Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingFreddie Mac Commits $2 Million to expand minority home ownership- February 22, 2003 Freddie Mac to help the national NeighborWorks networkhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/freddie-mac-220203.html Countrywide Financial Corporation comments on Fitch rating action- February 20, 2003 Countrywide reponds to Fitch Ratings Watch Negative claims effectve hedging of MSR'shttp://housing-bubble.com/news/countrywide-rating-200203.html Fitch places Countrywide on Rating Watch Negative- February 20, 2003 Fitch concerned by risks of high levels of MSR's as percentage of equity and hedging MSR volatilityhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fitch-countrywide-200203.html Housing Starts rise to highest level since 1986- February 19, 2003 Housing Starts rise multi-family home permits fall in latest Commerce Dept datahttp://housing-bubble.com/news/housing-starts-rise-190203.html California leads record breaking luxury home sales- February 14, 2003 Coldwell Banker Real Estate reports record breaking luxury home saleshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/luxury-home-sales-140203.html Orleans Homebuilders announces income increase- February 14, 2003 Orleans Homebuilders announces net income increased 53 percent compared to prior year periodhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/orleans-homebuilders-140203.html Florida home sales and prices rise- February 14, 2003 Florida home sales rise,home prices increases Q4 2002http://housing-bubble.com/news/florida-home-sales-140203.html California detached home price breaks record in Q4- February 14, 2003 California detached home price breaks record, sales up 15.8 percent Q4http://housing-bubble.com/news/california-detached-home-140203.html Real estate market is vulnerable in wartime- February 14, 2003 House prices may fall if U.S. goes to war says Wall Street Journalhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/real-estate-war-140203.html Housing industry calls for tax credits and incentives- February 12, 2003 Housing industry coalition calls for measures to increase the nation's affordable housing supplyhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/housing-industry-120203.html |