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‘Are we in another housing bubble?’: Home price growth hits new high

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Annual home price growth reached an all-time high of 18 percent in May, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest home price index report. Continue reading →

A national home value downturn isn’t in our future. Here’s why

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Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives deeper into the timeline of events that led to the 2007 crash, comparing then and now. Here’s why he speculates there’s no real reason to expect a widespread, systematic decline in home prices in the for… Continue reading →

Dozens of economists don’t see any bursting bubbles on the horizon

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A new survey of 42 economists showed that home prices, housing starts, apartment vacancies and other factors should remain healthy for the next several years. Continue reading →

Bubble Trouble: The impending burst is mythical at best

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For those who believe an impending doom is on the horizon, here is some bad news: It’s not going to happen. In this second of two opposing opinion pieces on the housing crash, Matthew Gardner shares why we won’t see any mythical bubble bursting. Continue reading →

Lawmakers, economists worry home price growth will ‘choke off’ buyers

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Economists told Politico the yearslong imbalance of demand and supply will come to a head this year as first-time buyers give up on homeownership. Continue reading →

Feds tweak regulations to lure banks back to FHA loans

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A decade after the Great Recession, the federal government wants to lure banks back into the Federal Housing Administration program that caters to first-time homebuyers, and this week announced regulatory changes meant to make that program more appealing. Continue reading →

These 7 North American cities might be due for a housing crash: UBS

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According to a new UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index study, seven cities in North America are at a very high risk of seeing a real estate bubble. Continue reading →

These 7 North American cities might be due for a housing crash: UBS

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According to a new UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index study, seven cities in North America are at a very high risk of seeing a real estate bubble. Continue reading →

Anxiety still lingers 10 years after historic financial crisis

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A decade ago, the housing market collapsed and Wall Street sputtered. It was the beginning of a decade of deep anxiety that still lingers today. Continue reading →