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Entries from May 2011
How To Set Your Ceiling Fan For Summer
May 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on How To Set Your Ceiling Fan For Summer
Tags: Around The Home
Home Affordability Still Soaring; New Records Reached
May 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Affordability Still Soaring; New Records Reached
The National Association of Home Builders reports that Q1 2011 Home Opportunity Index reached an all-time high for the second straight quarter last quarter.
Tags: Housing Analysis
Home Price Index Shows Values Down 19 Percent From Peak
May 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Price Index Shows Values Down 19 Percent From Peak
Home values dropped for the sixth straight month in March 2011, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index. The Home Price Index is a government-sponsored home value tracker.
Tags: Housing Analysis
New Home Sales Increase For The Second Straight Month
May 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on New Home Sales Increase For The Second Straight Month
Sales of newly-built homes surprised Wall Street, jumping 7 percent to an seasonally-adjusted, annualized 323,000 units last month.
Tags: Housing Analysis
Memorial Day Messes With Mortgage Rates
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Memorial Day Messes With Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates across the state are near year-to-date lows, but locking them in this week may be difficult.
Tags: Mortgage Rates
All-Natural Pest And Weed Control For Your Garden
May 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off on All-Natural Pest And Weed Control For Your Garden
If you’ve spent time making your garden look great this spring, you’ll want to spend time helping it stay that way through the summer.
Tags: Around The Home
Distressed Homes Now Selling At A 20 Percent Discount
May 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Distressed Homes Now Selling At A 20 Percent Discount
The housing market recovery stalled last month. At least temporarily.
Tags: Housing Analysis
Fed Minutes Put The Heat On Mortgage Rates To Rise
May 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fed Minutes Put The Heat On Mortgage Rates To Rise
The Federal Reserve released its April 2011 Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes Wednesday. In the hours since, mortgage markets have worsened.
Tags: Federal Reserve
Building Permits Fade Faster Than Expected
May 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on Building Permits Fade Faster Than Expected
Single-family housing starts fell 5 percent as compared to March 2011, and 30 percent as compared to April one year ago.
Tags: Housing Analysis
Home Builders Seeing More Sales Today; Fewer Sales Tomorrow
May 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Home Builders Seeing More Sales Today; Fewer Sales Tomorrow
Home builder confidence can’t shake its range, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The group’s monthly Housing Market Index put May’s builder confidence reading at a level of 16.
Tags: Housing Analysis