Wednesday, May 7, 2008

National Residential Trends


Is Housing Slump at the Bottom?

How low will real estate go?
5/5/2008 1:00:00 AM [L.A. Times - Business]

Bulletproof housing markets get hit
5/6/2008 9:38:42 AM [Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com]
The mortgage meltdown has finally gotten to Seattle, Charlotte and and other cities where prices had been holding up.

Foreclosures spike 112%, with no end in sight
4/29/2008 3:05:13 AM [Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com]

Homeowner Vacancy Rate Rises
4/28/2008 2:56:00 PM [WSJ.com: What's News US]
The share of homes vacant and for sale, an important measure of the nation's housing supply, set a record in the first quarter in a signal that the glut of homes on the market isn't improving.

The incredible shrinking house
5/7/2008 6:38:30 AM [Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com]
Soaring fuel costs, environmental concerns and aging baby boomers mean the American dream home is a lot smaller than it used to be.

Green Homes are still hot despite falling real estate market
3/11/2008 4:29:25 PM

'Uncharted territory' for homes
4/23/2008 2:38:52 AM
Yale University economist Robert Shiller, pioneer of the widely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index, said there's a good chance housing prices will fall further than the 30 percent drop in the depression of the 1930s.

Where Housing Is Headed
WSJ
Chart showing overall strength of regional markets.