4 Articles match "Associated","Houses","March"

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• Too Soon For a Comeback
  
  Even the National Association of Realtors, which has come out with its latest report documenting a two percent decline in existing home sales for March 2008, down 19.3 percent from March 2007, can’t be certain. percent from $217,400 in March 2007 to $200,700 last month. At present it does not appear that there is enough evidence yet to declare that a market comeback is in the offing. The bottom line is that no one can say anything with 100 percent certainty given the current state of our national economy.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• New Poll: Buyers to Remain on the Fence
  
  If the results of the latest Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance poll are any indication, prospective home buyers will be keeping their wallets closed and remain on the fence at least until the latest economic downturn blows over. A majority of those polled for the survey expressed pessimism over the nation’s housing contraction (as the Federal Reserve calls it) enough to not consider buying a home anytime soon. And that could be years down the road. Other survey results included: • A quarter of the 769 homeowners included in the random sample of 1,002 adults surveyed
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Economic Indicators: Image Is Everything
  
  1) The National Association of Realtors announced Monday that existing home sales nationwide were up for the month of February compared to January. 3) The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index also came out Tuesday with its analysis showing that consumer confidence in the nation’s economy slid nearly 12 percent in March following a sharp decline in February, and remaining at a five-year low. Still, on a yearly basis existing When it comes to purchasing real estate — either as a primary residence or as an investment — perception is everything. When reports of telltale economic
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time
  
  The ability to afford a bigger mortgage also meant the ability to buy a bigger and better house. See: "Mortgage Liquidity du Jour: Underestimated No More," March 2007.) "Option ARMs only provide borrowers with these payment options for a finite timeframe," explained Credit Suisse in its 2007 study, "which sets the stage for a significant payment shock when payments are recast to the fully amortizing rate at the current interest rate level. With real roulette when gamblers lose the house wins. Option ARM Borrowers Running Out Of Time By Peter G. Miller 
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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