Home Prices Rise in January

Home prices rose 9.7 percent in January from a year ago, according to data  released Tuesday by CoreLogic. That’s up from an 8.3 percent increase in  December and the biggest annual gain since April 2006.

Read more: http://business.time.com/2013/03/05/us-home-prices-rose-by-most-in-nearly-7-years/#ixzz2NpB7hMYD

Home Prices Are Increasing

National home prices are expected to climb 0.6 percent in the next year,
according to the latest home price report by Fiserv Case-Shiller.  But over the next five
years, home prices are expected to rise 3.3 percent.

http://www.caseshiller.fiserv.com/fiserv-case-shiller-home-price-index-changes.aspx

 

The Idea of Investment in Housing Returns

Prices for single-family homes climbed in 88 percent of U.S. cities in the fourth quarter.  The most recent national median price for an existing single-family home is about $179,000, a 10 percent rise from a year earlier, which was the biggest gain since 2005.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-13/housing-as-an-investment-yes-that-idea-is-back

Housing Rebounds Continues in January with Strong Sales and Price Gains

Home prices were up 12.3%.  That marked the biggest percentage gain since January 2005.  Previously-owned homes sold at an annual pace of 4.92 million homes, 9% higher than this time last year.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/21/news/economy/home-sales/#sthash.JZh1AKbw.dpuf

Strong Finish for Year End Home Prices

National median home prices saw the biggest annual gain in seven years.

http://www.dsnews.com/articles/nar-reports-strong-finish-for-national-metro-area-home-prices-2013-02-11

http://www.realtor.org/news-releases/2013/02/fourth-quarter-metro-area-home-prices-show-strongest-performance-in-seven-years?om_rid=AABnQy&om_mid=_BRJorUB8w8W897&om_ntype=NARWeekly

Housing Market Continues To Rebound

The housing market is rebounding faster than anyone thought possible.  Consumer confidence is up, home prices are increasing, supply is dropping, inventory is declining and unemployment is improving.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-15/recovery-in-u-s-saving-8-million-underwater-homeowners.html

Housing and Labor Strengthen the US Economy

The housing market is in a steady recovery.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-27/jobless-claims-in-u-s-fall-as-holiday-leads-to-more-estimates.html

Housing is Leading the Economy Recovery

More evidence that home prices are rising again, and the housing market is recovering, and it is taking the stock market along with it.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/waggoner/2012/12/27/investing-waggoner-housing-stocks/1793047/

Housing Rebounds in 2012

The Case Shiller Index in December showed a fifth consecutive month of year-over-year increases in home prices nationwide.

Read more: http://business.time.com/2012/12/27/housing-numbers-recovery-fed/#ixzz2H6vAre5x

Existing Home Sales and Home Prices Continue Upwards Trend for Nov

Existing-home sales continued to improve in November with low inventory supply pressuring home prices.

The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $180,600 in November, up 10.1 percent from November 2011. This is the ninth consecutive monthly year-over-year price gain, which last occurred from September 2005 to May 2006.

http://www.realtor.org/news-releases/2012/10/november-existing-home-sales-and-prices-maintain-uptrend?om_rid=AABnQy&om_mid=_BQ07ERB8v0S3$T&om_ntype=NARWeekly