The Deal On Mortgage Rates This Week – August 30, 2010

When Chairman Bernanke talks, markets listen. His comments about the U.S. economy helped fuel a late-Friday surge in mortgage rates last [...]

New Home Sales Drop In July — Just Like Existing Home Sales

Although new home inventory actually dropped 2,000 units in July, the slowing sales pace still managed to push the national supply higher by 1.1 months. At July’s rate of sales, the nation’s new home inventory would be exhausted in just about 9 [...]

Existing Home Sales Plummet In July; Home Buyers Gain Leverage

The number of home resales plunged by 1.4 million units in July. Home buyers may uncover opportunities for a [...]

The Deal on Mortgage Rates This Week - July 26, 2010

Mortgage rates rose last week, but only slightly. Rate are still hovering near their lowest levels of [...]

Existing Home Sales Drop In June But Hint At Higher Price Tier Support

Consistent with most post-home buyer tax credit housing news, Existing Home Sales eased lower last month. The 5 percent drop in sales was expected, but a closer look at the month’s data reveals some interesting [...]

Buyers Take The May 2010 New Home Sales Data All The Way To The Bank

The press is referring to the May New Home Sales report as “poor”. A closer look, however, shows that may not be the [...]

May 2010 Existing Home Sales Is Better Than The Headline Data Suggests

The press is calling the May 2010 drop in Existing Home Sales “unexpected” and disappointing, but a deeper look at the data shows the news isn’t as bad as it first [...]

Pending Home Sales Data Shows Great Deals On Homes Are Getting Harder To Find

April marks the third straight month that pending home sales are up and today’s buyers should take note. This is because, according to the National Association of Realtors®, 80% of homes under contract close within 60 [...]

The Supply Of New Homes For Sale Just Dropped Off A Cliff

At the current sales pace, the nation’s complete supply of new homes would be sold in just 5 month’s time. That’s more than double the pace of a year [...]

Home Supplies Tick Higher, Creating An Opening For Today's Home Buyers

According to the National Association of Realtors®, although the number of homes sold ticked higher in April, so did the supply of existing homes for sale, too. Sellers are now listing homes faster than buyers can buy [...]