June 2007 - Posts

Americans Confident in the Value of Their Homes
29 June 07 04:32 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   

Results of a nationwide telephone survey conducted in June by The Boston Consulting Group find Americans are optimistic about the value of their homes. They are also positive about the residential real estate market and say that real estate does not impact Read More...

Filed under: Housing Outlook, Market Monitor

Impact of Immigration on Housing
22 June 07 04:25 PM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   

According to recently published research by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, minority growth in the United States continues to drive demand for housing as close to 1.5 million immigrants move into the country each year. The Read More...

Filed under: General Subjects

Join the Nation in Celebrating National Homeownership Month
09 June 07 10:37 AM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   

In 2002, President George W. Bush declared June as National Homeownership Month with the goal of increasing minority homeownership in the United States by 5.5 million households by the end of the decade. Each June, the National Association of Realtors Read More...

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Here’s some recent good news.
04 June 07 08:18 AM | Emil Ratti | 0 Comments   

Interest rates are still at historic lows. Rates are well below the 8 percent level of early this decade when the housing boom began. Overall mortgage applications were up 17 percent for the week ended May 25, compared to the same week in 2006. Consumer Read More...

Filed under: Housing Outlook, Market Monitor