A weekend topic starting with Market Watch. "The Federal Reserve is currently reviewing its monetary-policy strategy, tools and communications practices, to determine how best to achieve its congressional mandate of maximum employment and stable prices. The raw material is money.…
A report from Kieth Jurow. "California was the epicenter of cash-out refinancing and HELOC madness during the wild bubble years. There is growing evidence that Californians have learned nothing from the collapse and are once again throwing caution to the…
A weekend topic starting with Kenneth R. Harney. "According to the Urban Institute Housing Finance Policy Center's latest quarterly credit availability report, mortgage lenders are reaching out to borrowers who might have been marginal — or rejectees — in the…
A weekend topic starting with CNBC. "With the U.S housing bubble far in the rearview mirror, home prices in most places have passed their pre-recession peak. In other spots, though, it's a different story. 'Some markets that experienced a huge…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Real estate experts say the Nashville housing market is cooling. Entry-level inventory is up a whopping 29.5 percent. Zillow economist Skylar Olsen said, 'One of the other things that's nice and why we know things are…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "Since the local market peaked last spring, single-family home prices have fallen twice as fast in the Seattle metro area as in any other region in the country, according to the monthly…
A report from The Signal in California. "The sales inventory of homes and condominiums for the Santa Clarita Valley area rose for the eighth consecutive month as sales dropped and prices increased, the Southland Regional Association of Realtors recently announced.…