Archives: June 2005

Are Red Hot markets cooling?

Posted by: Dean Foust on June 30

On surface, the latest report on national home sales was good: While sales of existing homes sales slowed in May (7.13 million vs. 7.18 million in April), they were still...

Home prices outstripping income gains

Posted by: Dean Foust on June 30

The FDIC--the federal agency that regulates many banks--released a report on Tuesday that got scant attention but offers interesting insights as to whether we can sustain the kind of appreciation...

Neg Am Mortgages

Posted by: Peter Coy on June 30

Yale economist Robert "Irrational Exuberance" Shiller thinks the U.S. housing market is forming a giant, soapy bubble that's going to pop. It might seem strange, then, that Shiller said nice...

California Screamin'

Posted by: Chris Palmeri on June 30

The California Association of Realtors http://www.car.org put out its mid-year forecast this week. They figure the median home price will hit a record $523,150 in 2005, up 16% from 2004’s...

To sell or not to sell

Posted by: Amey Stone on June 29

This new real estate blog is debuting at a pivotal point in my personal homeownership history. After years of real estate-related angst -- Can a family of four live comfortably...