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Is Now a Good Time to Invest in a Home?

Posted Dec 8th 2010 5:00PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Forecasts, Housing

A frequent question voiced in dinner party circles in this neck of the woods (the metropolitan New York City area) is, 'Is now a good time to consider buying or investing in a home?'

Well, the latest S&P Case Shiller home price index suggests that home prices are likely to remaining sluggish -- selected, niche market gains, with flattish prices in most other markets -- through at least mid-2011. Hence, from a home price standpoint, the bias in tipped toward waiting a quarter or two, if you do not have to purchase a home.

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Housing starts jump 17% in May

Posted Jun 16th 2009 12:20PM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Good news, Economic Data, Housing

This is good news! The Commerce Department reported that housing starts soared 17% in May. Housing starts increased to 532,000 from 454,000 the prior month. Projections were for an increase to only 485,000.

Here are the supporting numbers:

Permits rose to 518,000, up from 498,000. Forecasts were for 508,000.
Single family homes rose 7.5% to 401,000, the third straight monthly gain.

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Housing starts fall 6% in September to 17-year low

Posted Oct 17th 2008 11:10AM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Forecasts, Bad News, Economic Data, Housing, Recession

U.S. housing starts decreased 6.3% in September -- the U.S. Commerce Department announced Friday, as builders attempted to reduce supply amid the nation's worst housing slump in more than a generation. (pdf)

Housing starts fell to an 817,000 annual rate in September, the U.S. Commerce Department announced. It was the lowest housing start pace in 17 years. (pdf)

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected housing starts to total an 880,000 annualized rate in September. Housing starts for August were revised lower to 872,000 from 895,000.

Over the past four months, housing starts have averaged a 932,000 annual pace, down from 973,000 for the four months ending in August.

Further, single family home starts fell 12% to a 544,000 annualized rate in September, their lowest level in 16 years.

Also, building permits declined 8.3% in September to a 786,000 annualized rate -- a 27-year low.

In addition, housing starts are down 31.1% in the past year, single-family starts are down 42%.

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