Posts Tagged ‘Housing Market’

Hope for Housing Market Justified?

{ Posted on Feb 22 2012 by CNBC }
(Please visit the site to view this media)Even though there are signs of life in the housing market, some pretty big headwinds remain, reports CNBC's Diana Olick....(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you ...Read More »

New mortgage commitments setting the scene for improved buying activity

{ Posted on Feb 16 2012 by Tim Lawless }
The number of housing finance commitments continued to improve in December, rising 8.7% over the quarter according to the seasonally adjusted series from the ABS released this week.  The adjusted figures for December were the highest since March 2010; a ...Read More »

Stamp Duty holiday pushing up sales, says RICS

{ Posted on Feb 14 2012 by Mortgage Strategy - News }
House sales edged up in January as an increasing number of first-time buyers look to beat the end of the Stamp Duty holiday in March, according to the latest UK housing market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Read More »

Stamp Duty rush boosts January valuations

{ Posted on Feb 09 2012 by Mortgage Strategy - News }
Demand from first-time buyers looking to beat the end of the Stamp Duty holiday boosted residential valuations in January, according to Connells Survey and Valuation’s latest housing market activity report. Read More »

Sam Zell’s Commercial Real Estate Strategy

{ Posted on Feb 08 2012 by CNBC }
(Please visit the site to view this media)Weighing in on his company's strategy during a troublesome housing market, with Sam Zell, Equity Group Investments chairman....(read more)Forward this article via email:  Send a copy of this story to someone you know that ...Read More »