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Best cities to buy and rent Real estate search site Trulia.com has analyzed the largest 50 cities in America, calculating the price-to-rent ratio comparing...
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Best cities to buy and rent Real estate search site Trulia.com has analyzed the largest 50 cities in America, calculating the price-to-rent ratio comparing...
April pending home sales data Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has announced that the pending home sales index (PHSI) which measures contracts...
Future prosperity According to Kiplinger’s most recent list of top cities, Austin tops the list for top 10 best cities for the next decade....
Summer forecast As noted recently by AG writer Greg Cooper, analysts have a difficult time agreeing on the market and on what will happen...
Journalist’s data questioned Last month, Forbes released a list of the top ten worst real estate markets, using Zillow data as their primary source...
So let me see if I understand correctly… Foreclosures are down slightly but by some accounts the numbers of loans that will go into...
Permits and construction Good news today in the real estate industry- new home construction was up 40.9% in April 2010 over April 2009 according...
Help for underwater homeowners? In an effort to help homeowners that have found themselves unemployed, underwater, and unable to qualify for traditional loan modification...
AG Flash poll results This is the first time in quite a while that our polling has resulted in a series of answers that...
Laying off staff, fattening exec pockets With new home sales rates bouncing up and down, the big builders are in a state of adjustment....
Where is equity being lost? With conflicting signs regarding a possible stabilization of the real estate market, it is becoming clear that as a...
Cuts on the rise After months of asking price cuts declining, April produced a rise in home sellers cutting their asking price, based on...
Freddie Mac hemorrhaging Today, Freddie Mac announces their first quarter numbers, reporting that with a $6.7 billion loss and requests that the Treasury Department...
Pending home sales data According to a National Association of Realtors report out today, national pending home sales increased again in March. This number...
Fannie Mae’s plan for interest only loans Fannie Mae has announced that it will be tightening requirements for the interest only loans they back...
Are foreclosures up or down? Depending on how you read RealtyTrac.com’s press release, foreclosures may be up or down. The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market...
Time spent researching In a report commissioned by Zillow.com and researched by Harris Interactive, of 2,729 consumers, 56% said they wished mortgage terms were...
New data released According to a national survey commissioned by Prudential Real Estate which revealed consumers are optimistic overall regarding the real estate market...
Home prices up, some cities may still struggle Standard and Poor’s reported yesterday that while the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are up over last...
Top 10 cities lists Relocate America has released their Top 100 cities in America along with a list of other top 10s like the...
February data released Today’s Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices bring mixed news. S&P analyzes a 10-city and 20-city composite as an indicator...
Armed service members The current $8,000 first time home buyer and $6,500 repeat home buyer tax credits expire for most Americans in four days,...
Fannie Mae releases new rules In an effort to help distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure, effective July 2010, troubled homeowners that opt to voluntarily release...
Distressed homeowners will feel the pinch It makes sense that if you don’t pay your mortgage, your credit score takes a hit, right? Until...
Signs of stability This month brings mostly good news with leading real estate indicators showing improvement and promise of recovery while there is still...