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NAHB: Home Builder Confidence Nears 2005 High

January 21, 2015 by Robby Oakes

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Market Index reported that homebuilder confidence in sales conditions for single-family homes declined one point to a reading of 57. The NAHB Housing Market Index measures home builder confidence based on builder opinions of current market conditions, future market conditions and buyer foot traffic in new homes.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: FHFA, Market Outlook, NAHB

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 29, 2014

December 29, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Last week’s economic news included several housing related reports. Housing markets continue to cool as November reports on existing and new home sales fell below expectations. New Jobless claims were lower than expected by 10,000 claims.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, FHFA, Market Outlook

Existing Home Sales Dip to Lowest Level since May

December 24, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Sales of existing homes dropped to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.93 million as compared to expectations of a 5.18 million existing homes sold. Projections were based on October’s reading of 5.25 million.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Existing Home Sales, FHFA, National Association of REALTORS

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – December 1, 2014

December 1, 2014 by Robby Oakes

Last week’s scheduled economic events were packed into Tuesday and Wednesday, but several housing-related reports were released including the Case-Shiller National and 10-and 20-City Home Price Indices for September, The FHFA House Price Index also for September, and New and Pending Home Sales for October.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, FHFA, Home Price Index

Case-Shiller Home Prices: Price Growth Slows in September

November 26, 2014 by Robby Oakes

According to the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, annual home price growth slipped to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.80 percent in September. This was 0.30 percent lower than August’s year-over-year reading of 5.10 percent.

Filed Under: Market Outlook Tagged With: Case Shiller, FHFA, Home Prices

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