Posts discussing Housing Starts

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22May2012
Author
Karen Lawson
Filed Under
Mortgage Market Headlines
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Low Mortgage Rates Pump Buyer, Builder Confidence

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index reported its highest levels of builder confidence in 5 years in May

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17May2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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Mortgage Rates Respond To Housing Starts Data

Housing Starts rose for the third-straight month. Here's what it's doing to mortgage rates.

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17Feb2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Uncategorized
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Single-Family Housing Starts : The Market Is In Slow, Steady Recovery

New data proves what REALTORS® have known for months. The housing market bottomed September 2011. It's since made slow, steady growth.

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20Jan2012
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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Housing Market Strength : Single-Family Housing Starts Rise Another 4%

December's Housing Starts data suggests a housing recovery is well underway. You'll just have to ignore the newspaper headlines.

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21Dec2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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New Construction Stays Hot; Home Buyers Buy Up Supply, And Then Some

Buying new construction? Get moving. Emerging housing market data hints at higher home prices in 2012, November's Housing Starts figures among them.

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20Dec2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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Home Buyer Interest Rises To A 3-Year High; Higher Home Prices Coming In 2012

Homebuilders like what they see. Mortgage rates are low, buyer interest is high, and foot traffic at sales events is as high as its been in 3 years. It's another signal of housing's budding recovery.

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18Nov2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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Home Construction Rises With The Economy; Higher Home Prices Ahead

The Housing Starts report shows a new construction rebound. For luxury homes and otherwise, builders prep for a strong 2012.

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20Oct2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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The Half-Truth In The Housing Starts Data

With its Housing Starts coverage, the press told just half of the story -- and not the half that matters to buyers and seller. Here's what you need to know.

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17Aug2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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New Construction “Steady As She Goes”; Building Permits Increase

86 percent of building permits "break ground" in 60 days. What this means to the new construction housing market and mortgage rates.

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17Feb2011
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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Single-Family Housing Starts Fall In January

When you open a paper today, or head to Google, the headlines on Housing Starts are akin to "Housing Starts Jump 14.6%", with the article's lead paragraph making mention how "housing starts are at their highest levels in 4 years". These are true statements, to be sure. But, they're also misleading.

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21Jul2010
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Real Estate Sales
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The Misleading Nature Of June’s Housing Starts Data : Why It Wasn’t As Bad As You’re Reading

The majority of headlines call June's Housing Starts data a disaster. I respectfully disagree. For home buyers of new homes, and home sellers of existing homes, the data is actually quite favorable.

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