Some Positive Articles in the House Market… Good time to buy? Absolutely!!!!
Housing Market Turns Corner; U.S. Home Values Post First Annual Increase In Nearly Five Years
Home values in the United States have reached a bottom. The Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)[1] rose on an annual basis for the first time since 2007, increasing 0.2 percent year-over-year to $149,300, according to Zillow's second quarter Real Estate Market Reports[2]. Values have risen for four consecutive months. Nearly one-third of metros, or 53 of the 167 covered by the Real Estate Market Reports, posted annual increases in home values. The largest increase came in Phoenix, where home values are up 12.1 percent from the second quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2012. Zillow Press Release
Home Prices Reflect Strengthening
Home prices in the second quarter rose from the year-ago period for the first time since 2007, according to a closely watched index, the latest indication the housing market is starting to recover. The report, which is scheduled to be released Tuesday by real-estate firm Zillow Inc., found that for the quarter ending in June, home values were up 0.2% from the same period in 2011. Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Number Of California Homes Entering Foreclosure Is At Five-Year Low
California's foreclosure crisis appears to be ebbing as fewer home loans enter default and its once-troubled housing market heads into recovery. The latest evidence of improvement came Monday when real estate firm DataQuick reported that the number of California homes entering the foreclosure process slipped to the lowest level since mid-2007. The number of homes lost to foreclosure plummeted. LA Times
Goldman Sees Recovery Starting For Housing
U.S. homebuilders are an attractive investment as the housing market starts a “strong” recovery that may drive a surge in new-home sales, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) (GS) said in a report today. Housing has a “long list of positives,” including rising prices, job growth, supportive government policies and a decline in the so-called shadow inventory of homes, Goldman Sachs analysts Joshua Pollard and Anto Savarirajan wrote in a note to clients. They raised their rating on the homebuilding industry to attractive from neutral. BusinessWeek
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