NAR data for May confirms earlier data from CoreLogic, Dataquick, and Department of Numbers.com that housing prices continued to make new 12 month highs in May and that, contrary to the mainstream media portrayal, the housing rebound is not “uneven” or slowing in any way. Below is the full unexpurgated PR from the NAR. While…
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Latest Lagging Government Housing Index Confirms New 12 Month High In Median US Home Price
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FHFA Press Release- Washington, DC – U.S. house prices rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from March to April, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 1.8 percent increase in March was revised downward to reflect a 1.6 percent increase. For the 12 months ending in April, U.S.…
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Home Sales and Prices Continued Their Rise and Listing Inventory Continued Decline Last Week
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The 30 day moving average of US house sales showed prices and volume continuing to rise in the week ended June 14 in data reported by Dataquick. There were 198,090 sales recorded for the period, versus 194,965 for the period ended June 7, which was 8.2% higher than the year ago period. Median sale prices…
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CoreLogic: Negative equity props up home prices in toughest markets | HousingWire
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“Negative equity is typically a demand-side obstacle to sales and refinances, but currently is also restricting the supply of homes for sale,” Khater said. In markets where more than half of borrowers are underwater, the average supply drops to 4.7 months, compared to 8.3 months in healthier areas. As a result of the restricted supply,…
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Housing Prices and Sales Volume Continue Surge in Early June – Dataquick
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Dataquick is now reporting a 7.4% increase in closed sale values for the 30 days ended June 7 versus a year ago. This would represent mostly contracts entered in March. The data released today shows a clear breakout in prices with the median sale price for sales data collected in the 30 days ended June 7…
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Housing Prices and Sales Volume Gained Sharply in May- Dataquick
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Dataquick is reporting a 6.3% increase in sale prices and a 10.1% increase in sales volume for May versus May 2011. Versus 3 years ago, the median sale price is up 3.3% and volume is up 10.1%. Prices have now exceeded the 2011 peak reached in July and August and sales volume is virtually at…
