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Posted March 1, 2012 by

New Home Sales Exceed Expectations.

New home sales exceeded forecasts in the latest government readings Friday, another sign of a long-awaited recovery in the battered housing market.

The Census Bureau reported that the pace of new home sales hit a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 321,000 in January, up from the previous reading for December and better than economists' forecasts. Census also revised the December figure higher to a rate of 324,000, meaning that the pace of sales was about 6% stronger that month than the original estimate.

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Posted January 11, 2012 by

Mortgage delinquencies & foreclosure rates are projected to decline in 2012 according to new study.

A recent article published from Main Street reports that severe mortgage delinquencies (home payments 90+ days late) are declining.

 

In December 2009 late delinquencies were at 10.4 percent, however in June 2011 the rate decreased to 9.3 percent. This figure is still high, but an improvement none the less.

 

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