Tags: existing home sales
Home Sales Contract Cancellations Increasing
September 20th, 2012
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Econintersect: Sales of existing homes have been increasing in 2012, data well documented by articles at GEI Analysis and Calculated Risk. The following graph from Calculated Risk shows a sharp upturn in Existing Home Sales over the most recent three mo… more »
Optimism Builds in Housing Market
January 18th, 2012
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Econintersect: The headline is from Realtor Mag, the official publicstion of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), on 17 January 2012. The article is a little more cautionary than the headline, but still has some optimistic estimates. The NAR ha… more »
Steven Hansen: Relevance of Mortage Application Data is Diminished
February 9th, 2011
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Econintersect: Analyst Steven Hansen points out that there has been a dramatic increase in all cash transactions for home purchases in the U.S. This is coming from increased activity by domestic investors as well as foreign buyers. In some markets all… more »
Analyst Says Census Overstates December New Home Sales
January 26th, 2011
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New home sales have risen in December by a much smaller amount that concluded by the U.S. Census report. Inaccurate seasonal adjustment is the culprit. more »
Exisiting Home Sales Surge, Outlook Bleak
January 20th, 2011
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There was a bounce in existing home sales of 12.8% from November to December, but many negatives still weigh on the residential real estate market. more »
