September 20, 2012 (Chris Moore) Mortgage applications moved slightly lower last week, the sixth decline in the last seven weeks, while mortgage rates in most categories fell to new lows according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 13th, 2012. […]
September 19, 2012 (Chris Moore) The inventory of homes for sale in the United States fell for the second consecutive month in August while home sellers began dropping their asking prices following the end of the summer selling season according to the latest housing data of 146 metro areas released by Realtor.com. […]
September 19, 2012 (Chris Moore) The summer selling season ended in Massachusetts during July as monthly sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums fell by over fourteen percent from June to July according to the latest data from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR). […]
September 19, 2012 (Jeff Alan) Default rates for most consumer loan types fell in August helping to push the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices national composite down from 1.51 percent in July to 1.50 percent in August despite an uptick in default rates in three of the five regions surveyed. […]
September 18, 2012 (Chris Moore) Monthly sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums fell in Kansas during July but still improved from the previous year for the thirteenth consecutive month according to the latest housing data from the Kansas Association of Realtors® (KAR). […]
September 18, 2012 (Jeff Alan) The list of improving metropolitan areas gained 19 members in September according to the NAHB/First American Improving Market Index (IMI), increasing from 80 in August to 99 in September as 31 new areas joined the list while 12 others were dropped. […]
September 18, 2012 (Jeff Alan) Condominium prices improved for a third consecutive month during June in all five metropolitan areas covered by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices with the Chicago area posting the largest increase of the five metro areas for the second consecutive month. […]
September 18, 2012 (Jeff Alan) Monthly home sales fell for the first time in eight months during July in Indiana according to the latest housing data from the Indiana Association of Realtors® (IAR) but still beat last year’s tally by over 800 sales. […]
September 17, 2012 (Chris Moore) The housing market showed signs of stabilizing during June and July according to the August release of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard as new and existing home sales and prices, foreclosure activity, and overall loan performance exhibited signs of positive progress. […]
