Posts with tag Housing Recovery

Housing Market Isn't Halfway to 'Normal,' Trulia Barometer Says

Despite data that's emerged over the last six months pointing toward a real estate recovery, Trulia recently found that the current market is not even halfway back to what the online listing service considers to be a normal state, and probably won't fully stabilize until 2015. Trulia's Housing Barometer, which... Continue Reading »

Housing Market Recovery Forecast for 2012

By Kerri Panchuk Improved employment figures and record home affordability levels could spawn a minor housing recovery this year, analyst Mark Fleming said Wednesday in the "CoreLogic MarketPulse" report. Fleming says that economic concerns peaked in the summer of 2011 when politicians were stuck wrangling over the... Continue Reading »

2011 in Real Estate: The Top 11 News Stories

It seemed like a race to the bottom this year: Along with continued declines in property values, every season seemed to see another record low in interest rates -- though fewer-than-expected buyers were inclined to take advantage. Also on the way down or stuck in the cellar: the number of Americans who expected to... Continue Reading »

Hispanics Drive New Homeownership

By Justin T. Hilley Hispanic households accounted for more than half of the nation's homeowners in the third quarter, evidence of the potential purchasing power of Latinos during the housing recovery. According to Census Bureau data provided by Alejandro Becerra, former senior housing fellow at the Congressional Hispanic... Continue Reading »

Will Latinos Lead a Real Estate Recovery?

Like many aspiring home buyers, Gil Lopez, 29, is striving to find the right neighborhood for his young family. His bank has qualified him for a loan large enough to buy a $300,000 home, but he has set his own price cap firmly at $230,000 as he searches through north San Diego County. Affordability is his mantra, having... Continue Reading »

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