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May 31, 2011
The Denver-area's housing market fell 14.3 percent from its "peak to trough," less than half of the overall decline for the 20 cities tracked in the closely watched S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released today.
Denver Avoids Double Dip - Barely
May 31, 2011
The Denver-area housing market dodged the dreaded double dip in housing prices in March, but only by a hair. The closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released today shows that the Denver-area housing market missed re-visiting the low average price set in February 2009, by a mere 0.28 percent.
Hornung: Realtors Need to be Data Driven
May 31, 2011
A monthly feature of InsideRealEstateNews is an interview with Lane Hornung, co-founder, president and CEO of COhomefinder.com and 8z Real Estate, a sponsor of this site.
Foreclosures 30% of Sales
May 26, 2011
Foreclosures accounted for just under 30 percent of all Colorado home sales in the first quarter, according to a national report released today.The report by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac, showed that nationally, 27.5 percent of all home sales in the first three months of the year were foreclosures.
O'Connor: Spring Housing Market Not So Bad
May 25, 2011
The Denver-area housing market is not experiencing a terribly slumping spring season, especially considering that the federal tax credits that fueled activity a year ago are no longer in place, Jack O'Connor, an owner of Prestige Realty Services, said today.
A Montrose composite producer is building a $14 million manufacturing plant in Douglas County that is expected to bring about 240 jobs to the region.
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Home Buyers Go Hunting Alone
More house-hunters are rejecting the services of so-called Buyer's agents. Is that smart.
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage Bankers Association - - Mortgage applications increased 1.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 20, 2011.
Average rate on 30-year and 15-year loans drop
Washington Post - - Fixed mortgage rates hit the lowest point of the year for the third straight week. Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year loan fell to 4.60 percent from 4.61 percent.
New-home sales up, but pace remains sluggish
USA Today - - New-home sales rose 7.3% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 323,000 homes, the said Tuesday. A normal housing market would mean a pace of about 700,000 new-home sales a month.
Ohio, Illinois have steepest discounts on foreclosure prices
USA Today - - Foreclosure homes are selling at a 27% discount to non-distressed properties nationwide, but discounts are far larger in some states.
Florida pulls plug on rocket-docket foreclosure courts
CNN Money - - Facing a major budget shortfall, state lawmakers have opted not to renew a $6 million shot of funds for the court system to dig its way out from an avalanche of foreclosures