Live Trading News » USA Real Estate News http://www.livetradingnews.com Live Trading News and Research Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 US Home Mortgage Applications Fall, Interest Rates Rise http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-fall-interest-rates-rise-115268.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-fall-interest-rates-rise-115268.htm#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:29 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=115268 US Home Mortgage Applications Fall, Interest Rates Rise Applications for US home mortgages dropped for a 2nd week running last week as a spike in interest rates slowed demand for refinancing, data from an industry group showed Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association MBA said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-fall-interest-rates-rise-115268.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Climb http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-climb-114452.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-climb-114452.htm#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:40:47 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=114452 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Climb Mortgage rates moved higher for a second consecutive week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbing to 3.71 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.34 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in your area, go [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-climb-114452.htm/feed 0 Hard Rock Beachfront Hotel In Daytona Beach Florida http://www.livetradingnews.com/hard-rock-beachfront-hotel-in-daytona-beach-florida-112975.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/hard-rock-beachfront-hotel-in-daytona-beach-florida-112975.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:32:29 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=112975 Hard Rock Beachfront Hotel In Daytona Beach Hard Rock International, in collaboration with Bayshore Capital, announces plans for a Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach, bringing the legendary Hard Rock vibe to one of Florida’s greatest vacation destinations. Expected to debut in 2016, in sync with the running of the 58th Annual Daytona 500, the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/hard-rock-beachfront-hotel-in-daytona-beach-florida-112975.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Mortgage Rates Record Lows http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-record-lows-112792.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-record-lows-112792.htm#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 13:06:18 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=112792 US Real Estate: Mortgage Rates Record Lows Mortgage rates declined across the board, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate falling to the second lowest level on record, 3.52 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.33 discount and origination points. HeffCap Global Dividend Focused CFD [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-record-lows-112792.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Property Developer Joins Enviro-Serv Inc (OTCMKTS:EVSV) http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-property-developer-joins-enviro-serv-inc-otcmktsevsv-112648.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-property-developer-joins-enviro-serv-inc-otcmktsevsv-112648.htm#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:32:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=112648 US Real Estate: Property Developer Joins Enviro-Serv Inc (OTCMKTS:EVSV) EVSV is taking off and management is expanding, looking for another big day for this stock. EVSV has been heavily shorted in the past few weeks and we expect to see covering of those positions in the 1.5 to 2c range, that should drive the stock [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-property-developer-joins-enviro-serv-inc-otcmktsevsv-112648.htm/feed 0 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Update http://www.livetradingnews.com/spcase-shiller-home-price-indices-update-112499.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/spcase-shiller-home-price-indices-update-112499.htm#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:56:38 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=112499 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Update Data through February 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller (1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed average home prices increased 8.6% and 9.3% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013. The 10- and [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/spcase-shiller-home-price-indices-update-112499.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: 55,000 Completed Foreclosures in March http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-55000-completed-foreclosures-in-march-112490.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-55000-completed-foreclosures-in-march-112490.htm#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:37:09 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=112490 US Real Estate News: 55,000 Completed Foreclosures in March CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, today released its March National Foreclosure Report which provides data on completed U.S. foreclosures and the national foreclosure inventory. According to CoreLogic, there were 55,000 completed foreclosures in the U.S. in March 2013, down [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-55000-completed-foreclosures-in-march-112490.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Mortgage Rates Drift Lower http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-drift-lower-112017.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-drift-lower-112017.htm#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:37:32 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=112017 US Real Estate Mortgage Rates Drift Lower Fixed mortgage rates fell for the sixth straight week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate retreating to a four month low of 3.57 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.31 discount and origination points. Gain Exposure to [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-drift-lower-112017.htm/feed 0 US Mortgage Applications Flat on Lower Rates http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-applications-flat-on-lower-rates-111867.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-applications-flat-on-lower-rates-111867.htm#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:54:06 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=111867 US Mortgage Applications Flat on Lower Rates The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting an increase of 0.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, following a rise of 4.8% for the prior week. The seasonally adjusted purchase index increased by 0.3% from the last report. On [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-applications-flat-on-lower-rates-111867.htm/feed 0 Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY) Buys New Jersey Real Estate http://www.livetradingnews.com/unity-bancorp-inc-nasdaq-unty-buys-new-jersey-real-estate-111719.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/unity-bancorp-inc-nasdaq-unty-buys-new-jersey-real-estate-111719.htm#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:27:30 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=111719 Unity Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTY): Unity Bank, a subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc., entered into an agreement with Gramercy Capital Corp., an unaffiliated third party, to purchase three of its currently leased branch locations for $4.325 million. The three purchased properties are located at 1746 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820, 104 Raritan Avenue, Highland [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/unity-bancorp-inc-nasdaq-unty-buys-new-jersey-real-estate-111719.htm/feed 0 Florida Real Estate Report http://www.livetradingnews.com/florida-real-estate-report-111525.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/florida-real-estate-report-111525.htm#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:12:00 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=111525 Florida Real Estate Report In March, Florida’s housing market reported increased closed sales, more pending sales, higher median prices and a reduced inventory of homes for sale, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. “Florida’s housing market continues to demonstrate its recovery – March marks the 15th consecutive month that the statewide [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/florida-real-estate-report-111525.htm/feed 0 Mortgage Rates Slump for 5th Straight Week http://www.livetradingnews.com/mortgage-rates-slump-for-5th-straight-week-111081.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/mortgage-rates-slump-for-5th-straight-week-111081.htm#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:59:59 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=111081 Fixed mortgage rates fell to a 3-month low, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate retreating to 3.61 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.32 discount and origination points. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040122/FLTHLOGO ) To see mortgage rates in your area, go to http://www.bankrate.com/funnel/mortgages/. The average 15-year [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/mortgage-rates-slump-for-5th-straight-week-111081.htm/feed 0 US Home Builders’ Confidence Falls for 3rd Month Running http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-builders-confidence-falls-for-3rd-month-running-110635.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-builders-confidence-falls-for-3rd-month-running-110635.htm#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:15:58 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=110635 US Home Builders’ Confidence Falls for 3rd Month Running US home builders’ confidence fell for the 3rd straight month in April, as builders cited concerns about their ability to get construction loans and higher costs for building materials. The National Association of Home Builders said Monday its housing-market index was 42 in April, down two [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-builders-confidence-falls-for-3rd-month-running-110635.htm/feed 0 Key West Most Expensive Destination in Florida http://www.livetradingnews.com/key-west-most-expensive-destination-in-florida-109519.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/key-west-most-expensive-destination-in-florida-109519.htm#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:49:56 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=109519 Key West Most Expensive Destination in Florida Key West, the Florida Keys’ southernmost island, is Florida’s most expensive destination based on the cost of lodging. That’s according to a new survey from MiamiHotels.org that compared the hotel rates of various Floridian destinations. The high season for many beach destinations, January through March 2013 served as [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/key-west-most-expensive-destination-in-florida-109519.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Mortgage Rates Tumbles http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-tumbles-109523.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-tumbles-109523.htm#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:42:21 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=109523 Fixed mortgage rates retreated after some lukewarm economic reports, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate pulling back to 3.73 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.3 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage rate dipped to 2.95 percent, while the larger jumbo [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-tumbles-109523.htm/feed 0 US Homes, Sales of New Homes Struggled in February http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-homes-sales-of-new-homes-struggled-in-february-108700.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-homes-sales-of-new-homes-struggled-in-february-108700.htm#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:56:42 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=108700 US Homes, Sales of New Homes Struggled in February The US Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for February. Sales fell 4.6% M-M to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 411,000, from an upwardly revised January sales figure of 431,000. Economists had been expecting a seasonally adjusted annual rate of [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-homes-sales-of-new-homes-struggled-in-february-108700.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Oahu’s ’7-Mile Miracle,’ Auction http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-oahus-7-mile-miracle-auction-108661.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-oahus-7-mile-miracle-auction-108661.htm#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:14:32 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=108661 Auction Of Two Hawaiian Ranch Parcels Totaling Over 100 Acres And Overlooking Oahu’s ’7-Mile Miracle,’ One Of The World’s Best Surf Spots, Now To Be Conducted Without Reserve On April 2nd Concierge Auctions and Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers to sell Paumalu Ranch, the largest singular land offering on Oahu, Hawaii’s North Shore, to the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-oahus-7-mile-miracle-auction-108661.htm/feed 0 Silicon Valley Real Estate: Villa Lauriston For Sale http://www.livetradingnews.com/silicon-valley-real-estate-villa-lauriston-for-sale-108456.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/silicon-valley-real-estate-villa-lauriston-for-sale-108456.htm#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:51:40 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=108456 SILICON VALLEY, California: $20,000,000 Historically Significant Estate To Be Sold at Private Auction One of the nation’s finest private residences, Villa Lauriston, will be sold at auction on April 21, 2013 with a starting bid of $8,880,000. Luxury home auction consultant, Guy Masters , along with listing agent Olivia Decker of Decker Bullock Sotheby’s International [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/silicon-valley-real-estate-villa-lauriston-for-sale-108456.htm/feed 0 CoreLogic, Home Prices Jump in January http://www.livetradingnews.com/corelogic-home-prices-jump-in-january-106989.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/corelogic-home-prices-jump-in-january-106989.htm#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:59:06 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=106989 CoreLogic, Home Prices Jump in January CLGX US home prices rose 9.7% in January, compared with the same month a year ago. That was the largest monthly increase since April 2006, according to research firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX). The firm had previously forecast a rise of 7.9%. The data includes sales of distressed properties. Month-over-month, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/corelogic-home-prices-jump-in-january-106989.htm/feed 0 Interstate Increases European Portfolio to 51 Hotels http://www.livetradingnews.com/interstate-increases-european-portfolio-to-51-hotels-106308.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/interstate-increases-european-portfolio-to-51-hotels-106308.htm#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:25:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=106308 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Enters the United Kingdom with Acquisition of Sanguine Hospitality Management Platform Interstate Increases European Portfolio to 51 Hotels Strengthening its European presence, Interstate Hotels & Resorts – the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company – announced today its entrance into the United Kingdom as the first U.S.-based, third party management company [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/interstate-increases-european-portfolio-to-51-hotels-106308.htm/feed 0 Real Estate: US Foreclosure Filings Fell 28% in January http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-us-foreclosure-filings-fell-28-in-january-105062.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-us-foreclosure-filings-fell-28-in-january-105062.htm#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:09:03 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=105062 Real Estate: US Foreclosure Filings Fell 28% in January The number of US properties with foreclosure filings fell 28% in January from a year earlier, while foreclosure starts fell to a 6 yr low, according to market researcher RealtyTrac. There were 150,864 US properties with default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions in January, a [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-us-foreclosure-filings-fell-28-in-january-105062.htm/feed 0 Robert Shiller: Housing Not an ‘Exciting Market,’ Put Money in Stocks, Farmland http://www.livetradingnews.com/robert-shiller-housing-not-an-exciting-market-put-money-in-stocks-farmland-104847.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/robert-shiller-housing-not-an-exciting-market-put-money-in-stocks-farmland-104847.htm#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:34:25 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=104847 Robert Shiller: Housing Not an ‘Exciting Market,’ Put Money in Stocks, Farmland While various indicators are on the rise for home building, home sales, and home prices, we are not at the beginning of a housing explosion, says Yale economist Bob Shiller. For the next five years, home prices could easily rise 1 to 2% [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/robert-shiller-housing-not-an-exciting-market-put-money-in-stocks-farmland-104847.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: UBS NYSE:UBS Upgrades Multifamily REITs to Buy http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-ubs-nyseubs-upgrades-multifamily-reits-to-buy-104480.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-ubs-nyseubs-upgrades-multifamily-reits-to-buy-104480.htm#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:20:23 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=104480 US Real Estate: UBS NYSE:UBS Upgrades Multifamily REITs to Buy AVB, BRE, EQR, UDR In a research report released Friday UBS AG upgraded the multifamily “coastal” or more expensive REITS to buy. Their bias within the multifamily group over the past two years had been on the value side, the “Sunbelt” and Class B REITs, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-ubs-nyseubs-upgrades-multifamily-reits-to-buy-104480.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Move Higher http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-move-higher-103418.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-move-higher-103418.htm#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:29:54 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=103418 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Move Higher Fixed mortgage rates recorded the biggest one week increase since last March, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 3.77 percent this week, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.29 discount and origination points. The average [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-move-higher-103418.htm/feed 0 Top Things All Home Buyers Hate http://www.livetradingnews.com/top-things-all-home-buyers-hate-103398.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/top-things-all-home-buyers-hate-103398.htm#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:46:18 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=103398 4 Things All Home Buyers Hate – If you’re selling your home, you probably understand that there are going to be some people who tour your home that aren’t going to like it – no matter what you do. But did you know that there are 4 things that ALL home buyers hate, like: 1. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/top-things-all-home-buyers-hate-103398.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Home Prices Higher http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-home-prices-higher-103042.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-home-prices-higher-103042.htm#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:28:43 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=103042 November US Home Prices Higher The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for November was higher for the 8th month running. The 20-city composite rose 5.5% in November, lower than the consensus expectation for a rise of 5.8%, but still well above the October increase of 4.3%. On an annual basis, November prices were up 4.5% on [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-home-prices-higher-103042.htm/feed 0 Dubai property price increases to continue in 2013 http://www.livetradingnews.com/dubai-property-price-increases-to-continue-in-2013-102841.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/dubai-property-price-increases-to-continue-in-2013-102841.htm#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:11:21 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=102841 Dubai property price increases to continue in 2013 Stock-listed developers in Dubai jumped in value Sunday on a report released by property services company Asteco that prices in the villa and apartment segment would extend the positive momentum from last year into 1-H of Y 2013. According to the report, shares of the United Arab [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/dubai-property-price-increases-to-continue-in-2013-102841.htm/feed 0 US Pending Home Sales Fall http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-pending-home-sales-fall-102805.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-pending-home-sales-fall-102805.htm#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:59:07 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=102805 US Pending Home Sales Fall on Lack of Supply Signed contracts to buy existing homes fell 4.3% in December from the prior month, according to a monthly index from the National Association of Realtors. The index is 6.9% higher than December of Y 2011. Realtors say it is not lack of demand but supply at [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-pending-home-sales-fall-102805.htm/feed 0 Shiller, US Housing Market May Fall Further http://www.livetradingnews.com/shiller-us-housing-market-may-fall-further-102199.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/shiller-us-housing-market-may-fall-further-102199.htm#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:55:59 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=102199 Shiller, US Housing Market May Fall Further The US housing-market revival may prove illusory and the threat of further weakness remains, said Robert Shiller, a professor at Yale University and co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values. “The housing market has been declining for something like six years now, it could go on, that’s [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/shiller-us-housing-market-may-fall-further-102199.htm/feed 0 Home Prices in USA Rise 5.9% in 2012 http://www.livetradingnews.com/home-prices-in-usa-rise-5-9-in-2012-101982.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/home-prices-in-usa-rise-5-9-in-2012-101982.htm#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:45:08 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=101982 Home Prices in USA Rise 5.9% in 2012 Z US real estate research firm Zillow, NASDAQ:Z, reported home prices rose 5.9% last year and should be up another 3.3% in Y 2013 As expected the recovery has not been even. The Zillow data shows: In many areas, the past few years have been quite the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/home-prices-in-usa-rise-5-9-in-2012-101982.htm/feed 0 Federal National Mortgage Association OTC:FNMA Upgraded http://www.livetradingnews.com/federal-national-mortgage-association-otcfnma-upgraded-101648.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/federal-national-mortgage-association-otcfnma-upgraded-101648.htm#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:52:57 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=101648 Federal National Mortgage Association OTC:FNMA Upgraded Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan has upgraded FNMA to a strong buy with a price target of 40c. Last Thursday the rating was released to clients of HCM. Crossovers Currently the MACD is bullish since it is trading above its signal line.The MACD crossed above its signal [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/federal-national-mortgage-association-otcfnma-upgraded-101648.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Outperforms in 2012 http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-outperforms-in-2012-101578.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-outperforms-in-2012-101578.htm#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:39:11 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=101578 US Real Estate Outperforms in 2012 Housing Market Finishes Strong December RE/MAX National Housing Report on 52 Metro Areas Without question, 2012 was the long hoped-for turnaround year for the housing market. The RE/MAX National Housing Report shows a broad recovery across the country, with both home sales and prices rising almost every month of [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-outperforms-in-2012-101578.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Report, Rates Drop http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-report-rates-drop-101445.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-report-rates-drop-101445.htm#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:35:05 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=101445 US Real Estate Report, Rates Drop Mortgage rates moved lower after reaching a 4-month high last week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate retreating to 3.60 percent this week, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.36 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-report-rates-drop-101445.htm/feed 0 US Home Builder Confidence at 6 yr High http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-builder-confidence-at-6-yr-high-101342.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-builder-confidence-at-6-yr-high-101342.htm#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:26:09 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=101342 US Home Builder Confidence at 6 yr High WFC The National Association of Homebuilders NAHB/Wells Fargo NYSE:WFC housing market index remained unchanged in January, at 47, still clinging to the highest index reading since April 2006. An index reading below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than view them as good. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-builder-confidence-at-6-yr-high-101342.htm/feed 0 Las Vegas Strip Boom Times http://www.livetradingnews.com/las-vegas-strip-boom-times-100954.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/las-vegas-strip-boom-times-100954.htm#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:41:42 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=100954 For downtown Las Vegas, 2012 came to be known as the “Year of Downtown” for good reason: at least $754 million in public and private projects came to fruition and an additional $355 million in developments were under construction with most of these scheduled to be completed in 2013*. In 2012, downtown Las Vegas – [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/las-vegas-strip-boom-times-100954.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Report: Malibu, California http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-report-malibu-california-99710.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-report-malibu-california-99710.htm#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:47:18 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=99710 US Real Estate Report: Malibu, California The luxury Malibu real estate market took a turn for the better in 2012. According to records from the L.A. Multiple Listing Service, through November 2012 there were 190 sales of single-family homes over $1 million, the best since 2005 and 49 more sales than 2011. Looking at the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-report-malibu-california-99710.htm/feed 0 Economic Research: US Real Estate 2013 http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-research-us-real-estate-2013-99494.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-research-us-real-estate-2013-99494.htm#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:08:34 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=99494 Economic Research: US Real Estate 2013 Economists Expect 2012 US Real Estate Momentum To Carry Into 2013 Panel of 105 Forecasters Predicts Where Case-Shiller Index Will Stand in Five Years; Majority Say Potential Changes to Mortgage Interest Deduction Will Negatively Affect High-End Home Values A nationwide panel of more than 100 professional US Real Estate [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/economic-research-us-real-estate-2013-99494.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Outlook 2013 http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-outlook-2013-99288.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-outlook-2013-99288.htm#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:12:40 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=99288 US Real Estate Outlook 2013 US Real Estate Poised to Bolster US Growth as Sales Rise Sales of previously owned homes climbed to a three-year high in November, reinforcing forecasts that the industry is set to contribute to US annual economic growth for the 1st time since Y 2005. Purchases of existing houses increased 5.9% [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-outlook-2013-99288.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Jump http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-jump-99124.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-jump-99124.htm#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:15:08 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=99124 Mortgage rates posted the biggest one week increase since March, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumping from 3.52 percent to 3.62 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.31 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage rate was up more modestly to [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-jump-99124.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Case-Shiller Outlook Stable http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-case-shiller-outlook-stable-99110.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-case-shiller-outlook-stable-99110.htm#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:22:07 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=99110 Shiller, US home prices may rise, but no boom ahead US home prices may rise over the coming months, but a boom or anything close to it is not on the horizon, said Yale economist Robert Shiller, architect of the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index. Homebuilding permits hit their highest level in more than [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-case-shiller-outlook-stable-99110.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Prices are Rising http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-are-rising-98879.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-are-rising-98879.htm#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:21:09 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=98879 Home values have now increased every month for more than a year, rising 0.6 percent from October to November to a Zillow® Home Value Index[i] of $156,200, according to the November Zillow Real Estate Market Reports[ii]. Home values were up 5.2 percent compared with last November, the largest annual gain since August 2006, when home [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-are-rising-98879.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Prices to Move HIgher http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-to-move-higher-98474.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-to-move-higher-98474.htm#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:21:45 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=98474 More Homebuyers Confident about Rising Home Prices, Less Concerned about Economy in Redfin Real-Time Homebuyer Survey Redfin (www.redfin.com), a technology-powered real estate broker, today released its latest survey of homebuyers. Data was collected from November 30 to December 2, capturing sentiment of 1,084 active homebuyers across 18 U.S. markets who had toured a home with [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-to-move-higher-98474.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Little Changed http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-little-changed-97941.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-little-changed-97941.htm#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:05:29 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=97941 Mortgage rates showed little movement, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate reversing last week’s move and rebounding to 3.52 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.37 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in your area, go to http://www.bankrate.com/funnel/mortgages/. The average 15-year fixed [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-little-changed-97941.htm/feed 0 US mortgage interest rates at 22 yr low http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-interest-rates-at-22-yr-low-97719.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-interest-rates-at-22-yr-low-97719.htm#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:43:58 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=97719 US mortgage interest rates at 22 yr low The Mortgage Bankers Association MBA released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday, noting a rise of 6.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, compared with last week’s rise of 4.5%. Unadjusted, the composite index rose by 6%. Applications for refinancing rose by 8% seasonally adjusted, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-interest-rates-at-22-yr-low-97719.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Update: Rents Rise http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-update-rents-rise-97694.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-update-rents-rise-97694.htm#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:24:38 +0000 LiveTradingNews.com wire staff http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=97694 CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released its December MarketPulse report. The monthly publication provides insight into the health of the U.S. economy with emphasis on housing and mortgage metrics. CoreLogic Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Principal Economist Sam Khater, along with colleagues from the CoreLogic Office of [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-update-rents-rise-97694.htm/feed 0 Greenspan, No Painless Solution to US Debt Woes http://www.livetradingnews.com/greenspan-no-painless-solution-to-us-debt-woes-96887.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/greenspan-no-painless-solution-to-us-debt-woes-96887.htm#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:33:55 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=96887 Greenspan, No Painless Solution to US Debt Woes DB Reducing US long-term deficits will inevitably cause economic pain, former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said. “The presumption that we’re going to have a painless solution to this, I think, is fantasy,” Mr. Greenspan said Thursday during a “Bloomberg Surveillance” television interview with Tom Keene. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/greenspan-no-painless-solution-to-us-debt-woes-96887.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Hit New Record Lows http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-lows-96675.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-lows-96675.htm#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:49:19 +0000 LiveTradingNews.com wire staff http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=96675 Mortgage rates hit new record lows this week with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 3.50 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.40 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in your area, go to http://www.bankrate.com/funnel/mortgages/. The average 15-year fixed mortgage rate [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-hit-new-record-lows-96675.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Fall in foreclosures temporary http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-fall-in-foreclosures-temporary-96525.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-fall-in-foreclosures-temporary-96525.htm#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:28:21 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=96525 Fall in US foreclosure temporary LPS The number of foreclosure starts fell 21.9% in October according to the latest data from Lender Processing Services Inc. NYSE: LPS. Y-Y new foreclosures are down 48% and the foreclosure inventory of homes for sale is down 7% compared with last year. The decline is likely to be only [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-fall-in-foreclosures-temporary-96525.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Home Price Index Improves http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-home-price-index-improves-96184.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-home-price-index-improves-96184.htm#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:58:35 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=96184 CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released its October CoreLogic HPI® report. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased on a year-over-year basis by 6.3 percent in October 2012 compared to October 2011. This change represents the biggest increase since June 2006 and the eighth consecutive increase in [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-home-price-index-improves-96184.htm/feed 0 2013 Commercial Real Estate Outlook USA http://www.livetradingnews.com/2013-commercial-real-estate-outlook-usa-93734.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/2013-commercial-real-estate-outlook-usa-93734.htm#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:28:20 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=93734 The U.S. presidential election may be over, but economic uncertainty will continue to hinder corporate decision making and impede improvement in commercial real estate fundamentals well into 2013, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s 2013 National Commercial Real Estate Outlook. Experts from the firm’s Research group presented key findings from the report in its annual media [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/2013-commercial-real-estate-outlook-usa-93734.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: New Home Sales Fall http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-new-home-sales-fall-95374.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-new-home-sales-fall-95374.htm#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:32:33 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=95374 US New Home Sales Fall 0.3% in October Sales of new homes in the US fell in October and the prior month’s figures were worse than 1st estimated, a sign that the housing recovery remains uneven. New single-family home sales decreased by 0.3% last month from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 368,000, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-new-home-sales-fall-95374.htm/feed 0 US Home Mortgage Applications Decline http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-decline-95360.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-decline-95360.htm#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:20:23 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=95360 US Home Mortgage Applications Decline The Mortgage Bankers Association MBA released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a decline of 0.9% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index compared with last week’s drop of 2.2%. The index is adjusted for the Thanksgiving holiday, unadjusted, the composite index fell by 24%. Applications for [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-decline-95360.htm/feed 0 US Home prices rise in September http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-rise-in-september-95249.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-rise-in-september-95249.htm#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:50:02 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=95249 US Home prices rise in September The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for September was higher for the 6th month running. The 20-city composite rose 0.3% in September, lower than the consensus expectation for a rise of 0.4% and below the August increase of 0.8%. On an annual basis, September prices were up 2.1% and 3% [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-rise-in-september-95249.htm/feed 0 Avalon NYSE:AVB, Equity Residential NYSE:EQR buy Archstone, create Super REIT http://www.livetradingnews.com/avalon-nyseavb-equity-residential-nyseeqr-buy-archstone-create-super-reit-95105.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/avalon-nyseavb-equity-residential-nyseeqr-buy-archstone-create-super-reit-95105.htm#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:45:31 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=95105 Avalon NYSE:AVB, Equity Residential NYSE:EQR buy Archstone, create Super REIT Equity Residential, and Avalonbay Communities Inc. are acquiring the Archstone Enterprises LP portfolio of apartment properties of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The deal announced late Monday values Archstone at about $6.5-B in cash and stock. Equity Residential will take about 60% of the assets and [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/avalon-nyseavb-equity-residential-nyseeqr-buy-archstone-create-super-reit-95105.htm/feed 0 US Home prices rise for 12 months running http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-rise-for-12-months-running-94638.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-rise-for-12-months-running-94638.htm#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:20:34 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=94638 US Home prices rise for 12 months running Z Real estate information website Zillow Inc. NASDAQ: Z said Wednesday that US home prices rose 1.1% M-M in October, marking the 12th straight monthly increase and the largest single monthly increase since August 2005. On the year, US home prices are up 4.7%, the largest annual [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-rise-for-12-months-running-94638.htm/feed 0 US Mortgage applications down on the Week http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-applications-down-on-the-week-94573.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-applications-down-on-the-week-94573.htm#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:34:37 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=94573 US Mortgage applications down on the Week The total number of mortgage applications filed in the US last week fell 13% from the prior week, while interest rates generally increased, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. On a seasonally adjusted basis that includes an adjustment for the Veteran’s Day holiday, MBA’s market-composite index decreased 2.2% [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-mortgage-applications-down-on-the-week-94573.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Data Shows Growth http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-data-shows-growth-94400.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-data-shows-growth-94400.htm#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:57:16 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=94400 US Housing Starts Up in October US home building rose in October to its highest rate in more than 4 yrs, the latest sign that the stagnant housing market is improving. Housing starts increased 3.6% last month from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Compared with a [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-data-shows-growth-94400.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Real home prices reach highest level since 2004 http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-real-home-prices-reach-highest-level-since-2004-94204.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-real-home-prices-reach-highest-level-since-2004-94204.htm#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:36:36 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=94204 The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index) rose sharply in October, primarily due to the second consecutive and significant increase in new home prices. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending[i]. “The housing market appears to be recovering after bottoming out, while energy prices have begun to recede and lift [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-real-home-prices-reach-highest-level-since-2004-94204.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Mortgage Rates Move Lower http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-move-lower-93730.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-move-lower-93730.htm#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:11:40 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=93730 Fixed mortgage rates were mostly lower this week, including the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate which dipped to 3.54 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.39 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage rate inched lower to 2.87 percent and the larger jumbo [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-rates-move-lower-93730.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Data Improves http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-data-improves-93511.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-data-improves-93511.htm#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:49:34 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=93511 US home mortgage applications + 12% The Mortgage Bankers Association released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a rise of 12.5% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index, compared with last week’s decrease of 5%. Unadjusted, the composite index rose by 12%. Applications for refinancing rose 13% seasonally adjusted, and seasonally adjusted [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-data-improves-93511.htm/feed 0 US 30-yr Mortgage rate falls again, at all time lows http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-30-yr-mortgage-rate-falls-again-at-all-time-lows-93404.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-30-yr-mortgage-rate-falls-again-at-all-time-lows-93404.htm#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:38:56 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=93404 US 30-yr Mortgage rate falls again, at all time lows Z Real-Estate website Zillow Inc. NASDAQ:Z said Tuesday its real-time rate on 30-yr, fixed mortgages declined from last week, matching an all-time low. Zillow said the 30-yr, fixed mortgage rate on its Mortgage Marketplace, which tracks mortgages on the real-estate company’s website, fell to 3.18% [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-30-yr-mortgage-rate-falls-again-at-all-time-lows-93404.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News California http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-california-2-92691.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-california-2-92691.htm#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:45:46 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=92691 California Metro real estate is back, running ahead of the nation The latest data from the National Association of Realtors is signaling for Q-3 of Y 2012 that California real estate is back The Western regional sales were the biggest driver of the total 7.6% US gain in the median home price of existing single-family [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-california-2-92691.htm/feed 0 Freddie Mac OTC:FMCC remains on track with profit gain in Q-3 http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otcfmcc-remains-on-track-with-profit-gain-in-q-3-92615.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otcfmcc-remains-on-track-with-profit-gain-in-q-3-92615.htm#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:59:09 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=92615 Investors saw Black Ink Tuesday in the financial statement of US mortgage giant Freddie Mac for Q-3 of Y 2012, an evidence that the overall housing market recovery maintained the momentum. The company reported profits of US$2.9-B with abundant interest income in the 3 months ending 30 September, following a net income of US$3-B a [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otcfmcc-remains-on-track-with-profit-gain-in-q-3-92615.htm/feed 0 US Housing Recovery Could Take 50 Yrs http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-recovery-could-take-50-yrs-92136.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-recovery-could-take-50-yrs-92136.htm#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:30:33 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=92136 US Housing Recovery Could Take 50 Yrs The housing market has begun to rebound, but it remains to be seen whether the recovery is sustainable, Yale University economist Robert Shiller said. He warned that it could take 50 yrs to return to its previous levels. The US Commerce Department reported last week that new-home sales [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-recovery-could-take-50-yrs-92136.htm/feed 0 Auction Without Reserve Announced For Rare, 112-acre Estate In Los Angeles http://www.livetradingnews.com/auction-without-reserve-announced-for-rare-112-acre-estate-in-los-angeles-91433.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/auction-without-reserve-announced-for-rare-112-acre-estate-in-los-angeles-91433.htm#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:12:23 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=91433 On November 30th one of the nation’s most prestigious estates will have a new owner. The Robert Taylor Ranch, a private, 112-acre property nestled in the Mandeville Canyon within Los Angeles’ affluent Brentwood neighborhood, only 10 miles from Rodeo Drive, will be sold during a live auction conducted by NYC-based Concierge Auctions. Originally listed for [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/auction-without-reserve-announced-for-rare-112-acre-estate-in-los-angeles-91433.htm/feed 0 US Home Mortgage Applications Fall http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-fall-91007.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-fall-91007.htm#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:44:58 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=91007 US Home Mortgage Applications Fall The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday, noting a drop of 12% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index compared with last week’s decrease of 4.2%. Unadjusted, the composite index fell by 2%. The refinancing rate fell slightly to 81% of total applications, down [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-mortgage-applications-fall-91007.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Prices on the Rise http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-on-the-rise-90871.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-on-the-rise-90871.htm#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:21:16 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90871 U.S. Home Values Show Biggest Quarterly Gain Since 2006, But Pace of Recovery is Uneven Across Markets Many Political Battleground States Show Quarterly Declines, According to Zillow Real Estate Market Reports Key facts: - National home values rose 1.3 percent from the second to the third quarter – the biggest quarterly gain since March 2006, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-prices-on-the-rise-90871.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Florida Shows Growth http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-florida-shows-growth-90555.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-florida-shows-growth-90555.htm#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:40:56 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90555 Florida’s housing market had higher pending sales, higher median prices and a reduced inventory of homes for sale in September, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. “Florida’s real estate market is no longer in recovery mode – stability and growth gain solid footing,” said 2012 Florida Realtors President Summer Greene, regional [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-florida-shows-growth-90555.htm/feed 0 US existing home sales for September http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-existing-home-sales-for-september-90396.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-existing-home-sales-for-september-90396.htm#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:47:41 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90396 US existing home sales for September The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Friday morning that existing US home sales declined by 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.75-M units in September, compared with an upwardly revised 4.83-M units in August. Analysts had been expecting a rate of 4.8-M units. From the report, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-existing-home-sales-for-september-90396.htm/feed 0 US Housing Starts at 4-yr High http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-starts-at-4-yr-high-90146.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-starts-at-4-yr-high-90146.htm#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:10:14 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90146 US Housing Starts at 4-yr High New US housing starts in September rose to an annual seasonally adjusted rate of 872,000, an increase of 15% from the revised August rate of 758,000 and a gain of 34.8% above the September 2011 rate of 647,000. A consensus estimate from a survey of economists expected the rate [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-starts-at-4-yr-high-90146.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Florida Recovering, Bargains Still Exist http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-florida-recovering-bargains-still-exist-90031.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-florida-recovering-bargains-still-exist-90031.htm#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:12:21 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=90031 In Southwest Florida, the industrial sector of the commercial real estate market is leading the pack with newly released data showing a top-three placement for lowest industrial vacancy rates in the nation. According to a recent Cushman and Wakefield market statistical report, the Naples metro area ranked No. 2 in the nation for the lowest [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-florida-recovering-bargains-still-exist-90031.htm/feed 0 Fitch raises forecast for US home sales http://www.livetradingnews.com/fitch-raises-forecast-for-us-home-sales-89855.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/fitch-raises-forecast-for-us-home-sales-89855.htm#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:10:24 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=89855 Fitch raises forecast for US home sales DHI, NVR, MDC, TOL, LEN, HOV The US housing market recovery has been one of the economy’s brighter stories this year. Now, Fitch Ratings says that the recovery is even better than folks thought. In its latest research on the US housing market, the ratings agency says: In [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/fitch-raises-forecast-for-us-home-sales-89855.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Recovery or Not? http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-recovery-or-not-89681.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-recovery-or-not-89681.htm#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:05:08 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=89681 US home prices may be rising, but it is too early to say that the housing market is in a full recovery. US Federal Reserve policies that aim to push already low interest rates even lower does not fuel more demand for housing. Housing by its nature takes time to bottom, recover and gain momentum. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-recovery-or-not-89681.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: California http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-california-89457.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-california-89457.htm#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:29:19 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=89457 California leading US out of housing bust KHB California, the state that led the US into the housing “Boom and Bust” with some of the most reckless subprime mortgage lending, is now leading the way out. A fall in new defaults in California helped push US foreclosure filings to the lowest level in almost 5 [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-california-89457.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Rates Drop http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-drop-88535.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-drop-88535.htm#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:25:53 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=88535 US rate on 30-yr Home mortgage hits record low at 3.36% Average US rates on fixed rate home mortgages fell to new record lows for the 2nd week running. The declines suggest the US Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts are having an impact. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on the 30-yr loan [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-rates-drop-88535.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Mortgage Prepayment Rate http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-prepayment-rate-88395.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-prepayment-rate-88395.htm#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:49:38 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=88395 US Mortgage prepayment rate at highest level since Y 2005 Mortgage prepayment rates have soared to the highest in 7 yrs as homeowners take advantage of the lowest borrowing costs on record to refinance. Home loans were repaid in August at a pace that would erase 25% of the debt in a year, according to [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-mortgage-prepayment-rate-88395.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate an Inflation Hedge? http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-an-inflation-hedge-88322.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-an-inflation-hedge-88322.htm#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:53:21 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=88322 US Home Mortgage Applications at 3-Yr High The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting an increase of 16.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index compared with last week’s total. Applications for refinancing rose 20%, seasonally adjusted, while seasonally adjusted purchase applications increased by 4% from the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-an-inflation-hedge-88322.htm/feed 0 US home prices + 4.6% in August, biggest rise in 6 yrs http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-4-6-in-august-biggest-rise-in-6-yrs-88220.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-4-6-in-august-biggest-rise-in-6-yrs-88220.htm#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:41:46 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=88220 US home prices + 4.6% in August, biggest rise in 6 yrs Home prices across the US are recovering, having made their largest leap in more than 6 yrs in August, according to a new report. Prices rose 4.6% in August from the same month last year, the biggest Y-Y increase since July 2006, according [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-home-prices-4-6-in-august-biggest-rise-in-6-yrs-88220.htm/feed 0 Case-Shiller data questions housing revival staying power http://www.livetradingnews.com/case-shiller-data-questions-housing-revival-staying-power-88016.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/case-shiller-data-questions-housing-revival-staying-power-88016.htm#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:01:22 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=88016 Case-Shiller data questions housing revival staying power Do not bet the house on a strong revival of the US property market, says the Yale University professor who predicted the bursting of the .com and subprime-mortgage bubbles. This week the S&P/Case-Shiller index showed home prices in the US climbed more than forecast in July from a [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/case-shiller-data-questions-housing-revival-staying-power-88016.htm/feed 0 Larry Ellison Buys $37M Home in Carbon Beach Malibu http://www.livetradingnews.com/larry-ellison-buys-37m-home-in-carbon-beach-malibu-87770.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/larry-ellison-buys-37m-home-in-carbon-beach-malibu-87770.htm#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:42:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=87770 The property sits on a three-quarter-acre lot includes three structures, creating a compound just steps from the sand. The main house is entered through a three-story skylit rotunda. Aside from the main home, there is also a two-story guesthouse for a total of nine bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and 10,317 square feet of living space that [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/larry-ellison-buys-37m-home-in-carbon-beach-malibu-87770.htm/feed 0 Trading Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) K-Certs, The New Subprime Market http://www.livetradingnews.com/trading-freddie-mac-otc-fmcc-k-certs-the-new-subprime-market-87496.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/trading-freddie-mac-otc-fmcc-k-certs-the-new-subprime-market-87496.htm#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:48:33 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=87496 Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today announced its first offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (“K Certificates”) backed exclusively by LIBOR-based, floating rate multifamily mortgages with five- and seven-year terms. The company expects to offer approximately $1.1 billion in K Certificates (“K-F01 Certificates”), which are expected to price the week of October 1, 2012, and settle on [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/trading-freddie-mac-otc-fmcc-k-certs-the-new-subprime-market-87496.htm/feed 0 Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) Beats the Feds http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otc-fmcc-beats-the-feds-87495.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otc-fmcc-beats-the-feds-87495.htm#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:43:25 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=87495 Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) today announced the dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit filed against the company in federal court in August 2008 alleging securities fraud. Judge John Keenan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Freddie Mac’s motion to dismiss, with prejudice, all claims asserted against Freddie [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otc-fmcc-beats-the-feds-87495.htm/feed 0 US 30-yr Mortgage rate back to All-time low http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-30-yr-mortgage-rate-back-to-all-time-low-86493.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-30-yr-mortgage-rate-back-to-all-time-low-86493.htm#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:38:16 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=86493 US 30-yr Mortgage rate back to All-time low Real-estate website Zillow Inc. said Tuesday its real-time rate on 30-yr fixed mortgages dropped back to its all- time low in the latest week. Zillow said the 30-yr fixed mortgage rate on its Mortgage Marketplace fell to 3.34%, from 3.38% a week earlier. The rate on Mortgage [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-30-yr-mortgage-rate-back-to-all-time-low-86493.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Forclosures Increase http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-forclosures-increase-85796.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-forclosures-increase-85796.htm#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:06:49 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=85796 US foreclosure rates up again The rate of foreclosures in the US has moved up again, after a number of months of improvement in some states. The way the courts in several states treat the foreclosure process is part of the reason, because courts can slow the procedure in some cases. The RealtyTrac’s Foreclosure Market [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-forclosures-increase-85796.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Florida Residential Price Index http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-florida-residential-price-index-85749.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-florida-residential-price-index-85749.htm#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:20:00 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=85749 Florida Realtors® has launched its new Residential Price Index reports, which give Realtors, their clients and others interested in the state’s housing market a better understanding of home price trends. “Realtors will be able to use the index, now and in the future, to give consumers an accurate picture as to what is actually happening [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-florida-residential-price-index-85749.htm/feed 0 U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook http://www.livetradingnews.com/u-s-economic-and-housing-market-outlook-3-85746.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/u-s-economic-and-housing-market-outlook-3-85746.htm#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:17:14 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=85746 Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) released today its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for September showing consumers and businesses have become more energy efficient thereby dampening the negative impact of recent fuel-price spikes on the economy. Moreover, monetary policy is unlikely to be affected by short-term fuel-price inflation, thus allowing for an extended and favorable interest-rate [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/u-s-economic-and-housing-market-outlook-3-85746.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Blue Ridge Mountains Magic for Auction http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-blue-ridge-mountains-magic-for-auction-85423.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-blue-ridge-mountains-magic-for-auction-85423.htm#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:35:33 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=85423 Virginia Historic Landmark c1895 Near Charlottesville To Sell To The Highest Bidder At An Absolute Auction By Concierge Auctions. 78-acre estate with multiple properties steeped in history to sell on October 18th in cooperation with Stevens & Company and McLean Faulconer, Inc. An exceptional 78-acre historic estate with unparalleled views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-blue-ridge-mountains-magic-for-auction-85423.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Update http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-update-85392.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-update-85392.htm#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:28:43 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=85392 US housing market recovery to be a gradual, long term climb FMNSF American’s outlook on housing continued to inch forward but the market recovery will remain tempered, said mortgage giant Fannie Mae (OTC PINK:FMNSF) Monday in a report. Consumer sentiment regarding the housing market continued its modestly positive trend, said Fannie Mae’s August 2012 National [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-update-85392.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Mortgage Relief Means New Taxes http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-relief-means-new-taxes-85091.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-relief-means-new-taxes-85091.htm#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:28:23 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=85091 Mortgage debt relief may bring new pain, a federal tax bill BAC, JPM, WFC, C A special exemption on principal reduction and other aid from US banks, in place since Y 2007, is set to expire at year’s end. Republican lawmakers are seeking an extension. Struggling homeowners who obtain reductions in their mortgage debt face [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-mortgage-relief-means-new-taxes-85091.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Rates and Applications Fall http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-rates-and-applications-fall-84776.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-rates-and-applications-fall-84776.htm#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:52:20 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=84776 US mortgage applications and interest rates fall The Mortgage Bankers Association released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a 2.5% decline in the group’s composite index compared with last week’s total. Applications for refinancing fell to a seasonally adjusted 3%, and purchase applications decreased by about 0.8% from the prior week. Unadjusted, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-rates-and-applications-fall-84776.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Beware of Mortgage and Savings Fraud http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-beware-of-mortgage-and-savings-fraud-84022.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-beware-of-mortgage-and-savings-fraud-84022.htm#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:54:55 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=84022 Economist Shayne Heffernan says people should be on guard against Mortgage and Savings Fraud Experian, the global information services company, has revealed that the mortgage industry saw a 23 per cent jump in attempted fraud rates between April and June 2012. In the meantime, Experian’s latest Fraud Index shows that fraud fell by three per [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-beware-of-mortgage-and-savings-fraud-84022.htm/feed 0 US: Real Estate: Home Prices Rose in the Second Quarter of 2012 http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-home-prices-rose-in-the-second-quarter-of-2012-83775.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-home-prices-rose-in-the-second-quarter-of-2012-83775.htm#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:45:23 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=83775 Data through June 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller(1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that all three headline composites ended the second quarter of 2012 with positive annual growth rates for the first time since the summer of 2010.  The national composite was up [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-home-prices-rose-in-the-second-quarter-of-2012-83775.htm/feed 0 Live the Resort Lifestyle at Huntington Beach http://www.livetradingnews.com/live-the-resort-lifestyle-at-huntington-beach-82805.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/live-the-resort-lifestyle-at-huntington-beach-82805.htm#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:01:47 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=82805 Pacific Shores, a breathtaking new community of bungalows and villas, announces the opening of Residence Four at The Bungalows. These exceptional attached homes offer maintenance-free living just three blocks from Huntington Beach, giving homeowners freedom to enjoy their new lifestyle. To celebrate, Pacific Shores is giving away a set of Beach Cruisers with the purchase [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/live-the-resort-lifestyle-at-huntington-beach-82805.htm/feed 0 US Real Estates: New York Goes Green http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estates-new-york-goes-green-81765.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estates-new-york-goes-green-81765.htm#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:57:59 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=81765 On July 18, 2012, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Senate Bill 1462 into law authorizing a municipal corporation to provide a real property tax exemption for improvements to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified or other green initiative certified buildings. Municipal corporations will now decide whether to adopt the exemption. Companies considering [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estates-new-york-goes-green-81765.htm/feed 0 Buying Beats Renting After Only Three Years http://www.livetradingnews.com/buying-beats-renting-after-only-three-years-81416.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/buying-beats-renting-after-only-three-years-81416.htm#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:29:58 +0000 LiveTradingNews.com wire staff http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=81416 For most buyers who intend to live in a home for at least three years, buying is a better financial decision than renting, according to a new analysis by Zillow. Zillow analyzed the “breakeven horizon” in more than 200 metros and 7,500 U.S. cities to determine how many years it would take before owning a [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/buying-beats-renting-after-only-three-years-81416.htm/feed 0 Mortgage Rates Tick Lower http://www.livetradingnews.com/mortgage-rates-tick-lower-81136.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/mortgage-rates-tick-lower-81136.htm#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:04:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=81136 Mortgage rates moved lower once again, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate setting a new record low of 3.78 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.43 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in your area, go to http://www.bankrate.com/funnel/mortgages/. The average 15-year fixed [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/mortgage-rates-tick-lower-81136.htm/feed 0 US housing market set to rebound http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-market-set-to-rebound-81063.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-market-set-to-rebound-81063.htm#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:30:09 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=81063 US housing market set to rebound FMCC The US housing sector is ready to get back to work while the construction industry continued to struggle on the jobs front, said the US mortgage giant Freddie Mac (FMCC) Wednesday in a report. Record-breaking low mortgage rates, supported by the Federal Reserve’s “Operation Twist”, had fueled housing [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-housing-market-set-to-rebound-81063.htm/feed 0 30-Year Fixed Rates As Low As 3.50% http://www.livetradingnews.com/30-year-fixed-rates-as-low-as-3-50-80850.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/30-year-fixed-rates-as-low-as-3-50-80850.htm#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:47:06 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80850 30-Rear Fixed-Rate Mortgage Qualification Requirements Refinance up to 95% of your primary home’s value Buy a home with as little as 5% down (primary home) Loan amounts from $25,000 to $2,000,000 How a 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Works Monthly payments based on interest rate, principal loan amount, and amortized interest over 30 years Your payment will [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/30-year-fixed-rates-as-low-as-3-50-80850.htm/feed 0 Refinance Your Investment Property http://www.livetradingnews.com/refinance-your-investment-property-80847.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/refinance-your-investment-property-80847.htm#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:44:44 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80847 Refinance Your Investment Property with Today’s LOW Rates Maximize your Return On Investment – lower your monthly mortgage payment and increase your rental income. Use the equity in your rental property to buy additional property or fund other investment opportunities. Quicken Loans allows you to invest in properties with up to four units, and you [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/refinance-your-investment-property-80847.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate: Housing Recovery Gains Momentum http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-housing-recovery-gains-momentum-80835.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-housing-recovery-gains-momentum-80835.htm#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:23:50 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80835 Housing Recovery Gains Momentum, June Sales and Prices Rise Higher The June RE/MAX National Housing Report shows that the housing recovery is real. On a year-to-year basis, home sales have now risen for twelve straight months and prices have inched higher for the past five months. Of the 53 metro areas included in the survey, [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-housing-recovery-gains-momentum-80835.htm/feed 0 USA Real Estate: How to Buy Right http://www.livetradingnews.com/usa-real-estate-how-to-buy-right-80742.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/usa-real-estate-how-to-buy-right-80742.htm#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:29:06 +0000 LiveTradingNews.com wire staff http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80742 Don’t Forget The 3 Main Home Buying Aspects! By Megan Gates Elliman Brooklyn Real Estate It is important to make sure that you are doing as much research as possible when you are trying to buy a home. To be an educated buyer means that you will be able to get the best home possible [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/usa-real-estate-how-to-buy-right-80742.htm/feed 0 Warren Buffett, Wells Fargo’s (NYSE:WFC) Invest in USA Real Estate http://www.livetradingnews.com/warren-buffett-wells-fargos-nysewfc-invest-in-usa-real-estate-80581.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/warren-buffett-wells-fargos-nysewfc-invest-in-usa-real-estate-80581.htm#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:41:14 +0000 Paul A Ebeling Jr http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80581 Wells Fargo’s (NYSE:WFC) goal should be US$1-T in mortgages BRK-A. BAC, JPM Warren Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A), said Wells Fargo & Co.’s dominance of US home lending will pay off as the housing market rebounds. “They have got a sensational mortgage operation,” Mr. Buffett said today in a TV interview from the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/warren-buffett-wells-fargos-nysewfc-invest-in-usa-real-estate-80581.htm/feed 0 Palazzo di Amore, in Beverly Hills For Sale http://www.livetradingnews.com/palazzo-di-amore-in-beverly-hills-for-sale-80419.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/palazzo-di-amore-in-beverly-hills-for-sale-80419.htm#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:36:57 +0000 Gossip in Hollywood http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80419 Billionaire real estate tycoon Jeff Greene is listing his Palazzo di Amore, in Beverly Hills, for $150M. Jeff Greene bought the 25-acre estate for $35M, and then invested another $15M. Inside the 43,000-square-foot main house there are 11 bedrooms, 14 baths, a 6,000-square-foot ballroom, marble hallways, and, according to reports about Greene’s wedding, a revolving [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/palazzo-di-amore-in-beverly-hills-for-sale-80419.htm/feed 0 Real Estate Los Angeles: Top Commercial Real Estate Lenders http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-los-angeles-top-commercial-real-estate-lenders-80208.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-los-angeles-top-commercial-real-estate-lenders-80208.htm#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:37:30 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=80208 Announcing a special recognition appearing in the January, 2012 issue of Real Estate Forum published by ALM. Lone Oak Fund was selected for the following honor: “Top Commercial Real Estate Lenders” A spokesperson from Lone Oak Fund commented on the recognition: “This is quite an honor for us. The fact that Real Estate Forum included [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-los-angeles-top-commercial-real-estate-lenders-80208.htm/feed 0 Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) on Mortgage Rates USA http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otcfmcc-on-mortgage-rates-usa-79485.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otcfmcc-on-mortgage-rates-usa-79485.htm#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:19:10 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=79485 Fixed Mortgage Rates Continue Finding New Record Lows Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates continuing to find new all-time record lows amid recent data showing less consumer spending and a contraction in the manufacturing industry. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has matched [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/freddie-mac-otcfmcc-on-mortgage-rates-usa-79485.htm/feed 0 Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:HOV) on New York Real Estate http://www.livetradingnews.com/hovnanian-enterprises-inc-nysehov-on-new-york-real-estate-78775.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/hovnanian-enterprises-inc-nysehov-on-new-york-real-estate-78775.htm#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:22:33 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=78775 Ara Hovnanian sells Manhattan townhouse, $17.9-M Ara Hovnanian, CEO of homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:HOV), sold a townhouse in Manhattan’s West Village for $17.9m, a 15% discount from the listing price. The buyer of the 8,100-sq-ft (750-sq-meter) home on West 12th Street was listed as 16 West 12 Holdings LLC, according to New York City [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/hovnanian-enterprises-inc-nysehov-on-new-york-real-estate-78775.htm/feed 0 First Mortgage Delinquency Balances Down 37% http://www.livetradingnews.com/first-mortgage-delinquency-balances-down-37-78256.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/first-mortgage-delinquency-balances-down-37-78256.htm#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:58:38 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=78256 Severely delinquent balances among first mortgages are on the decline according to Equifax’s May National Consumer Credit Trends Report. While still elevated relative to historic levels, the May 2012 total of $450 billion in delinquent balances represents a 37% decline from the peak of more than $700 billion in January 2010. Of note is that [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/first-mortgage-delinquency-balances-down-37-78256.htm/feed 0 Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(NYSE:BRK.A) Trading http://www.livetradingnews.com/berkshire-hathaway-inc-nysebrk-a-trading-77675.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/berkshire-hathaway-inc-nysebrk-a-trading-77675.htm#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:50:49 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=77675 Buffett wrote in a February letter to Berkshire shareholders. “Every day we are creating more households than housing units.” Warren Buffett, whose prediction last year of a housing recovery was premature, is raising his bet on a rebound with his $3.85 billion bid for a mortgage business and loan portfolio from bankrupt Residential Capital LLC. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/berkshire-hathaway-inc-nysebrk-a-trading-77675.htm/feed 0 What is Refinancing Worth? http://www.livetradingnews.com/what-is-refinancing-worth-77284.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/what-is-refinancing-worth-77284.htm#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:20:42 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=77284 President Obama has proposed a plan that will help millions of responsible homeowners save hundreds of dollars each month by refinancing their mortgages at today’s historically low interest rates. On average, homeowners who refinance will save $3,000 each year — that’s enough to pay for three years’ worth of auto insurance, among other things. Contact [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/what-is-refinancing-worth-77284.htm/feed 0 North Dakota is the fastest going state in the USA http://www.livetradingnews.com/north-dakota-is-the-fastest-going-state-in-the-usa-75815.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/north-dakota-is-the-fastest-going-state-in-the-usa-75815.htm#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:12:30 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=75815 According to figures released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US GDP increased 1.5%, less than 50% the 3.1% growth in the prior year, nevertheless the economy is moving in the right direction. In Y 2011, the real GDP of 11 states grew by at least a 2%. While some of these states, such as [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/north-dakota-is-the-fastest-going-state-in-the-usa-75815.htm/feed 0 Celebrity Real Estate: Hollywood Palladium $60m http://www.livetradingnews.com/celebrity-real-estate-hollywood-palladium-60m-75534.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/celebrity-real-estate-hollywood-palladium-60m-75534.htm#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:34:53 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=75534 The Hollywood Palladium is a theater located at 6215 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It was built in a Streamline Moderne, Art Deco style and includes an 11,200 square foot (1040 m²) dance floor with room for up to 4,000 people. The Hollywood Palladium is hitting the commercial real estate market and could sell for [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/celebrity-real-estate-hollywood-palladium-60m-75534.htm/feed 0 Real Estate News: The Mortgage Report http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-news-the-mortgage-report-74980.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-news-the-mortgage-report-74980.htm#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 11:15:05 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=74980 US mortgage applications were down slightly last week even as mortgage rates dropped to new lows, said the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey released Wednesday by the US Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The association said that the Market Composite Index of US mortgage applications, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, dipped 1.3% in the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-news-the-mortgage-report-74980.htm/feed 0 Florida Real Estate News http://www.livetradingnews.com/florida-real-estate-news-74547.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/florida-real-estate-news-74547.htm#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 16:31:35 +0000 Knightsbridge Law http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=74547 Anton Seiss is the realtor of choice in Jupiter Florida and Palm Beach County Florida when it comes to Waterfront homes and luxury real estate. Residential and commercial sales and rentals. Vacation rentals, re-locations and corporate housing are his specialties. Anton Seiss, the broker at Seiss Real Estate makes it a point to provide excellent [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/florida-real-estate-news-74547.htm/feed 0 Celebrity Real Estate: Britney Spears http://www.livetradingnews.com/celebrity-real-estate-britney-spears-73467.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/celebrity-real-estate-britney-spears-73467.htm#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 11:10:34 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=73467 After the court had to approve the sale of Britney Spears’ infamous “meltdown” house, it is now time for the couple who purchased it to start renovating. “It was an amazing deal for my client,” Josh Altman from Bravo’ hit reality show Million Dollar Listing told RadarOnline.com exclusively. “The man who purchased the home was [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/celebrity-real-estate-britney-spears-73467.htm/feed 0 Fannies Mae Results Show US Real Estate Improving http://www.livetradingnews.com/fannies-mae-results-show-us-real-estate-improving-73152.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/fannies-mae-results-show-us-real-estate-improving-73152.htm#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:10:11 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=73152 US mortgage giant Fannie Mae said Wednesday it had returned to profitability and would not need Treasury aid for the first time since the financial crisis. Fannie Mae reported net income of US$2.7-B in Q-1 this year, after a net loss of US$6.5-B in the same period last year and a net loss of US$2.4-B [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/fannies-mae-results-show-us-real-estate-improving-73152.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate Ready to Bounce http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-ready-to-bounce-71777.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-ready-to-bounce-71777.htm#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:40:50 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=71777 The US housing market is showing some signs of stabilization as price declines ease, and demand improves, causing some US economists to call a “Bottom” in the worst real estate collapse since the 1930′s. “The crash is over,” Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist, Mark Zandi, said in a interview that the “Crash is over.” He went [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-ready-to-bounce-71777.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Time to Buy Mortgages http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-time-to-buy-mortgages-71735.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-time-to-buy-mortgages-71735.htm#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:37:21 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=71735 PIMCO’s position change reflects US Fed’s less aggressive monetary policy Change in asset position of Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), the World’s largest bond fund, reflected expectations that the US Federal Reserve will not take an aggressive monetary policy such as the 3rd round of quantitative easing (QE-3), a South Korean market analyst said Tuesday. [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-time-to-buy-mortgages-71735.htm/feed 0 US Real Estate News: Case-Shiller http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-case-shiller-71672.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-case-shiller-71672.htm#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:36:56 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=71672 US home prices fall, Case-Shiller Case-Shiller housing research reports that home prices in the US continued their steep slide in January. The note said: Data through February 2012, released today by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed annual declines of 3.9% and 3.8% for the [...]

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]]> http://www.livetradingnews.com/us-real-estate-news-case-shiller-71672.htm/feed 0 Real Estate Research: Global Hotel Outlook 2012 http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-research-global-hotel-outlook-2012-71239.htm http://www.livetradingnews.com/real-estate-research-global-hotel-outlook-2012-71239.htm#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:23:15 +0000 Shayne Heffernan http://www.livetradingnews.com/?p=71239   HCM Heffernan Capital Management in conjunction with Knightsbridge Law Co Ltd www.knightsbridgelaw.com Buy, Sell, Fund, and Manage Hotels with a focus on the Emerging Markets of Asia, other subsidiaries XEDV and Kris Newswireprovides Marketing Partner Service for Real Estate and Hotels . This report sets out the developing trends in Hotel Real Estate and [...]

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