Tag Archives: National Housing

How Rising Home Prices May Actually Stall the Recovery

Home prices have been rising steadily for the past several months, but some fear the rapid increase could actually start hurting the housing recovery. The reason is that the rise in prices is mainly due to investors, mostly large hedge … Continue reading

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Analyst: Homeowners now driving housing

Veteran Southern California real estate analyst G.U. Krueger adds his commentary on the housing market to this blog in a spot we call “Thursday Morning Quarterback.” Here’s his latest installment. … Radar Logic and other people are still cranky about … Continue reading

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Fannie Mae’s New CEO: ‘Comfortable’ With Decision Not to Slash Mortgage Balances

Fannie Mae is no longer bleeding cash, at least for now. After devastating losses since 2008, the mortgage giant reported its second straight quarter of positive net income, even after making a $2.9 billion dividend payment to the U.S. Treasury. … Continue reading

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Gilbert’s Morrison Ranch is top seller in state in 2011

A master-planned community in east Gilbert sold more units last year than any other community of that type in Arizona, according to a national housing-market analysis firm. Morrison Ranch, a 2,000-acre community noted for its large lots, extensive landscaping, rustic … Continue reading

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Real Estate News: US Farmers Reclaim Land From Developers

By Sushil Cheema Mike McNamara House of the Day: Beverly Hills Mediterranean: The owner says she was particularly drawn to the way this California home integrates family spaces, with bedrooms all on one floor. The five-bedroom house features a pool, … Continue reading

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US Farmers Reclaim Land From Developers

BY ROBBIE WHELAN Five years into a brutal national housing downturn, raw land destined for residential development has fallen so far in value that thousands of acres across the country are being used again for agriculture. During the fast-moving days … Continue reading

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No More National Home Prices

We’ve seen housing recessions before. Usually they are local, like the big ones in California and Texas in the last quarter century that had to do with local economic conditions, aerospace and oil. National housing recessions are pretty rare, and … Continue reading

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Foreclosure rate slows as repossession timeline lengthens

Increased scrutiny of how lenders foreclose on Americans has dragged the repossession process out to unprecedented lengths, driving down the pace at which banks are taking back homes. Big banks are taking longer not only to push borrowers into foreclosure, … Continue reading

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Report: Nearly half of housing market is made up of distressed properties – U

A new report indicates approximately half of the national housing market is made up of distressed properties, the latest indication that the real estate industry has yet to fully recover. According to a Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Housing Pulse Tracking Survey, … Continue reading

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