Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingNew home sales fall 8.1 percent, inventories rise- March 26, 2003 New home sales fall 8.1 percent inventories rise to highest level in five yearshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/home-sales-fall-260303.html Refinance Index falls in MBA survey- March 26, 2003 Refinance Index falls Purchase Index and mortgage rates increasehttp://housing-bubble.com/news/refinance-index-260303.html California home sales fall 7.1 percent prices rise- March 25, 2003 California home sales fall and prices rise in Februaryhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/california-home-sales-prices-250303.html Freddie Mac restatement process on track- March 25, 2003 Freddie Mac expects cumulative effect to materially increase past earningshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/freddie-mac-restatement-250303.html Existing home sales fall in February- March 25, 2003 Drop in existing home sales was expected says NARhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/existing-home-sales-250303.html Florida home sales and prices rise in February- March 25, 2003 Florida existing home sales rise 10 percent prices rise 8 percent over a yearhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/florida-home-sales-250303.html Illinois home sales and prices rise- March 25, 2003 Illinois price of existing single-family homes and sales risehttp://housing-bubble.com/news/illinois-home-sales-250303.html Local businessmen seek to revitalize Detroit neighborhood- March 24, 2003 Detroit developers to break ground on one of largest Eastside housing developmentshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/detroit-housing-240303.html MBA Survey shows mortgage delinquencies down- March 24, 2003 National Delinquency Survey shows mortgage delinquencies decreased loans in forclosure increasedhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/mortgage-delinquencies-240303.html Fitch: Home mortgage industry largely insulated from war's impact- March 21, 2003 Mortgage industry insulated from war no national housing bubble says Fitchhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/mortgage-industry-war-210303.html |