fomc meeting: Case Shiller Price Index Shows Homeowners A Rise In Home Equity. - 01/30/14 08:57 AM
According to the S&P/Case-Shiller 10 and 20-City Home Price Indices released Tuesday, the U.S. Housing Market is on a roll based on year-over-year increases in average home values, but month-to-month results were mixed.
The 10 and 20-City Home Price Indices showed year-over-year growth of 13.80 and 13.70 percent respectively.
Highlights Include:
Dallas, Texas posted its highest rate of annual growth since 2000. Chicago's average home price rose by 11.00 percent, its highest annual gain since December 1988. The 10 and 20-City Indices posted their best November home prices since 2005. Top year-over-year gains in home prices included Las Vegas, Nevada at … (2 comments)

fomc meeting: Fed Minutes Predicts Tapering Of Quantitative Easing Program - 01/13/14 09:51 AM
Housing Starts exceeded expectations and also beat October's reading of 889,000. November housing starts were posted at 1.09 million against a consensus of 963,000.
This reading is more in line with the NAHB/Wells Fargo Home builder Market Index, which reached a four month high with December's reading.
With that threat resolved and a new federal budget passed, builders can now proceed without worrying about setbacks caused by government shutdowns and legislative gridlock.
Building permits issued in November were slightly lower at 1.01 million than October's reading of 1.04 million. Viewed as an indicator of future construction, and ultimately, available homes, it … (0 comments)

fomc meeting: Fed Minutes Suggest Additional Fiscal Stimulus This Year - 07/12/12 10:01 PM
The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its June Federal Open Market Committee meeting, revealing a Fed divided on the future of the U.S. economy. Mortgage rates are higher after the release of the minutes.
The Fed Minutes is the detailed recap of an FOMC meeting. It is the companion piece to the more brief, more well-known post-meeting FOMC press release.
For a comparison, whereas the Fed's June 20, 2012 press release contained 5 paragraphs and 490 words, the same meeting's minutes contain 62 paragraphs and 7,508 words. The extra detail afforded by the extra words Wall Street gives insight into the nation's central … (0 comments)