From the monthly archives: March 2010

Case-Shiller: Home Values Better In Majority Cities

On March 31, 2010 By

S&P released its Index today.

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FHA Up-Front Mortgage Insurance – Up 0.5% Monday, April 5, 2010

On March 30, 2010 By

The changes to the up-front mortgage insurance premiums starts on Monday, April 5th.

There were three big announcements from the FHA early this year including:

(Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premiums):

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Interest Rate Predictions: Week of March 29

On March 29, 2010 By

Rates for jumped last week, surging to their highest levels in over a month.

The worst day was Wednesday and marked the worst day for in [...]

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: Week of March 29, 2010

On March 29, 2010 By

Chicago home took a beating last week, rising to the highest levels in a month.

Wednesday was the worst day in over six months and Friday’s rally was just a dent in the week’s loss.

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Home Values Lower In General, Different In Specific

On March 26, 2010 By

As expected, dropped a small amount in January, just 0.6% on average, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s (HPI).

It’s “on average” because the HPI is a national report.

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The Credit Crunch Is Behind Us

On March 24, 2010 By

We’re 18 months removed from the Lehman Brothers weekend surprise that made a bad situation worse. Almost overnight, credit completely dried up.

It is changing.

Let’s look at this in context. Towards the end of the last boom, there was almost no underwriting distinction between good and bad credit risks. Nearly everyone could get a [...]

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Existing Home Sales Stable, Point Towards a Hot Spring

On March 24, 2010 By

As expected, slipped about 30k units in February versus January.

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Existing Home Sales Point Towards Busy Spring

On March 24, 2010 By

Existing home sales dipped in February. As we’ve been discussing, November’s surge was the flood of first time home buyers out to meet the original deadline for the tax credit.

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CNNMoney.com: Best And Worst Real Estate Markets For 2010

On March 23, 2010 By

recently published its 2010 forecast and projections for in the country’s largest metro markets.

Listed as “Top 25″ and also comprehensively by state, CNNMoney.com’s home price forecasts puts Santa Rosa, California at the top of [...]

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Best And Worst Real Estate Markets For 2010

On March 23, 2010 By

CNNMoney.com recently published its 2010 forecast and projections for home prices in the country’s largest metro markets. Listed as “Top 25″ and also comprehensively by state, CNNMoney.com’s home price forecasts puts Santa Rosa, California at the top of 2010′s home appreciation list and Hanford, California at its bottom.

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