Lower mortgage rates make homes more affordable and keep housing prices from dropping further.
Posted on December 17, 2010 by
surlytrader
Articles by tag - housing
With the stock market rallying about 70% from last yearâs low, investors, traders and economists are now thinking (and betting) that the economy is ready to bounce back and that America will see a great expansion in the coming months. Here are the biggest events and indicators you should look for when deciding where to put your money.
Posted on March 20, 2010 by
rypatel
Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who also owns a home building company predicted that the housing market would recover in 2011.
Posted on March 01, 2010 by
Sam Cass
In his annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said he expects the real estate slump in the US to improve by 2011. Buffett also has some choice words for CEOs and some penchants of wisdom for the average investor.
Posted on February 28, 2010 by
Sean Riskowitz
The Obama Adminstration is considering prohibiting home foreclosures that haven't been reviewed for assistance under the HAMP program.
Posted on February 25, 2010 by
Sam Cass
Overspending on a house was a major contributor to the real estate bubble and its subsequent collapse. To minimize the potential for future problems and the threat of foreclosures, make sure you accurately project your costs and income to determine how much mortgage you can afford.
Posted on February 11, 2010 by
Sol Nasisi
After a historical 9 month rally in the US stock markets the upside looks limited and the bear market looks ready to resume. In the short term the US stock market is facing a lot of hurdles and I think an opportunity exists to short the US stock market for investment gains
Posted on January 29, 2010 by
Brian Chance
For those optimists talking up a housing recovery might want to stop and look deeper into the housing crisis. Amherst Securities Group analysts believe the market faces about 7 million properties that are likely to be seized by lenders have yet to hit the open market.
Posted on January 28, 2010 by
Brian Chance
Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody's Economy.com predicts that we are not through the housing correction yet. According to him, housing will fall 5-10% more nationally and as much as 30% in places like Miami and Las Vegas.
Posted on December 29, 2009 by
Sam Cass
Brent White, a Professor at the University of Arizona College of Law has written a provocative paper which makes the case that for many homeowners walking away from their underwater home is the best long-term economic decision. He argues that societal pressure and the fear of ruined credit force many homeowners to stay put, even though doing so is bad for their personal finances and long-term wealth.
Posted on December 01, 2009 by
Sam Cass
US mortgage rates dropped for the third consecutive week. The 30-year rate dropped to 4.83% from 4.91%, the lowest since May, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said today. The average 15-year rate fell to 4.32%, the lowest since records began in 1991.
Posted on November 19, 2009 by
Sam Cass
Data through December 2010, released today by Standard & Poors for
its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S.
National Home Price Index declined by 3.9% during the fourth quarter of 2010.
Posted on February 22, 2011 by
Sam Cass
Somehow, the NY City real estate market has barely dipped during the housing bust. It's down 7% versus a national drop of 16%. Even as Wall Street faces turmoil, prices have remained resilient. Housing prices in NYC are not the least affordable in the country. Will NY eventually correct during a second leg of the housing bust, or will home prices remain stubbornly high?
I think they will correct at some point.
Posted on September 03, 2008 by
BankMan
Bloomberg reports that house prices have climbed in Cleveland for the first time in several years. That's the good news. The bad news: prices had to fall to 2000 levels before buyers returned to the market.
Posted on August 15, 2008 by
Sam Cass
US Housing Date Could Wrong
Posted on February 07, 2008 by
IamAnInvestor
