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Housing Bubble Bust or Soft Landing - March Homes Sales Figures Up
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:51:11 EST
Existing and new home sales are basically holding their own according to new reports from The Census Department and NAR.

Mortgage Rates Mixed With Rate Variations Regionally
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:39:03 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending April 6, 2006

What Do High Gas Prices Mean For The Housing Market?
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:17:54 EST
The Theory of Unintended Consequences might make high gas prices as big a factor in your housing options as in your SUV.

Freddie Mac Has An Expensive Week
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:09:13 EST
Freddie Mac bit the bullet this week, settling two legal issues for over $413 million.

New Home Construction Declines As Does Homebuilders Optimism
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:55:05 EST
Permits and housing starts both drop in March from previous levels while homebuilders attitudes are increasingly cautious.

Mortgage Rates Hit Four and Five Year Highs
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:07:19 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending April 13, 2006

This Old House vs. That New House
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:13:28 EST
Nothing is perfect and the older home versus the new or the new home versus the old may be the perfect example of needing to decide what is important.

Why Get Renters Insurance? We will Tell You.
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:21:39 EST
Millions of renters are vulnerable to losing everything they own to fire, thieves, or some kinds of bad weather. Yet it only costs a light foresight and pennies a day to prevent this kind of financial disaster.

Mortgage Rates Up While Application Volume Drops
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:28:30 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending April 6, 2006

Housing Bubble vs. Housing Market Slowdown
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:42:25 EST
Freddie Macs April Economic Outlook deviates only slightly from predictions in earlier months, the housing market is slowing but certainly not screeching to a halt.

Answers To Home Sale Tax Questions Easily Available Online
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:31:19 EST
Uncle Sam to the rescue with reasonable answers to questions about the tax implications of selling your home.

Mortgage Rates and Applications Tick Up From Last Week
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 16:59:31 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending March 30, 2006

Websites For The Home With No Homeowners Manual
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:16:44 EST
Houses do not come with operating manuals but there are hundreds of sites to educate the homeowner. Here are three pretty good ones.

If the Housing Bubble Bursts How Will Marketing Change
Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:47:48 EST
Rock-a-bye bubble and what if it bursts. A few guesses about what the impact might be on the buying and selling of homes.

Weekly Mortgage Rates and Activity Mostly Lackadaisical
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 09:53:14 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending March 23, 2006

Housing Bubble Conflicting Data Released
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:58:35 EST
What is the old saying about placing a thousand economists end to end and they will never reach a conclusion? Studies over the last few days validate that opinion.

Second Home Sales Increase Their Share Of Real Estate Market
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:37:37 EST
Second homes have shown even stronger sales growth than the wild primary home market according to a report from the National Association of Realtors.

Mortgage Rates Drop Slightly But Delinquent Mortgage Payments Rise
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:46:16 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending March 16, 2006

Fannie Mae Feels Fallout From Rudman Report
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:51:36 EST
The Rudman Report has roused the politicians and bureaucrats who are calling again for a crackdown on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Credit Bureaus Roll Out VantageScore Credit Scoring System
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:14:05 EST
Credit agencies cooperate in developing new system to reduce deviations in their credit scoring.

Mortgage Rates Hit Three Year Highs
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:00:44 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending March 10, 2006

Over 100 Bills Limiting Eminent Domain Fill State And Federal Hoppers
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:02:03 EST
The Kelo v City of New London SCOTUS decision is spawning a truckload of bills at both the state and national level to limit the reach of eminent domain.

Fannie Mae Saga Continues As Rudman Report Is Issued
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:12:26 EST
Independent investigation of Fannie Mae accounting transgressions scolds a few but generally faults expediency and corporate culture.

Mortgage Rates Flat in Freddie Mac Report, Up Sharply Per MBA
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 16:07:25 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending March 2, 2006

What Housing Bubble? Report Shows House Prices Still Soaring
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:22:27 EST
The year-end same house sales report from the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight sees continued record home price growth.

NAR Issues Existing Home Sales Report For January
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:53:44 EST
NAR existing home sales figures show slipping sales, but prices continue to rise.

Mortgage Rates Retreat A Bit But So Does Mortgage Activity
Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:08:55 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey for Week Ending February 23, 2006

Listen Closely, The Housing Bubble Might Not Be Leaking
Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:11:50 EST
Recent reports of the looming housing bubble could be exaggerated.

Redfin Lacks Zillow Hype, But May Ultimately Have More Impact
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:44:32 EST
Redfin in Seattle, Washington has a new real estate service that will probably thrill buyers, initially at least, and put traditional agents into a not-so-slow burn.

Zillow May Not Be Ready For Prime Time
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:48:07 EST
Zillow is a fun site, but it may have come on line much to soon for its own good.

Mortgage Rates Mixed But ARMs Not Much Of A Bargain
Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:53:17 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending February 16, 2006

Put To One Test The Zillow Website Performs Well
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:43:31 EST
Where Zillow is up to speed, its technology holds up well, at least in our one-town, one-house test.

Zillow and Other Z Words Are the Rage of the Internet
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:11:53 EST
Zillow may soon be a great website but, as even they admit, they are not there yet.

Mortgage Rates Flat But Activity Down From 2005 Levels
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:38:04 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending February 9, 2006

Environmental And Asthetical Alternatives Exist To Minimize Hardscape
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:56:58 EST
Reducing the impervious materials used to accommodate vehicles and recycling the water that washes off of our roofs can pay big dividends to the environment and maybe even the household budget.

Cash Out Refinancing Continued At Near Record Rates At Year End
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:41:43 EST
Americans continue to draw down on their housing nest-egg. It is keeping the economy perking, but can it last much longer?

Is Evidence Mounting Against A Housing Bubble Bust
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 13:48:13 EST
If the air is leaving the housing bubble, The National Association of Realtors still sees it leaving home sales at sustainable levels.

Mortgage Rates Hit Recent Highs But Activity Still Strong
Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:37:25 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending February 2, 2006

Fannie Mae Has A Little Good News For A Change
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:14:56 EST
Finally Fannie Mae has some good news to announce - a gift from NYSE, a portfolio increase, and Greenspan off of its back.

Building Green Starts With The Land
Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:42:47 EST
Prior planning can prevent a lot of damage done to the land by construction. But first, somebody has to care.

Mortgage Rates Resume Upward Climb After Long Holiday Vacation
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 17:49:39 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending January 27, 2006

NAR Releases Monthly and Annual 2005 Existing Home Sale Numbers
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:49:08 EST
Home sales are obviously beginning to slow, but records were still set during 2005 in both volume and value .

Mortgage Rates Drift, But Mostly Downward
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:17:41 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending January 19, 2006

Foreclosure Activity Up and Mortgage Defaults To Rise
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:53:00 EST
Foreclosure activity is up over the last year along with an increasing number of mortgage defaults from the Gulf Region.

New York Housing Bubble and NAR Reports
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:26:13 EST
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shares some thoughts about the NYC Real Estate Market.

Building Green From The Start - The Land and Lot
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:22:33 EST
Builders are using land clearing techniques and impermeable materials which are a direct assault on the environment, one that most people don’t even recognize.

Housing Bubble or Slow Deceleration of Housing Market?
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:18:18 EST
Freddie Mac is not saying No Way to the housing bubble bursting, but seems much to like about housing in 2006.

Mortgage Rates Drop And Mortgage Activity Remains Strong
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:31:40 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending January 13, 2006

Building Green, Living Green
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:34:16 EST
Whether it is out of concern for the environment or the pocketbook, building in harmony with nature is again in fashion.

Freddie Macs ARM Survey Notes Increased Lender Discounts
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:07:44 EST
While the flattening of the yield curve has not noticeably hurt the popularity of ARMS, it is largely lender discounts that have kept the products in the game.

Mortgage Rates Recover From Holiday Doldrums
Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:17:11 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending January 6, 2006

Home Warranties Now Available To All
Mon, 9 Jan 2006 13:26:08 EST
Home warranties are not new, but they are increasingly being marketed to home owners rather than buyers and sellers.

Real Estate Hot Buttons Can Impede Your Home Search
Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:17:22 EST
We all want what we cannot have when it comes to a home search, but recognizing what we want and why we want it can make compromise easier to accept when buying or renting a home.

In a See Saw Year Mortgage Rates Finish 2005 Higher
Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:00:20 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending December 29, 2005

NAR Parcels Out Some Interesting Stats of Real Estate and Agents
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:45:13 EST
NAR report on competitiveness contains a lot of information about agent incomes, mobility, and small versus large firms.

Existing Home Sales Drop But Prices Continue Climb
Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:26:16 EST
Existing home sales continue to decline nationally and by region, but median home prices are still on the uptick.

Mortgage Rates and Activity? Holidays Hold Center Stage
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:00:31 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending December 22, 2005

Mortgage Rates, Fees and Points Ease Marginally From Previous Week
Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:13:30 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending December 15, 2005

NAR Report Sees Banks as Non-Competitive
Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:02:30 EST
Per NAR, real estate is a nearly perfect competitive market. Banking, uh,.not so much.

NAR Strikes Back At Anti-Competitive Charges
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:56:11 EST
NAR counters claims of non-competitiveness with major review of real estate and banking industry structures.

Mortgage Rates Continue To Exhibit Split Personality
Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:32:46 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending December 8, 2005

Major Economic Forecasts Paint Varied Future For Housing
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:57:23 EST
Economists generally agree that housing is slowing but differ greatly on the pace and the effect.

Surveys Indicating Mortgage Rates Turning Around Again
Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:43:10 EST
Weekly Mortgage Survey - Week Ending November 30, 2005

A Bad Inspection Should Not Be The End Of The World (Cont)
Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:19:55 EST
Do not give up on your dream house just because the inspection report is less than dreamy. Money can fix most problems and your seller may be willing to pay his share.

Conventional Loan Limits Increased For Freddie and Fannie
Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:42:54 EST
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loan limits will increase to meet rising house prices.