Category Archives: Housing Recovery

Housing still looking good

Posted on December 26, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Home sale prices increased over 5% in the last month Home sale prices increased 5.2% year over year in November, according to a new report from Redfin. Now, home sale prices are at a median of $311,600, the largest increase since … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 41 Comments

Nobody wants to sell?

Posted on December 2, 2019 by grim

From the Real Deal Home prices accelerate nationally as owners stay longer The pace of rising home prices quickened in September and existing home sales ticked up 1.9 percent. Average home prices in cities across the nation rose 3.2 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 21 Comments

No recession without housing?

Posted on November 28, 2019 by grim

Home price gains accelerate in September, S&P Case-Shiller Index says Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in October following recent strong gains, but the overall housing market remains supported by lower mortgage rates. After shrinking for much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 33 Comments

No housing crisis yet…

Posted on November 23, 2019 by grim

From MarketWatch: Existing-home sales rebound 1.9% in October as low mortgage rates continue to provide a lift Sales of previously-owned homes rose 1.9% in October — the latest housing statistic to demonstrate the upward lift low mortgage rates have provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 77 Comments

Pay up suckers

Posted on November 11, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Are homes under $250,000 nearing extinction? A recent report by economic research consultancy Capital Economics shared a stunning statistic: The number of vacant single-family homes for sale priced under $250,000 has halved since 2012. According to the report, at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 157 Comments

So Much For Reurbanization

Posted on November 6, 2019 by grim

From Forbes: Millennials With Families Are Leaving Major Cities For The Suburbs, Transforming Them Into ‘Hipsturbia’  Just as their parents flocked to the suburbs, city-loving Millennials are doing the same yet transitioning some areas to “Hipsturbia,” a phrase revealed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate, New Development | 67 Comments

Will they buy?

Posted on November 3, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: The homebuyers are coming. The homebuyers are coming A flood of first-time homebuyers is about to hit the market over the next three years, according to newly released analysis from TransUnion.  TransUnion is currently projecting that at least 8.3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 83 Comments

Slay the Zombies

Posted on November 1, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: ATTOM: Zombie foreclosures are ticking down The amount of vacant homes in the U.S. continues to sit at a lull, slowly ticking down, according to a new data set from ATTOM Data Solutions.  In the fourth quarter of 2019, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 95 Comments

August Case Shiller

Posted on October 30, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: Home price gains heat up in August but slow in major markets, S&P Case-Shiller index says Home prices are heating up again on a national level, but some of the largest cities are lagging. That may be due … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 65 Comments

Great market! Everywhere but here.

Posted on October 26, 2019 by grim

From Forbes: Home Prices Jump In 95% Of Cities, Reaching Record High  Home prices have hit a new high. According to stats from ATTOM Data Solutions, median home prices jumped 2.9% over the third quarter of 2019 and 8.2% since … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 26 Comments

Mortgage company CEO wants tax break so he can write more mortgages

Posted on October 14, 2019 by grim

From Marketwatch: Opinion: This tax break for first-time home buyers could keep the housing market afloat It’s not easy being a home buyer these days. U.S. home prices are high, housing inventory is low, and consumer sentiment is wobbling. A federal … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 101 Comments

Housing optimism dips, but still very high

Posted on October 8, 2019 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: US housing market optimism slides Optimism about the U.S. housing market may have peaked after hitting its all-time high in August, according to a measure of consumer sentiment. The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index slid 2.3 points … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 84 Comments

Nobody wants to sell?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: U.S. housing market experiences largest inventory decline since last year In August, America’s home sales slid 1.6%, marking the sixth month of 2019 that produced fewer sales than the previous year, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. RE/MAX reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 56 Comments

June Case Shiller

Posted on August 30, 2019 by grim

From Inman: Home price gains continue to slow down in June: Case-Shiller Annual home price gains continued to slow in June, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, released Tuesday. Home prices, on average, achieved an … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 58 Comments

Home prices pick up speed

Posted on July 3, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Annual home-price growth reverses course, finally rises After 14 months of slowing home-price gains, the pace of growth finally picked up speed in May, increasing by 3.6% on an annual basis, according to the latest from CoreLogic. And, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 32 Comments