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On May 23, 2014, National Association of Home Builders reported on the latest the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau's report about sales of new construction homes increased 6.4% of 433,000 units in April of 2014 from March of 2014. NAHB Chief Economist Da...
05/31/2014
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On May 29, 2014, National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that under contract pending home sales were higher 0.4% in April 2014, from March 2013, but 9.2% lower from April of 2013. Pending home sales, in the Northeast jumped 0.6% in April 2014 from March 2014, but 12.0% lower from April 20...
05/30/2014
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On May 27, 2014, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that nationwide house price index increased 1.3% in the 1st quarter of 2014 from the 4th quarter of 2013, and 6.6% in the 1st quarter of 2013. Nationwide, among nine census divisions quarterly price changes were the highest 2.1%...
05/30/2014
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On May 22, 2014, National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that regional existing home sales in the Northeast were same as in April of 2014 from March of 2014, but lower 6.3.0% from April of 2013. The median price in the Northeast was $244,000, lower 0.4% from April of 2013. Home sales in ...
05/28/2014
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On May 15, 2014, Randyl Drummer of CoStar reported commercial real estate prices increased in the 1st quarter of 2014. Transaction and investment activities increased 33.0% in the 1st quarter of 2014, from 1st quarter of 2013. While, distress sales dropped 2/3 from the peak 1st quarter of 2011. W...
05/27/2014
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On May 22, 2014, National Association of Realtors® (NAR) reported that nationwide existing home sales in April of 2014 increased 1.3% from March 2014, but decreased 6.8% from April of 2013. There were 5.9 months supplies of available inventory homes in April of 2014, higher from 5.1 months in Ma...
05/27/2014
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Every year, on last Monday in May we celebrate Memorial Day holiday by gathering with family and friends, attend parades, and honor those who lost their lives for our freedom. This year Memorial Day will take place on Monday, May 26th, 2014. Memorial Day originally was known "Decoration Day" and...
05/26/2014
On May 22, 2014, Colin Robins of DsNews.com reported that the Data and Analytics division of Black Knight Financial Services released end of April 2014 foreclosure report. The foreclosure pre sale inventory was 2.02% in April 2014, lower from 5.0% in March in 2014, and dropped 36.13%t from April ...
05/23/2014
On May 15, 2014, California Association of Realtors (C.A.R) reported that condo and town-homes prices increased 2.5% in April 2014 from March 2014, and higher 15.9% from April of 2013, while, condo & town-homes sales rose 14.2% in April of 2014 from March 2014, and increased 5.0% from April 2013 ...
05/20/2014
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On May 12, 2014, National Association of Realtor reported 1.99 million homes were for sale in the market at the end of 1st quarter of 2014, which was 3.1% higher from the 1st quarter of 2013. An average 5.0 months supplies of homes were available inventory in the 1st quarter of 2014, higher from...
05/19/2014
