Nov 29th 2011 11:10AM
WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices are falling again in most major cities after posting small gains over the summer and spring, the latest evidence that the troubled housing market won't recover any time soon. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index released Tuesday showed prices dropped in September from August in 17 of... Continue Reading »
Nov 1st 2010 5:48PM
All those recent housing numbers -- most of them showing slipping values -- may not even be worth reading until we figure out what damage "foreclosure-gate" may have wrought on the industry. Yes, fall is traditionally one of the slowest real estate selling seasons; only the holidays are slower. But analysts in the mortgage... Continue Reading »
Oct 5th 2010 5:07PM
Everyone wants to know how quickly their house price will recover, now that we appear to be at or near the bottom of house prices. New data suggests that U.S. house prices will go up an average of 3.1 percent a year between now and 2020 -- but not everywhere. Moody's Analytics came to the conclusion using data regarding... Continue Reading »
Sep 1st 2010 2:02PM
Checking your home's value on websites has become an almost weekly obsession with many. That obsession is being fed by stories like one from The New York Times declaring that owning a home is no longer a way to build wealth. As long as you're not planning to move, you should stop worrying about the long-term value for... Continue Reading »
Aug 13th 2010 3:07PM
The National Association of Realtors tried to put a positive spin on the fact that the median house price is up by 1.5 percent year-over-year nationally in the second quarter of 2010. That sounds like good news. But remember, the second quarter included the mad rush to close sales before the end of the tax break. And many... Continue Reading »
