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NAR Reports Vacation Home Shares Hold Even in 2010

The market share of vacation and investment-home sales held steady in 2010, although the sales volume declined with the overall market, according to the National Association of

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Issues Statement on Risk Retention Proposals

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, joined with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal Reserve, and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced

Mortgage Apps Decrease This Week

Mortgage applications decreased 7.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 25,

FDIC Approves Risk Retention Rule-making

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today approved a proposal of new risk retention rules in an attempt to stabilize the mortgage

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Released Today

Data through January 2011, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show further deceleration in the annual growth rates in 13 of the 20 MSAs and the

Agencies to Consider Risk Retention Rulemaking

As reported by Diana Olick of CNBC Real Estate, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and other federal agencies vote this morning on a proposed set of mortgage risk retention rules that could drastically change the already tumultuous lending

February Pending Home Sales Rise

Pending home sales increased in February but with notable regional variations, according to the National Association of

Single Family Delinquencies on Mortgages Drop

Freddie Mac completed 23,017 loan modifications during the first two months of 2011 and single-family delinquencies on mortgages held or backed by the GSE dropped in

Builders Urge Congress to Restore the Flow of Credit to Housing

At a crucial juncture for the nation’s emerging housing recovery, restoring the flow of acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) lending to sustain new housing activity took center stage as 500 builders from across the country converged on Capitol Hill

Real Estate Firms to Participate in Earth Hour 2011

As annual Earth Hour approaches, real estate investment and property management firms across the country have announced their

Spring Real Estate Season a Buyers’ Market

With new and existing home sales falling throughout the country in February, potential homebuyers are seeing attractive prices on all types of

New Residential Sales Reduce in February

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development released today their report on new residential sales in

Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications increased 2.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association‘s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 18,

Experts Speculate on Housing Double Dip

Today, MacroMarkets LLC announced the results of the March 2011 Home Price Expectations Survey, compiled from 111 responses of a diverse group of economists, real estate experts, investment and market strategists. The survey is based upon the projected path

NAR to Raise Membership Dues

The National Association of Realtors met yesterday at the Association Executives Institute in Dallas to present the Realtor Political Survival Initiative (PSI), a response to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that effects campaign

February Existing-Home Sales Decline Following Sustained Gains

Existing-home sales fell in February following three straight monthly increases, according to the National Association of

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