Builder confidence on the up and up

Nationwide builder sentiment rose by one point to 83 in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Continue reading

Home price growth continues steep upward trajectory: Case-Shiller

Home prices in January rose by 11.2 percent year over year, according to the monthly S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. Continue reading

‘We’re watching recovery happen as we speak’: Economists

The long-term prognosis is more optimistic than many think, economists from Zillow and Windermere said during a panel at Inman Connect Now on Wednesday. Continue reading

Demand for mortgages continued in last week of May: MBA

“High unemployment and low housing supply may restrain a more meaningful rebound in purchase applications,” Joel Kan of the Mortgage Bankers Association said. Continue reading

Existing-home sales slammed with first major drop in March: NAR

Existing-home sales fell 8.5 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.27 million units, according to NAR. Continue reading