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The average number of days homes are spending on the market has dropped by nearly 10 percent nationwide in the last year, according to June housing data from REALTOR.com. The average U.S. home now spends 84 days on the market. But in some housing markets, homes are selling even faster, spending an average of 45 days or less on the market before they sell. What’s more, many of these housing markets are having not only some of the speediest home sales but also some of the largest increases in median […]

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage — the most popular choice among home buyers — is now a full percentage point lower than a year ago, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. Fixed-rate mortgages have been on a record-breaking streak the last few weeks, pushing home affordability even higher. “Market concerns over the strength of the economic recovery brought long-term Treasury yields to new lows this week allowing fixed mortgage rates to reach record levels,” says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. Here’s a closer look at rates for […]

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Forty-five percent of Nevada home owners recently surveyed say “there is nothing wrong” with walking away on your mortgage obligations, according to a new report, “Face of Foreclosure,” released by the Nevada Association of REALTORS®. On the other hand, an equal number of home owners say home owners have a “legal and ethical obligation to pay their mortgage if they can.” The number of home owners who find “strategic default” socially acceptable is growing in the state, which has consistently had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country […]

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Home prices are inching up in many areas, but in several metros housing bargains can still be found. The median asking price in June nationwide was $195,000, according to Realtor.com housing data. But of the 146 housing markets that Realtor.com tracks, the following 10 areas had the lowest median asking prices in June. Detroit Median list price: $99,000 Year-over-year change: +10% Fort Wayne, Ind. Median list price: $109,000 Year-over-year change: -0.81% Toledo, Ohio Median list price: $109,900 Year-over-year change: -4.35% South Bend, Ind. Median list price: $109,900 Year-over-year change: -2.65% […]

The number of international buyers conducting home searches for U.S. properties has fallen nearly 10 percent in the last year, Trulia reports in its International House Hunter Report, which covers the period of April 1 to June 30. The report suggests that rising U.S. asking prices are cooling international interest. The metro areas where prices have risen the fastest are where foreign-based housing searches have dropped the most too, according to Trulia’s report. ”Foreigners attracted to real estate bargains get turned off when prices increase,” says Jed Kolko, Trulia’s chief […]

The economy is still struggling to gain its footing, prompting several Federal Reserve officials to push for a new stimulus campaign, which could include a move that would push mortgage rates even lower. The Fed will discuss such moves at its policy-making committee meeting next week. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke indicated to Congress last week that one of the items under consideration would be to further drive down long-term interest rates, which could pull mortgage rates down even more from their already-record lows. Some analysts have argued, however, that […]

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