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Survey: Rising Prices Motivate Buyers to Purchase Now

The expectation for prices to continue rising is creating urgency among consumers to buy now, according to a Redfin survey of 1,084 active homebuyers. The percentage of homebuyers who believe prices are bound to move higher in the next 12 … Continue reading

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Report: Population of Multifamily Renters Expected to Grow

In a slow recovery, Freddie Mac expects to see further growth in the multifamily sector, while the homeownership rate is projected to tick down from its already historically low rate. According to the GSE’s multifamily demand forecast, the homeownership rate … Continue reading

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Short Sale Relief at Risk?

Short sales are growing in popularity, but that may soon change. The “Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Debt Cancellation” is expiring at the end of the year, which could make more home owners think twice about doing a short … Continue reading

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Why Are More Buyers Canceling Contracts?

A high number of home buyers are still walking away from their contracts, even as the housing market picks up and sales are on a rise, new data from Capital Economics shows. Nearly 18 percent of signed contracts on existing … Continue reading

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Some States Rank High on ‘Housing Misery’ Index

Are some housing markets still suffering from the blues? Trulia’s Housing Misery Index takes into account the percentage of change in home prices from a state’s peak during the last decade compared to today as well as the percentage of … Continue reading

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REO Shadow Inventory Weighs on Market

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being accused by some housing analysts as purposely keeping some foreclosures off the market as the mortgage giants wait for housing prices to pick up more across the country, HousingWire reports. About half of … Continue reading

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Inventories Hover at Historic Lows

While buyer demand is picking up, many consumers increasingly are finding fewer choices in housing these days. The number of homes for sale continues to remain at record lows with the nationwide inventory of for-sale single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and … Continue reading

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This Week’s South Florida Foreclosure Statistics

There have been 6,472 foreclosures filed in South Florida thus far in 2012, a 36 percent increase over the 4,761 foreclosures filed during the same period in 2012. For the week ending March 2, 953 foreclosures were filed in the … Continue reading

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