Senate votes to reappoint Bernanke for second term
The United States Senate has confirmed Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 70-30 to reappoint Bernanke amid criticism of his judgment ahead of the...
View ArticleMortgage Rates Remain Unchanged as Unemployment Dips to Lowest Point in Two...
Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), which shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) inching upward for the third consecutive week to 4.87 percent, but...
View ArticleAppraisal Services Leader Opens Tampa Operations to Accommodate Growth
Indianapolis-based real estate appraisal management services provider StreetLinks Lender Solutions has announced that it will expand its operations with a new office location in Tampa, Fla....
View ArticleNAHB to Examine Market Growth With New Indicator
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the launch of its NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), a new monthly economic index showing which housing markets are...
View ArticleLPS: U.S. Home Prices Drop 1.2 Percent in September
Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) has announced that its LPS Applied Analytics division has updated its home price index (LPS HPI) with residential sales concluded during September 2011. The LPS...
View ArticleNearly 100 U.S. Housing Markets Showing Improvement
The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded by 29 metros in February to include a total of 98 entries on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American...
View ArticleNumber of Improving Housing Markets Hits 99 in March
The number of housing markets showing measurable improvement reached 99 in March, according to the recently released National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI)....
View ArticleNumber of Housing Markets Showing Improvement Exceeds the 100 Mark
The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded slightly to include 101 metropolitan areas in April, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/First American...
View ArticleEighty Housing Markets Show Improvement in August
A total of 80 metropolitan statistical areas across 32 states and the District of Columbia were listed as improving housing markets on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving...
View ArticleStudy Concludes Underwater Homeownership Not a Factor in Relocation
On the heels of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) launching a new program to help underwater borrowers stay in their homes, Yuliya Demyanyk, a senior research economist with the Federal Reserve...
View ArticleWashington is Also the Capital of Expensive Housing
Economists in Washington, D.C. have determined that the most expensive housing market in the U.S. can be found in, of all places, right outside of their offices.Click to continue
View ArticleIntegra rolls out Destiny single documentation solution
Integra rolls out Destiny single documentation solutionIntegra Software Systems has announced the availability of a complete lending solution for mortgage, consumer and commercial lending. Integra...
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