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US Home Builder Share Prices Increase
Very positive moves by share prices of two of the biggest US home builders, DR Horton and PulteGroup, Thursday — even before US housing starts data came out — provide further indication that the long-suffering US housing market is slowly continuing to improve. US Home Builder Share Prices Rise Even before new US housing start…
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US Real Estate and Housing Market: Mid-2016 Update
The latest data out of the US this week shows sales of new single-family homes likely grew at a rate of 530,000 units in June, up 8.6 per cent from a 488,000 annualized pace in May, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday. June’s estimated pace of sales was up 7 per cent from a year…
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US House Prices : April 2016
Housing market analysts do not appear moved by an April surge in pending and new home sales. New US single-family home sales recorded their biggest gain in nearly a quarter century in April, touching a more than eight-year high. Property analysts are forecasting a steady 5.4 million unit annualized pace of existing home sales over…
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US House Sales : May 2016
“May US home sales increased at a rate that’s slightly higher than the average monthly increase,” said Dave Liniger, RE/MAX CEO and Chair, to National Mortgage Professional Friday. “This is despite the fact that inventory in many markets remains very low. At the same time, interest rates appear to have stabilized, which helps encourage potential…
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US Real Estate, Home Sales, Prices
“US housing starts in May rebound in year-over-year terms, rising 9.5 per cent. That’s a refreshing change from April’s mild decline. Nonetheless, Friday’s update reflects a relatively subdued rate in residential housing construction vs. recent history,” said James Picerno on Seeking Alpha Friday. US Real Estate James Picerno, Seeking Alpha The mixed profile of this…
