Higher Mortgage Rates Won’t Kill Housing Recovery

August 6, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Mortgage rates are back above 4% for the first time in a year, but the rate rise probably isn’t going to be enough to take the wind out of the sails of the housing market rebound. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday that rates jumped to 4.07% last week for the 30-year fixed-rate loan,

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HALF WAY HOME: HOUSING RECOVERY CROSSES 50% MARK

January 17, 2013 By In Uncategorized No Comment

Jed Kolko Trulias Chief Economists suggests that Trulia’s Housing Barometer leaps up again, with the housing market 51% back to normal in November Each month, Trulia’s Housing Barometer charts how quickly the housing market is moving back to “normal.” We summarize three key housing market indicators: construction starts (Census), existing home sales (NAR), and the

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