As the Federal Reserve continues to weigh when (not if) to begin increasing interest rates, housing industry executives are wondering, and many are worrying), about the impact on the housing… Read More »
The housing market continues to show signs of strength. Existing home sales rebounded strongly in May after an April swoon, increasing by 5.1 percent for the month and by more… Read More »
Housing reports turned mainly (although not entirely) positive in February. Existing home sales rebounded to record a 1.2 percent gain following a steep January decline. The annual sales pace of… Read More »
Industry analysts have been arguing for some time that a dearth of available homes for sale was a major reason, if not the only one, for the less than robust… Read More »
Sales of new homes rebounded smartly in December after sinking in November) for the second consecutive month) to the lowest level since July of last year. December sales by contrast,… Read More »
With spring arriving finally, if belatedly, it’s getting harder to blame an icy winter for sluggish home sales. New York Times columnist Neil Irwin has another, more disturbing explanation —… Read More »