Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingLennar reports record EPS for Q1 2003- March 18, 2003 Lennar revenues from sales of homes increased 30 percent in the first quarter of 2003http://housing-bubble.com/news/lennar-eps-180303.html Fannie Mae passes halfway point in $2 trillion American Dream Commitment- March 17, 2003 Fannie Mae and its lender partners fulfilled over half of pledge to provide $2 trillion in home financinghttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fannie-american-dream-180303.html Builders confidence undermined by weather war and weak economy- March 17, 2003 Builder confidence falls to lowest level since November 2002 as fears mount on war,jobs and economyhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/builder-confidence-170303.html Builder confidence rises strongly in June- March 16, 2003 Housing Market Index (HMI) rises five points report home buildershttp://housing-bubble.com/news/housing-market-index-160603.html Bank One and Fannie Mae to help homeownership grow in Michigan- March 14, 2003 $12.5 billion community lending alliance with 25 percent targeted at increasing homeownership among minoritieshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/bank-one-fannie-140303.html Tarragon Realty Investors reports strong results- March 14, 2003 Tarragon Realty Investors reports revenues increase 14 percent year to yearhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/tarragon-results-140303.html KB Home reports record first quarter earnings- March 14, 2003 KB Home's higher unit delivery volume and operating margin drove net income to new first quarter recordhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/kb-home-results-140303.html Northwest Corridor Homeownership Initiative launched- March 14, 2003 Northwest corridor homeownership initiative launched with Freddie Mac and Bank of America to increase minority home ownershiphttp://housing-bubble.com/news/northwest-homeownership-140303.html Rev Sharpton leads demo against Charter One Bank lending practices- March 14, 2003 NABO NAN say Charter One of Michigan not significantly improved minority lending practiceshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/sharpton-charter-140303.html NCRC releases Best and Worst Lenders: A Consumers' Guide- March 13, 2003 Best and Worst Lenders ranks thrifts, mortgage companies and credit unions for minority consumershttp://housing-bubble.com/news/ncrc-best-lenders-130303.html |