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Monday, May 20, 2013

More positive real estate news

Mark J. Perry | April 4, 2013, 12:17 pm

1. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index is trading today above 980 for the first time since November 1, 2007 (see chart above, data here). 2. Trulia’s monthly report on Asking Prices was released … read more >

Economics, U.S. Economy

The facts on the National Association of Realtors (NAR)

Edward Pinto | February 11, 2013, 11:47 am

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) exists to preserve the free enterprise system and protect home ownership in America for today and tomorrow. Is this fact or fable? For 90 years the NAR (and its predecessor organization) has supported expanding … read more >

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Houston real estate market is hot

Mark J. Perry | October 21, 2012, 10:28 pm

Some highlights of Houston home sales in September: 1. Single-family home sales in September rose 8.7 percent above last year, and posted the 16th consecutive monthly increase in home sales on year-over-year basis. 2. The average price for single-family homes … read more >

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Real estate news: Mortgage applications, refinancing activity are rising, rental vacancy rates fell to a 10-year low in Q3

Mark J. Perry | October 3, 2012, 2:21 pm

1. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that overall mortgage loan application volume increased 16.6% last week (through September 28) from the previous week, and mortgage refinance activity increased by 20% last week to the highest level in more than … read more >

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Seasonally adjusted median existing-home prices reached a bottom in 2011 and have rebounded this year to 2008 levels

Mark J. Perry | September 29, 2012, 6:25 pm

The chart above shows national median existing-home prices from January 2000 to August 2012, based on data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The blue line represents median existing-home prices as reported by the NAR, and the red line … read more >

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The value of real estate owned by U.S. households has increased $800 billion through the first half of the year

Mark J. Perry | September 28, 2012, 4:47 pm

The Federal Reserve released data last week on household net worth through the second quarter of this year. Although overall household net worth fell slightly from the end of 2011, there was an impressive $800 billion gain in the value … read more >

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2012: The year of the housing recovery, updated

Mark J. Perry | September 25, 2012, 2:27 pm

Following the release this morning of the July Case-Shiller home prices indexes, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported later today on its House Price Index (HPI) for July, based on the purchase prices of houses financed with Fannie Mae … read more >

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2012: The year of the ‘plow horse housing recovery’

Mark J. Perry | September 19, 2012, 1:33 pm

Some key reports today on architecture billings, existing home sales, and new residential construction provide additional evidence that a U.S. housing recovery is underway: 1. Reuters – “A leading indicator of U.S. construction activity rose last month to its best … read more >

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2012: The year of the housing recovery, updated

Mark J. Perry | September 17, 2012, 3:16 pm

DataQuick — “An estimated 41,280 new and resale houses and condos sold in California last month, making it the strongest August since 2006. Last month’s sales total was up 4.5% from 39,507 in July, and up 9.4% from 37,734 sales … read more >

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2012: The year of the housing recovery, updated

Mark J. Perry | September 14, 2012, 9:00 am

1. “CoreLogic released a new analysis this week showing that 10.8 million, or 22.3%, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity at the end of the second quarter of 2012. This is down from 11.4 million … read more >

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