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REBLOGGED WITH PERMISSION FROM HOUSINGWIRE.COM Consumer Confidence Continues Retreat in Julyby CHRISTINE RICCIARDI Tuesday, July 27th, 2010, 9:07 am The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for the month of July retreated even more than it did in June, slipping to 50.4 from 54.3. The Presen...

Reblogged with permission From HousingWire.com   With HARP Stalling, MBS Researchers Don't Expect a New Refinance Wave by DIANA GOLOBAY Thursday, July 29th, 2010, 12:22 pm Recent record-low mortgage rates are spurring investor fears that a government-sponsored refinance wave could push mortgage p...

Reblogged with permission from HousingWire.com Consumer Confidence Continues Retreat in July by CHRISTINE RICCIARDI Yet Another Plunge in Consumer Confidence Tuesday, July 27th, 2010, 9:07 am The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for the month of July retreated even more than it did in J...

Used by permission this LoopNet tracking graph shows that the commercial market continues to be soft  Top Trends on LoopNet: Houston The graph below shows the asking price/square foot for Houston listings.Search Harris County Listings

EXISTING HOME SALES UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR   TEXAS (Real Estate Center) - Just over 21,717 existing single-family homes were sold in Texas last month, roughly the same as a year ago, according to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. The median price was down 1 pe...