Monthly Archives: November 2011

What This Year’s Business Trends Forecast for 2012

It’s that time of year again when economists and other experts start crystal balling where they think the beleaguered U.S. economy and its housing industry could be headed in the next two years. Those projections, as often as not, are … Continue reading

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Lawmakers Cut Deal to Reinstate Higher FHA Loan Limits

The government keeps saying it wants to reduce its presence in the housing and mortgage sectors. But not just yet. A bipartisan panel of House and Senate lawmakers reportedly has cut a deal that, if passed by Congress, would allow … Continue reading

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It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. Winston Churchill

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a mixed bag in September

The housing market was a mixed bag in September as loan performance overall declined slightly along with existing home sales, while new home sales showed improvement along with foreclosure starts and sales, but overall, things looked better than they did a year … Continue reading

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Miami Home Sales Rise in September

Miami-area home sales held at a five-year high in September, rising 15% from a year earlier as price reductions and super-low mortgage rates helped stoke year-over-year sales gains across the price spectrum. More on Real Estate Seattle Home Sales Robust … Continue reading

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Last week’s housing news

Last week’s housing news did give all of us in the industry a few more things to hang onto. First, we saw new single-family home sales go up 5.7% in September, to a 313,000 annual rate. Next, it was nice … Continue reading

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