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Existing Home Sales Ring in 2017 with a Bang, Reaching 10-Year High

• Moderating mortgage rates and high consumer confidence in January boosted existing homes sales ...
Cheryl Young
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Is Flipping Flopping? Not in Sin City or Motown.

Nationally, house flipping is on the rise. Las Vegas has hit a post-recession high, but investors...
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Despite Inventory Woes, Existing Home Sales in 2016 Highest Since 2006

  2016 was the best year for existing home sales since 2006 having closed with an estimated ...
Cheryl Young
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Housing in 2017: Discouraged Democrats, Revived Republicans, and Middling Millennials

The outcome of the 2016 presidential election took many by surprise, and injected both optimism a...
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Case-Shiller Surpasses Pre-Recession Peak in September, but Recovery Uneven

The National Case-Shiller Home Price Index surpassed its pre-recession peak in September, but cro...
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November New Home Sales Up, With Room To Grow

Looking past monthly volatility, the 12-month rolling total of new homes sales was the best in ov...
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The Pros and Cons of Buying a Newly Built Home
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What Can Trump do to Further Increase Inventory and Home Sales?

While home sales slowly recover to their pre-recession average, tight inventory continues to plag...
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November Housing Starts Jump but Have a Long Way to Go

Controlling for the number of household in the U.S., housing starts are only about 66% of their 5...
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