Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingHUD's Proposed RESPA rule would hurt consumers says ICBA- February 25, 2003 ICBA claims bill will damage consumers small loan originators and settlement service providershttp://housing-bubble.com/news/hud-respa-250203.html Florida home sales and prices rise in January- February 25, 2003 Florida existing home sales rise 13 percent prices rise 11 percenthttp://housing-bubble.com/news/florida-home-sales-250203.html Illinois home sales fall, prices rise- February 25, 2003 Illinois statewide median price up 8.1 percent,sales fall 0.7 percenthttp://housing-bubble.com/news/illinois-home-sales-250203.html Middle market housing still rising in Los Angeles and Orange Counties- February 25, 2003 Study shows home buyers continue to take advantage of low interest rates as prices continue to risehttp://housing-bubble.com/news/middle-market-la-250203.html Existing home sales hit new record in January- February 25, 2003 Existing single-family home sales rise 3 percent, prices increasehttp://housing-bubble.com/news/existing-home-sales-250203.html California median home price up 17.3 percent, sales ris 0.1 percent- February 25, 2003 California home price rises and flat sales raises affordability concernshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/california-home-price-250203.html Manpower survey shows hiring activity to decline in second quarter- February 24, 2003 Employers will be hiring at slower pace in Q2 2003 according to Manpower Employment Outlook Surveyhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/hiring-outlook-240203.html Lowe's reports record earnings for fourth quarter and fiscal year- February 24, 2003 Lowe's world's second largest home improvement retailer reports net earnings $1.47 billion in 2002http://housing-bubble.com/news/lowes-results-240203.html Homebuyers confusion demands education and guidance- February 24, 2003 Homebuyers report difficulty and confusion delays in closing their house purchase according to surveyhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/homebuyer-education-240203.html OCC issues predatory lending guidelines- February 22, 2003 OCC issues releases establishing nationwide guidance to guard against predatory lending practiceshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/predatory-lending-guidelines-220203.html |