Archive for June, 2009

Florida Mortgage News Update - 6/24/09

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 […]