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Existing Home Sales Leap To 2-Year High

September 25, 2012 by Robby Oakes

According to the National Association of REALTORS®, 4.82 million “existing homes” sold on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis in August, representing a near 8 percent improvement from the month prior and a nine percent jump from August 2011.

Filed Under: Housing Analysis Tagged With: Existing Home Sales, Existing Housing Supply, NAR

Housing Starts Move To 2-Year High

September 20, 2012 by Robby Oakes

Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Housing Starts for single-family homes up 5.5 percent in August to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized count of 535,000 units nationwide.

Filed Under: Housing Analysis Tagged With: Building Permits, Housing Market Index, Housing Starts

Homebuilder Confidence Rises Again; Tops 40

September 19, 2012 by Robby Oakes

As reported by the National Association of Home Builders, the Housing Market Index, a measure of builder confidence, rose to a reading of 40 in September — its highest mark since June 2006.

Filed Under: Housing Analysis Tagged With: HMI, Housing Market Index, NAHB

Foreclosures Remain Concentrated In Just A Few States

September 18, 2012 by Robby Oakes

According to foreclosure data firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure activity increased 1 percent in August as compared to the month prior, climbing to just above 193,500 units nationwide.

Filed Under: Housing Analysis Tagged With: Foreclosures, RealtyTrac, REO

Improving Market Index Climbs To 99

September 12, 2012 by Robby Oakes

The number of U.S. housing markets showing “measurable and sustained growth” has increased by 19 this month, according to the National Association of Homebuilders’ Improving Market Index.

Filed Under: Housing Analysis Tagged With: IMI, Improving Market Index, NAHB

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