Posts Tagged ‘FHFA’
Case-Shiller Home Prices: Price Growth Slows in September
According to the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, annual home price growth slipped to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.80 percent in September. This was 0.30 percent lower than August’s year-over-year reading of 5.10 percent.
Read MoreGood News! Existing Home Sales Up And FHFA Home Prices Rise
After months of reports of slowing home price momentum and forecasts of a lagging housing market, we are pleased to report an increase in volume for existing home sales.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Sept 29, 2014
Last week’s economic news included several housing-related reports that provided mixed results with lower than expected sales of previously owned homes and higher than expected sales of new homes.
Read MoreNational Association of Realtors, Existing Home Sales Slip in August
Sales of previously owned homes fell in August according to the National Association of REALTORS. This was the first decline in sales in five months. Although not welcome news to homeowners and real estate pros, there is good news…
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Sept 2, 2014
Last week’s economic news included several reports related to housing. The Case-Shiller and FHFA reports for June showed a further slowing in home price growth. New home sales for July fell short of the expected reading, but pending home sales exceeded expectations.
Read MoreCase-Shiller, FHFA Report Slowing Growth in Home Prices
The Case-Shiller 10 and 20-City Home Price Indices for June reported year-over-year gains of 8.10 percent while the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index covers all nine census regions and reported a year-over-year gain of 6.20 percent.
Read MoreNational Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Exceed Projections
According to the National Association of REALTORS, existing home sales surpassed both May sales and expectations for June.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 30, 2014
Last week brought several economic and housing sector reports including Existing Home Sales, Case-Shiller and FHFA home prices for April, as well as New Home Sales.
Read MoreCase-Shiller: Home Price Growth Slows in April
The S&P Case-Shiller Index for April shows that while home prices continue to grow, they are doing so at a slower pace as compared to April 2013.
Read MoreWhat’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 2, 2014
Last week’s economic news was fairly quiet due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday and no scheduled news released on Wednesday.
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