Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingBuilders urge major push to address unmet rural housing needs- June 20, 2003 Significant need for new production of affordable housing units and access to competitively priced credit in rural areashttp://housing-bubble.com/news/rural-housing-200603.html Housing affordability a problem say builders- June 20, 2003 Despite strong housing market housing affordability remains a serious problem for many say buildershttp://housing-bubble.com/news/housing-affordability-nahb-200603.html Mortgage delinquencies fall, foreclosures rise slightly in Q1- June 20, 2003 Latest MBA survey finds minor decrease in overall delinquency rate while percentage of loans in process of foreclosure rose for all loan types during Q1http://housing-bubble.com/news/mortgage-delinquencies-200603.html Bay Area homes for sale - numbers up on month, down on year- June 20, 2003 Numbers of Bay Area homes for sale up on month and prices reach new peakhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/bay-area-home-sale-200603.html Study - homeownership creates benefits for individuals and communities- June 19, 2003 Homeownership Alliance study finds homeownership provides numerous social benefits for both individuals and communitieshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/homeownership-social-benefits-190603.html Refinancing activity increases in latest MBA survey- June 18, 2003 Composite Index increased by 0.7 percent - up 192.6 percent compared to the same week a year earlierhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/refinancing-mba-180603.html More boomers plan to relocate for retirement- June 18, 2003 Baby boomer opinion survey finds 59 percent of those surveyed plan to relocate for retirementhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/boomer-relocation-180603.html Southern California homes for sale - numbers up on month- June 18, 2003 Strong southern california home sales continue but numbers down on yearhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/southern-california-homes-sale-180603.html MBA forecasting $3.3 trillion in mortgage originations- June 18, 2003 MBA expects 68 percent will be loans to refinance existing mortgageshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/mortgage-originations-180603.html Housing starts and building permits rise- June 17, 2003 Housing strats rise 6.1 percent, building permits rise 3.7 percenthttp://housing-bubble.com/news/housing-starts-170603.html |