US Housing Market

Investors Try Their Luck with New Homes for Rentals

Investors are now turning their heads for buying foreclosure properties and making them into single- family rentals.

Come Winter, not only the Evenings Would Be Colder, but Housing Markets as well

Boston, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle markets set to cool down. The past two quarters have seen home demand eat up existing supply. Now on the third quarter of the year, the demand has started slow down.

Existing Home Sales in the US Sets 8-Year High

Home resales in the States reached an 8-year high in July which was last experienced in 2007. It’s a sign the housing market is poised to heat up and could give a boost to US economy.

U.S Housing is Expected Not to be Affected by Rising Rates

Economists believe that U.S housing recovery will not be affected by rising housing rates due to progress in job market and housing formations.

Home Depot Sales Up Following Housing Market Recovery

The improving U.S. housing market has helped to boost Home Depot domestic sales to 5.7 percent higher than previous year.

Strong US Indicators Show Market Recovery Well Underway

Increased housing start applications and high volume of sales show US housing market recovery is well underway.

Housing Market in UK May Collapse if Buyer Confidence Hits Base Rate unlike the US

The UK housing market is on the verge while the US housing market is primed for lift off. There is one factor that current home prices rely on for their stability and this is buyer confidence.

US Housing Market Showing Solid Recovery

The housing market is on the rebound as housing starts are significantly on the rise compared to foreclosures, which are on the decline.

US Housing Starts In a Seven-Year High, April Permits Surge

After a weak 2015 first quarter, there are indications that the US housing market is helping the economy gain momentum. According to a report, the applications for permits related to housing increased, a clear sign of a growing and robust market.

US Home Prices Grow but Pace Continues to Slow

Home prices in the United States continued to inch up in September but the rate at which prices grew sustained its tepid growth, according to several latest home price reports.

NAR’s Latest Existing Home Sales report Shows Strength in US Housing Market

Existing home sales in the United States reached its highest in September 2014 showing the imminent strength in the housing market, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Builder Confidence Falls First Time in 4 months in October – NAHB

Builder confidence across the United States declined for the first time in four months in October 2014 falling to 54 points, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

What to Expect of the Housing Market This Fall

The U.S. housing market has been sending mixed signals this whole year. The first few months saw a cold freeze, while the spring and summer saw activity picking up. So what could one expect from the housing market this fall?

Americans Growing Optimistic About US Housing Market - Fannie Mae Study

More number of Americans grew optimistic about the U.S. housing market in September, according to Fannie Mae's National Housing Survey.

‘Buying a Home’ Still a Major Part of the ‘Great American Dream’

Just months after a CNN Money poll showed that the "Great American Dream" of owning a home was fading away, a new study buy Country Financial - one of the leading investment and insurance firms in the U.S. - found that Americans are super optimistic about the housing market and owning a home is still a great part of the dream.

America’s Next Housing Crisis: Sheltering Older Adults

As America is just starting to recover from the 2007-08 housing market crash, another crisis is already looming.

Small Chinese Investors Looking to Invest in US Real Estate

We already knew that with the Chinese housing market down in the dumps, a large number of investors from the world's second largest economy were looking to invest in the U.S. real estate. But, it's not just the big players who want to cash in on the American property segment. Small investors from the country have now started following their richer, larger counterparts.

US Housing Markets with Stronger Economies Improving Faster, Freddie Mac

Although the entire housing market of the United States is now steadying, those states with stronger economies are reportedly improving a lot faster than their counterparts, according to the latest housing report by Freddie Mac, the lending giant.

US Home Price Growth Slow in Second Quarter, NAR Report

The rate at which home prices in the U.S. grew in the second quarter of 2014 was relatively sluggish, according to a latest report by the National Association of Realtors.

US Mortgage Rates Tick Up After Two Weeks on Steady Economic Growth

Mortgage rates in the U.S. edged up slightly this week on positive economic reports after remaining flat for about two weeks, according to Freddie Mac's latest primary mortgage market survey.

US Housing Market: Is the Slowdown Good for Buyers?

The U.S. housing market has been showing evident signs of a slowdown - sales have been low, prices have been stumpy and foreclosures have been 186 percent above the peak time before the market crash. Is this something to worry about? How can the slowdown affect home buyers?