Eye On Housing
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), house prices rose in August, albeit at a slower month-over-month pace than in July. In August, house prices climbed by a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.3%, 0.5 percentage points slower than then 0.8% increase that took place in July. Over the past twelve months house prices have risen by 8.5%. Month-to-month growth… Read More ›
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New Home Loans: Rates & House Prices Both Up
In August, interest rates on conventional mortgages used to purchase newly built homes increased for the third month in a row, according to data released yesterday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). After rising by roughly 1 tenth of a percentage point in June and roughly 4 tenths in July, the average contract interest rate on conventional loans for… Read More ›
New Home Loans: Rates & House Prices Both Up
In August, interest rates on conventional mortgages used to purchase newly built homes increased for the third month in a row, according to data released yesterday by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). After rising by roughly 1 tenth of a percentage point in June and roughly 4 tenths in July, the average contract interest rate on conventional loans for… Read More ›
House Prices Continue To Climb
House prices continued to rise in July, contributing to the overall recovery in the housing market. According to the most recent release by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. house prices rose by 1.0% on a month-over-month seasonally adjusted basis in July. This is the 18th consecutive monthly increase for the House Price Index – Purchase Only. Since January 2012,… Read More ›
House Prices Remain On A Path toward Recovery
Standard and Poor’s reported that house prices rose in June. According to the most recent release, the S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index – National Index grew by 7.1% on a not seasonally adjusted basis in the second quarter and 10.1% over the previous four quarters. The House Price Index – 20 City Composite grew by 12.1% over the past year as… Read More ›
House Prices Continue to Rise
Nationally, house prices continued to rise in the second quarter of 2013. According to the most recent release by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. house prices rose by 2.1% on a quarter-over-quarter seasonally adjusted basis. This is the eighth consecutive quarterly increase for the House Price Index – Purchase Only. Over the past two years house prices have climbed… Read More ›
The Impact of Rising Interest Rates on Housing Affordability
According to Freddie Mac, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose by 8 basis points over the week to 4.39%. Since the beginning of the year, mortgage rates have risen by about 1 percentage point and are now at a level last seen in August 2011. The rapid rise in mortgage interest rates could affect housing… Read More ›
House Price Growth: Dallas (NOT Phoenix) Leads the Way
Following 19 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, house prices registered their twelfth consecutive year-over-year increase in May. Over this twelve month period, the S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index – 20 City Composite grew by 12.2% on a not seasonally adjusted basis while the 10 City Composite rose by 11.8%. House prices in Phoenix registered their 9th consecutive month of year-over-year returns… Read More ›
House Prices Move Higher
Nationally, house prices continued to rise in April, contributing to the overall recovery in U.S. house prices. According to the most recent release by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. house prices rose by 0.7% on a month-over-month seasonally adjusted basis in April. This is the fifteenth consecutive monthly increase for the House Price Index – Purchase Only. Since January… Read More ›
House Prices Continue Upward “March”
Standard and Poor’s reported that house prices rose in March. According to the most recent release, the S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index – National Index grew by 10.2% on a year-over-year not seasonally adjusted basis. Following 19 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, house prices registered their tenth consecutive year-over-year increase in March. House price growth in Phoenix had the largest annual… Read More ›