Analysis Topic: Housing Market Price trends
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Before Walking Away From Your Mortgage Consult An Attorney / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Shedlock
I occasionally have people ask me what they should do about their underwater mortgage. I sometimes give them an opinion as to what I think might be appropriate but I always tell them to consult an attorney or You Walk Away (the latter has attorneys for the states they do business in).
Saturday, October 31, 2009
UK House Prices Post Annual Gain for First Time in 18 Months / Housing-Market / UK Housing
By: Nationwide
• House prices rose at a slightly slower pace of 0.4% in October
• Annual house price inflation turns positive for first time since March 2008
• Poor GDP figures have mixed implications for house prices
• Consumer expectations consistent with stable to slightly positive house price inflation
Friday, October 30, 2009
U.S. Government Policy Is Distorting the Housing Market / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Larson
Every few months for the past couple of years, I’ve made it a point to update you on the state of the housing market. I feel it’s essential to do so because …
Friday, October 30, 2009
U.S. Housing Market Rebound? Not so fast! / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Whitney
Senate Democrats are a dogged bunch. And they're not easily deterred from their primary duty of kowtowing the big banks. Case in point, the first-time home-buyer tax credit, the controversial bill which provides an $8,000 tax credit (re: subsidy) for new home buyers. Changes in the bill, will provide a $6,500 credit to homeowners "earning up to $250,000 for couples" if they have lived in their home for five years.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Commercial Real-Estate Crush, The Next Crisis Not to Be Wasted? / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Matthew_J_Novak
As I walked home recently from a weekend trip to the grocery store, I passed a total of 13 vacant offices with signs saying "for lease" or "for sale." These spaces ranged from approximately 500 to 5,000 square feet according to their signs, and they are stretched along a main, commercial street in the center of Tucson, AZ. There is also an eight-screen movie theater that sits empty as well.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
U.S. House Prices, S&P Case-Shiller Rolling Over? / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Andrew_Butter
In May the S&P Case-Shiller Index started to tick upwards, plenty of people thought that was not going to last (Has the U.S. Housing Market Hit Bottom? ), yet it has edged upwards for three months now.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
U.S. Housing Market Has Bottomed, Now is the Time to Buy / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: It looks like the U.S. housing sector has bottomed. In fact, if you’ve been thinking about buying a house, this may be the time to make your move.
Let me tell you why.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
A Mixed Picture In The U.S. Housing Market / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Sy_Harding
In early 2007, after the real estate bubble began bursting and the extent of the problems from sub-prime mortgages became more clear, I predicted the aftermath would have the economy in the worst recession since 1973-74 by the end of the year (2007).
Friday, October 23, 2009
U.S. Housing Market, Tax Credits, and Realtors / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Tim_Iacono
So, the home buyers tax credit is in the news again and it's becoming quite controversial...
Proponents would like to see the program extended well into next year and have the credit expanded to $15,000 (or more), removing the first-time home buyer requirement which, by the way, really didn't restrict this to new home buyers at all, just those who hadn't owned a home in the last three years.
Monday, October 19, 2009
FSA Sets Out Major Reforms For The U.K. Mortgage Market / Housing-Market / Mortgages
By: Submissions
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today sets out proposals for the major reforms required in the UK mortgage market to ensure that it works better for consumers and is sustainable for all market participants.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Vacancies Musical Chairs / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Shedlock
Commercial real estate vacancies hit nearly 25% in Phoenix Valley area. Scottsdale and Southeast Valley vacancies are even higher. Please consider Office vacancy rates in Valley hit record.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
China Real Estate Burgeoning Bubble Special Report / Housing-Market / China Economy
By: John_Mauldin
Today I offer you an insightful look at China's real estate market - a "burgeoning bubble" that deserves a close eye as the possibility for breaking increases. Remember the chaos in Japan after their own housing dreamscape got violently yanked back to earth? As investors, we have to recognize opportunities - and know what to avoid. With a global economic crisis - and now surging housing prices in China - investors in any global market need to keep watch on political and economic developments around the world.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Demise of the Self-certification Mortgage / Housing-Market / Mortgages
By: MoneyFacts
The Financial Services Authority’s mortgage market review is due out next week and expectations are that the City regulator will bring new self-certification mortgages to a final end.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Indian Residential property prices rise 15% / Housing-Market / India
By: StocksBuddy
Is this even realistic in today's climate? First time ever it is seen that Banks are advertising using hoardings and pleading to take loans in metros to buy houses. And on the other hand we see articles that state residential property prices will go up by 15% in an year as they start to call it a bottom. Welcome to the world of pump-and-dump.
Friday, October 02, 2009
UK Housing Market Mortgage Products Start to Stagnate at Higher Interest Rates / Housing-Market / Mortgages
By: MoneyFacts
The dust looks to have begun to settle on a volatile mortgage market, as the availability of a current mortgage deal lengthened from 18 to an average of 24 working days during September, the longest since October 2007.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Connecting the Dots to the U.S. Housing Market Recovery / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mark_B_Rasmussen
Dot 1
There is a “shadow market” of 2.7 million homes that are technically in foreclosure but are yet to be reclaimed by the lender, says a Wall Street Journal study today. While it’s no secret banks are kicking the can down the road on finalizing foreclosures (and consequently accepting the mortgage loan as a loss) this is the first guess at the total number of such homes that we’ve heard:
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Monday, September 28, 2009
The Government is the Mortgage Market / Housing-Market / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Michael_Pento
It’s time to ask ourselves a collective question; what have we learned from the economic chaos caused by a collapsing real estate market, which was itself caused by government intervention and easy credit? The answer is unfortunately, an emphatic nothing!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Day of Reckoning is Here / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: DailyWealth
Tom Dyson writes: This weekend, I had pizza and beer with an executive at a commercial real estate company...
My friend's company is one of the largest office landlords in America, with big investments up and down the East Coast. My friend manages the debt-finance division.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Government is Setting Us Up for a Second Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis / Housing-Market / Subprime Mortgage Risks
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: Is the government creating another subprime-mortgage bubble?
The first time around, the three-headed federal serpent - the Bush administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Federal Reserve - used Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) to "legitimize" trillions of dollars worth of toxic financial waste known as subprime mortgages.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
How Does One Tell If Houses Are Overpriced? / Housing-Market / US Housing
By: Mike_Shedlock
Tonight I received a question from a "Concerned Canadian" about home prices.
However, my answer does not change regardless of where someone lives. The same metrics apply universally.