Jun 1, 2012
Home Affordability Pushed Higher as Rates Fall For the fifth week, fixed-rate mortgages reached new all-time lows. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped below 3 percent, settling into uncharted territory, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage market survey....
May 31, 2012
REO Stigma Fades for Home Buyers, Survey Shows The number of home buyers who say they are interested in purchasing a foreclosure has nearly tripled in the last two-and-a-half years, according to a new survey by Realtor.com....
May 30, 2012
Is Home Ownership Still the American Dream? In the aftermath of the housing crisis, some analysts are questioning whether the public still considers home ownership to be part of the American dream....
May 29, 2012
Short-Sale Process Expected to Speed Up in June The short-sale process is expected to get shorter starting June 15. New guidelines issued under the Federal Housing Finance Agency will require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to give home buyers of short sales notice of...
May 25, 2012
Market Stabilizing? Home Inventories Fall by Nearly 20% Home inventories of for-sale listings continue to fall, which may help raise overall housing prices as demand picks up. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Fourth...
May 24, 2012
Home Prices Begin to Bounce Back The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that nationwide home prices posted their first gain in the first quarter since 2007. While the gain was modest at 0.6 percent, housing experts note it’s still another sign that the housing...
