Home Affordability Getting A Springtime Boost From Greece

May 15, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

Home affordability is receiving a boost from across the Atlantic Ocean this spring.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Market & Statistics Tagged With: Austerity, Eurozone, Greece

8-Fold Increase In “Improving Markets” Since September

May 10, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

The economic and housing recovery continues nationwide, but the recovery remains an uneven one.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Economy & Markets, Local Stats, Market & Statistics Tagged With: IMI, Improving Market Index, NAHB

Case-Shiller Shows Uneven Recovery For U.S. Housing

March 29, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

Recent data suggests that the U.S. housing market is in recovery, albeit an uneven one.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Market & Statistics Tagged With: Case-Shiller Index, Distressed Homes, Home Prices

Fewer Jobless Claims Suggests Higher Home Prices Ahead

February 14, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

Economists believe the strength of the 2012 housing market will be closely tied to jobs. If they’re right, the housing market is ripe for a boost.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Jobs & Employment, Market & Statistics Tagged With: Department of Labor, Initial Jobless Claims, Jobs

Home Affordability Threatened By Friday’s Jobs Report

February 2, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

It’s a risky time to be without a locked mortgage rate — especially with the pending release of January’s Non-Farm Payrolls report.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Jobs & Employment, Market & Statistics Tagged With: Jobs Report, Non-Farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate

Case-Shiller Index Says Detroit And Washington DC Lead The Market

February 1, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

Case-Shiller Annual Change November 2011

According to the Case-Shiller Index, home values fell in 19 of 20 tracked markets in November 2011.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Economy & Markets, Existing & Pending Sales, Market & Statistics Tagged With: Case-Shiller Index, Condominiums, Home Values

Behind The Housing Starts Headlines, The Story That Matters

January 20, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

Single-family housing starts climbed 4 percent last month to 470,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis. This is the highest number of Single-Family Housing Starts since April 2010 — the last month of last year’s home buyer tax credit.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Economy & Markets, Market & Statistics Tagged With: Homebuilder Confidence, Housing Starts, New Home Sales

Will Home Values Rise This Year?

January 13, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

Will your home gain value over the next 12 months? Nobody can know for sure, but should recent housing trends continue, there’s concrete reason for optimism.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Local Stats, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Home Values, NBC, The Today Show

Fed Minutes Show An Improving U.S. Economy Threatened By The Eurozone

January 12, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

The Federal Reserve has released the minutes from its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting. December’s Fed Minutes shows Fed members with a positive, cautious, take on the economy.