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January Housing Inventory Declines 24 Percent

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The surest sign that property values will increase this year is the large decline in homes for sale. This is in part due to increasing sales, with existing-home sales up some 6 percent, year-over-year. But there is … Continue reading →

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Household Formation Key To Housing Recovery

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs The formation of new households—young adults leaving the homestead—has always been an important ingredient of home sales. We are talking about 18 to 34 year-olds who have been staying at home during the Great Recession for understandable reasons—whether … Continue reading →

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Where is the Housing Bottom?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The housing bottom is really a function of incomes, jobs, and inventory of houses for sale. All three indicators are favorable for housing sales to pick up this year. But prices have to bottom first. The main … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Applications-Builder Optimism Rising

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Are homebuyers and borrowers finally realizing that mortgage rates might not fall much further? We are seeing a huge jump in both mortgage and builder activity, and much of the most recent interest rate drop has been … Continue reading →

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Will Younger Generation Rescue Real Estate?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Privately-owned housing starts in November rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000, which combined with increasing builder sentiment is a sign that children of the baby boomers—the so-called Boomerang or echo boomer generation—may finally be … Continue reading →

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