A report from Yahoo Finance. "Homebuilding last month leapt to its highest rate in 12 years, newly released construction data says. But the havoc wrought by last decade’s housing bubble has buyers wondering how to protect themselves if the market…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "More than a decade after home loans triggered the worst financial crisis in a generation, the strict lending requirements put in place during its aftermath are starting to erode. Home buyers with low…
A report from the Orange County Register in California. "House prices fell last month in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and in half of all counties included in the California Association of Realtors’ latest housing report. It’s the…
A weekend topic starting with the Bipartisan Press. "A few months ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled 'The U.S. Housing Market Boom is Coming to an End, Starting in Dallas.' And yes, we have all heard about…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Sales of previously owned homes fell in January, although a decline in home prices and mortgage rates could bode well for a pickup this spring. January marked the third consecutive month of declining…
A report from Attom Data. "ATTOM’s year-end foreclosure report provides a unique count of properties with a foreclosure filing during the year based on publicly recorded and published foreclosure filings. 'Plummeting foreclosure completions combined with consistently falling foreclosure timelines in…
An editorial by Aaron Layman in the Denton Record Chronicle in Texas. "Home sales in Denton took a big dive in December. Some Denton-area home sellers have had to do something unusual during the past several months to get offers…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Sales of previously owned U.S. homes edged up in November from a month earlier but clocked the largest annual decline in more than seven years, signaling the sputtering housing market may finish the…