Archive for June, 2009

Florida Mortgage News Update

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

After running back up, Florida mortgage rates recovered somewhat this week. All eyes are on the Fed announcement (6/24 - 2:15 EST). This places rates about 1% lower than a year ago. However, there are still concerns that the interest rate increases over the past month could work against a recovery in the housing market. […]

New Housing Report - Southern Market Stronger Than Other Regions

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

A bit of good news?  Maybe the South and the Florida market are seeing that elusive bottom? 
The Southern region of the United States posted the strongest quarter-over-quarter price returns in a new quarterly housing market report launched Wednesday by Clear Capital
The bad news: The region still posted an overall decline of 1.7%. But the (relatively) […]

Home sales rise 6.7%, the South/Florida still not seeing a major bump

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Here are the highlights of the story.
The number of U.S. homebuyers who agreed to purchase a previously occupied home in April posted the largest monthly jump in nearly eight years, a sign that sales are finally coming to life after a long and painful slump.

Casey Serin
For Sale By Owner

The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday its […]