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California home sales rose for the third consecutive month in December, marking the highest level since January 2011, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).    Sales also were up from a year ago, marking the sixth consecutive annual increase. “With the economy slowly improving, home buyers ...

Homebuilder confidence is soaring.For the fourth straight month, the National Association of Homebuilders reports an increase in its Housing Market Index. The index climbed 4 points to 25 this month – its second four-point gain since October. With home sales activity increasing across all four regions, the monthly ...

Pending home sales continued to gain in November and reached the highest level in 19 months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, increased 7.3 percent to 100.1 in November from an upwardly revised 93.3 in October and is 5.9 percent above ...

The percentage of home buyers who could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California rose to 52 percent in the third quarter of 2011, up from 51 percent in second-quarter 2011 and was up from 46 percent in the third quarter of 2010, according to C.A.R.’s Traditional Housing Affordability Index (HAI).  ...

After falling to a 13-year low during the second quarter, the homeownership rate posted a highly unexpected rise in the third quarter, according to a Census Bureau report released Wednesday. With foreclosures forcing homeowners out of their homes and buyers waiting on the sidelines as home values declined, the homeownership rate has been on the ...

Monday Morning Update October 24, 2011OktoberfestSaturday & Sunday through October 29, 2011  12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Come to the Annual Oktoberfest in Lake Arrowhead Village. Enjoy authentic German food, contests, games, prizes, music, dancing, and much more! Reserve your table now. For more information please call (909) 337-2533 or ...

  Home values were down on a yearly basis in August, but showed relative stability in the near term, according to indices that track home values nationwide.   Home values fell 4.5 percent year over year in August, to $172,600, and remained essentially flat compared to July, according to the Zillow Home Value Index, released today. ...

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Mortgage applications rose 9.3% this past week as borrowers refinanced their home loans at exceptionally low interest rates. The Mortgage Bankers Association said refinancing apps grew dramatically, with the refi index jumping 11.2%, after the Fed announced it would move its portfolio towards longer-term Treasury securities. Meanwhile, the ...

Existing-home sales increased in August, even with ongoing tight credit and appraisal problems, along with regional disruptions created by Hurricane Irene, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Monthly gains were seen in all regions. Total existing-home sales , which are completed transactions that include single-family, ...