbed la......

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......

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......

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