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Home Affordability Drops as Mortgage Rates Increase

On March 8, 2011 By

Home affordability hit an all-time high during the end of 2010. It’s been a completely different story since. Home affordability is a function of really only three things: home values, mortgage rates and the median income.

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Home Affordability Peaked Last Quarter; Purchasing Power Sinks 10%

On March 8, 2011 By

Home affordability reached an all-time high in 2010′s last quarter. Unfortunately for home buyers, it’s been a different story since, however.

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Record Levels of Home Affordability…Last Quarter

On December 9, 2010 By

Low mortgage rates and low home prices drove home affordability to all-time lows last quarter.

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Home Affordability Reaches Record-Levels… Last Quarter.

On December 9, 2010 By

Prior to 2009, the Home Opportunity Index rarely topped 65. The index has remained above 70 ever since.

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Home Values: Case-Shiller or Home Price Index?

On September 9, 2010 By

Think about that in context of Chicago mortgages. FHA is far and away the most condo-friendly product in the market these days. By excluding all but Fannie and Freddie loans, you’ve just excluded the majority of the recent condo sales in Chicago.

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Which Model Is More Accurate : The Case-Shiller Index Or The Home Price Index?

On September 9, 2010 By

As a home buyer and/or homeowner, should you put your faith in Case-Shiller’s results, or the Home Price Index. Perhaps, the answer is neither.

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Home Affordability by Metro Area

On August 27, 2010 By

Home affordability continues to hit new records. Home prices have stabilized, but have not surged higher and yet we’re still seeing record lows for mortgage rates.

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Home Affordability Rankings For 225 Metropolitan Statistical Areas

On August 27, 2010 By

With home prices holding firm and mortgage rates still dropping, home affordability is reaching new heights.

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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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