Archive for July, 2012
Why Home Prices Are Rising Again (According to Case-Shiller)
No commentsThe Wall Street Journal June 26 As usual, I am following major Real Estate news and here is an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal from the end of June. It wasn’t hard to see this coming: Home prices rose in April after a spring that brought more buyers chasing fewer homes. Home prices […]
Foreign Purchases of the American Real Estate Rise Strongly
No commentsWall Street Journal | REAL ESTATE | June 11 A survey released last month showed that the six-year slide in U.S. housing prices, coupled with the rising value of some foreign currencies and continued instability in Europe, is fueling a property-buying binge in the U.S. by wealthy foreigners. This is a good news for the […]
FHFA: House Price Index Shows First Yearly Gain Since 2007
No commentsFHFA Report published in May 23, 2012 For the ones who don’t know, FHFA is the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency and it regulates Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks. These government-sponsored enterprises provide more than $5.7 trillion in funding for the U.S. mortgage markets and financial institutions. Click on the […]
Realtor guru: 10% home-price jump possible
No commentsThe Orange County Register June 26th Here is another interesting and positive article about the real estate market in the US. We all hope that these predictions will fulfill. National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said he “would not be surprised” if U.S. home prices jumped 10% by June of next year. If true, […]