Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingNo Nationwide Housing Price Bubble says PMI Group- February 28, 2003 PMI says no housing price bubble as Risk Index remains stablehttp://housing-bubble.com/news/housing-price-bubble-280203.html New home sales decline no cause for alarm says NAHB- February 28, 2003 NAHB - slowdown practically inevitable but still strenght in the national housing markethttp://housing-bubble.com/news/home-sales-builders-280203.html Mortgage-backed securities lead U.S. bond issuance- February 28, 2003 Mortgage backed securites lead bond issuance to a record for the second year in a rowhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/mortgage-backed-securities-280203.html HUD launches program to create more barrier-free housing- February 27, 2003 HUD Program educates building and design industries about accessibility provisions of Fair Housing Acthttp://housing-bubble.com/news/hud-outreach-270203.html Access to insurance and soaring premiums are barriers to homeownerhip- February 27, 2003 Soaring homeowners insurance premiums and lack of coverage are barriers to homeownerhip claims NARhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/homeowners-insurance-270203.html Fitch: U.S. homebuilders in position to outperform again in 2003- February 27, 2003 Homebuilders to ouperform but Fitch sensitive to concerns about increasingly liberal lending standardshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fitch-homebuilders-270203.html New home sales fall 15 percent- February 27, 2003 New home sales fall 15 percent in January, prices also drophttp://housing-bubble.com/news/home-sales-fall-270203.html Home Builders support HUD RESPA proposal to simplify home buying process- February 26, 2003 NAHB supports proposal to simplify home buying process as potential to simplify mortgage shopping and loan closingshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/homebuilders-respa-260203.html Luxury home values in California rise 3 percent in 2002- February 26, 2003 California luxury home values - San Diego Values Highest In Survey's History Los Angeles Values Rise To 10-Year Highhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/california-home-values-260203.html Call for appraiser safeguards to be preserved in RESPA- February 26, 2003 Appraisal Institute and American Society of Appraisers call for preservation of appraiser safeguards in RESPA reformshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/appraiser-safeguards-260203.html |