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5 Risks to the Housing Market Recovery

While most prognosticators are predicting improved housing market conditions in 2015, there are still some risk factors which could derail the recovery. In the following article, five potential obstacles to

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Residential Investment to Increase in 2015?

One of the most lucid commentators on housing market economics, Calculated Risk’s Bill McBride, see an increase in residential investment for 2014. As the charts in this blog post make

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Corelogic’s 2015 Housing Outlook

For 2015, Corelogic sees the lower-end / first-time homebuyer market taking primacy over the higher-end price category as employment growth strengthens, particularly among the first-time homebuyer age group. As a

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More 2015 Housing Market Predictions

In this article from Forbes, 11 factors that are likely to play into the housing market in 2015 are outlined. The bottom line – expect modest improvement in housing market

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Will 3% Mortgages Boost the Housing Market?

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government-sponsored enterprises, detailed guidelines this week to buy loans from lenders made to borrowers at up to a 97% loan-to-value ratio. As a result of

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The Return of the McMansion

In the aftermath of the bursting of the housing bubble, many pundits expounded upon “the end of the suburbs” with even a book written by that name. However, the data

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Housing Outlook 2015

Kiplinger sets forth its perspective on the housing market for 2015. Among the key takeaways – modest price appreciation, return of first-time buyers and increased new home production. All-in-all, similar

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Slowing Home Price Appreciation

No real surprise here – after a sharp bounce back off the bottom, particularly in core markets, home prices appear to be leveling off. Overall, this is probably not bad

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Mortgage Standards Set to Loosen

In what could potentially be a major catalyst for the housing market, new guidelines – meant to provide greater clarity as to when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can force

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Foreign Investors Pulling Back

There is no doubt that the foreign investor has played an out-sized role in the high-end of the housing market over the past few years, but their willingness to keep