Housing BubbleHousing bubble news and commentary on trends in real estate prices,investor behavior and home buyingNearly one in seven buyers owned or bought a second home in Q1- July 15, 2003 Nearly one in seven home buyers owned or bought a second home during first quarterhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/second-home-buyers-150703.html Census Bureau releases commuting and housing data- July 14, 2003 Census Bureau releases commuting and housing data for 13 Metro Areashttp://housing-bubble.com/news/commuting-housing-data-140703.html Large suburban cities in West are fastest-growing- July 12, 2003 Large suburban cities in West are fastest growing according to Census Bureau,Gilbert leadshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/fastest-growing-cities-120703.html California's Housing Affordability Index falls- July 11, 2003 California's Housing Affordability Index falls one point in May affordability gap between California and U.S. at 32 pointshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/california-housing-affordability-110703.html Homeownership and housing strength to continue through 2003- July 10, 2003 Leading homeownership and housing sector economists predicted a record-setting year for housinghttp://housing-bubble.com/news/homeownership-strength-100703.html ECRI says downturn in home prices unlikely this year- July 9, 2003 Leading Home Price Index indicates home prices will remain buoyant in near termhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/ecri-home-prices-090703.html Realtors home sales forecast stronger than earlier predicted- July 9, 2003 Home sales forecast volume stronger than earlier projected,should surpass last year's record say realtorshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/home-sales-forecast-090703.html Western Washington home sales rise- July 8, 2003 Home sales in Western Washington rise sharply from year agohttp://housing-bubble.com/news/washington-home-sales-080703.html Hovnanian Enterprises announces 44 percent increase in June 2003 new home orders- July 2, 2003 A leading national homebuilder reports rise number of new home orders which includes effects of acquisitionshttp://housing-bubble.com/news/hovnanion-020703.html NAHB boosts forecast for 2003 sales of new single-family homes- July 2, 2003 Builders boost forecast for 2003 sales of new single-family homes to record-high 985,000, say housing market will continue to provide strong suppot to economyhttp://housing-bubble.com/news/family-homes-forecast-020703.html |