Jan 10th 2013 4:07PM
2012 will probably go down as the most affordable year on record for homebuyers, according to the National Association of Realtors. A combination of depressed home prices and rock-bottom interest rates created perfect-storm home buying conditions that Americans may not see again for decades, experts say. NAR's Housing... Continue Reading »
Nov 14th 2011 10:01AM
Gradual improvement in the housing market is expected next year, with existing-home sales edging up 4% to 5% and new home sales getting an even bigger boost off this year's record lows, the chief economist of the nation's largest real estate group said Friday. "Tight mortgage credit conditions have been holding back... Continue Reading »
Nov 8th 2010 11:29AM
Realtors have gotten used to bad news over the last few years -- but the chatter about eliminating the mortgage tax deduction at last week's National Association of Realtors conference in New Orleans must have rattled them to their bones. Thomas Hoenig of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City made the suggestion during... Continue Reading »
