According to RealtyTrac, all-cash deals comprised 38 percent of all home sales in the second quarter of 2014, a drop from 42 percent in Q1 2014, as institutional buyers—those buying at least ten homes annually—are finding good deals drying up. They accounted for 4.7 percent of all home sales, a […]
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Spurred by strong single-family and multifamily growth, housing starts for July rose 15.7 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.093 million units, the highest rate since Nov. 2013, as reported by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U. S. Census Bureau. According
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Foreclosure filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions increased two percent from June to July, but dropped 16 percent from a year ago, reports worldpropertychannel.com. “July was the 46th consecutive month where U.S. foreclosure activity was down on a year-over-year basis,” said Daren Blomquist, vice president at
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The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey reports mortgage apps fell 2.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Aug. 8, 2014. The index fell three percent on an unadjusted basis, according to worldpropertychannel.com. The Refinance Index fell four percent from the previous week, while
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A recent Gallup Poll reports that people are grim about the state of the economy, with an economic confidence of -17, which is the difference between those saying it is getting better and those who say it’s getting worse. Although it has improved substantially since the -39 reading in Nov.
Economic Numbers Sizzle; Consumer Confidence Fizzles Read More
Representing the lowest share of cash home sales since May 2010, 34.4 percent of total home sales in May 2014 were with cash, a drop from April’s 36.9 percent of all cash, according to housingwire.com. CoreLogic’s report says, “The share has fallen on a year-over-year basis each month since January
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According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), housing affordability nationwide slipped in the second quarter 2014 for families earning the the U. S. median income of $63,900. 62.6 percent of new and existing homes sold in Q2 were affordable, a slip from 65.5
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The Federal Reserve’s Vice-chairman, Stanley Fischer, says although the economy has added over 200,000 jobs monthly and the unemployment rate is lowering, the labor force participation rate has remained at 62.9 percent, which may indicate dejected workers who have stopped looking for work. This, combined with the soft U. S.
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The least expensive mortgage in the country during July was in Rhode Island where borrowers paid just 3.4 percent, 0.35 percent below the national average. The highest rate in the nation was 4.1 percent in Nebraska, as CNNMoney informs MHProNews. Over the 30 years of the loan that 0.7 percent
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) informs MHProNews median existing single-family home prices increased in 71 percent of measured markets, with 122 of 173 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) based on closings in the second quarter as compared with Q2 of 2013. Forty-seven markets (27 percent) recorded lower median prices from
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports residential mortgage delinquencies have fallen to six percent, according to their National Delinquency Survey, the lowest level since Q4 of 2007, and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist, informs MHProNews.com that strong job growth and continued increases in home
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The First American Leading Markets Index (LMI) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) indicates 56 of the approximately 350 metro areas in the U. S. have exceeded or returned to normal levels of economic and housing activity, seven more than one year ago. According to the LMI, the
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI) indicates builder confidence in the 55+ single-family housing market rose three points to 56, the highest second-quarter reading since the beginning of the index in 2008. Builder sentiment is measured by current sales, prospective buyer traffic and anticipated
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Homeownership in the U. S. continues to fall, hitting 64.7 percent, a level not seen in almost 20 years, and according to housingwire.com, the trend is not expected to reverse any time soon. Home price appreciation has been driven by investors buying up homes, not owner-occupant homes. Usually, as MHProNews
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Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) reports mortgage credit increased 0.5 percent from 115.8 in June to 116.4 in July, 2014, according to worldpropertychannel.com. Benchmarked at 100 in March 2012, an index increase indicates credit is loosening while a drop in the index notes tightening of credit.
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Freddie Mac’s mid-year multifamily outlook reports vacancy rates are at a 13-year low, and that trend will continue through 2015, says Steven Guggenmos, Senior Director, Multifamily Investments and Research at the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE). He tells MHProNews the strong demand in part is due to employment gains among young adults.
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MHProNews has learned from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Affairs (MHARR), statistics released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development reveal production of HUD Code homes grew 5.3 percent in June 2014 over last June, 5,624 homes over 5,338. Industry production for the year now totals 30,675 homes,
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According to kansas.com, the U. S. Census Bureau reports the overall homeownership rate dropped to 64.7 percent in Q2 of 2014 from 66.9 percent in the same quarter five years ago. For those under 35, the Millennial generation, homeownership has dropped from 39 percent in the second quarter of 2010
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The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for May indicates a slowdown from a year ago. The ten-city composite gained 9.4% year-over-year and the 20-City 9.3%, down significantly from the +10.9% and +10.8% returns that were reported last month. In May the 10-and 20-City Composites notched gains of 1.1 percent, and
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The Conference Board reports the Consumer Confidence Index reached 90.9 in July, its third consecutive monthly gain and the best reading since October, 2007, according to RVBusiness.com. Beating economists’ forecast of a mid-80s reading, MHProNews has learned the June reading was 86.4. Since February the economy has added over 1.2
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