Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingBuilders pick up the pace of new construction- June 17, 2003 Builders still projecting 1.7 million housing starts for all of 2003http://housing-bubble.com/news/builders-housing-starts-170603.html Fitch: U.S. housinghomebuilders still positively influencing economy- June 17, 2003 Fitch anticipates further growth in builder profits and cash flows despite lower residential construction activityhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fitch-homebuilders-170603.html California's Housing Affordability unchanged as home prices rise- June 13, 2003 Interest rates keep California's Housing Affordability Index unchanged in April despite rise in median home pricehttp://housing-bubble.com/news/california-home-prices-130603.html MBA warns of fall in homeownership rates if FCRA changed- June 13, 2003 MBA testimony on The Role of FCRA in the Credit Granting Process and effect on homeownership rateshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/mba-fcra-testimony-130603.html Builders testify on solutions to remove affordable housing barriers- June 12, 2003 Builders call on Congress to take steps to remove affordable housing barriers and expand homeownership opportunitieshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/builders-affordability-120603.html 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage still dropping- June 11, 2003 Refinancing activity remains stronghttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fixed-rate-mortgage-mba-110603.html Freddie Mac provides SEC update- June 11, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission starts fromal investigation of Freddie Machttp://housing-bubble.com/news/freddie-mac-sec-110603.html Study finds workforce heroes cannot afford homes- June 11, 2003 Essential workers working in central cities have less than a one-in-three chance of finding a home they can affordhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/workforce-housing-affordability-110603.html Lennar reports 50 percent increase in Earnings Per Share- June 10, 2003 Lennar reports US homebuilding market remains strong as a result of favorable supply and demand trendshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/lennar-eps-100603.html Group expresses concern over reasons for Freddie Mac shakeup- June 9, 2003 Citizens Against Government Waste reacts strongly to Freddie Mac shakeuphttp://housing-bubble.com/news/cagw-freddie-090603.html |