Housing constuction zooms? - 12/20/11 09:29 AM
Here is the headline from yahoo financial news
Housing Starts Surge to 1.5 Year High, Futures Rally Here are the actual numbers--- whom is trying to sell what to whom ? ---- swamp land comes to mind
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national home sales - 12/07/11 07:18 AM
The national association of realtors has acknowledged that they have actually overstated home sales. They have also stated they are in the process of revising their methodology in coming up with their figures and will restate their “estimates” in the “near” future. To give you an idea of how their restatement may look here is an estimate of sales then two graphs on show the numbers below and one showing new single family sales to give a visual and actual bench mark for comparisons
  
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Market update at glance november 2011 - 12/05/11 04:04 PM
The market positives inventory down and number of sales  is closing the gap on 2010, prices are down about 3% year over year same time period.My belief is 2011 will go down as the low point in the market place this cycle and by the end of the 1st quarter we should be seeing year overyear increase in sales and at the minimum stable prices. this should help give both buyers and sellers confidence which will improve market conditions from both perspectives.
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does lending affect home sales? - 12/02/11 10:23 AM
THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NOTE WORTHY TO LOOK AT HOME SALES, EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST RATE AND POPULATION GROWTH TO SEE IF LENDING REQUIREMENTS ARE HAVING MORE OF AN EFFECT ON THE MARKET THAN THE OTHER THREE VARIABLES THAT AFFECT HOME SALES. THE TREND BEGINS IN 2007.
 
TO START OFF WITH A LOOK AT PRICING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SLIGHT PRICING DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN WHAT MOST WOULD CALL THE CITY OF BILLINGS COMPARED TO THE COUNTY. IN THE COUNTY ARE HOMES THAT HAVE MORE LAND ASSOCIATED WITH THEM SO OVERALL PRICING IS A LITTLE HIGHER.
 
 THEN USING THE ABOVE INFORMATION THE … (0 comments)