California foreclosures fall, reducing housing market’s shadow inventory
In another positive sign for the housing market, the nation’s so-called shadow inventory of properties in the foreclosure pipeline fell by more than 10 percent in July from the same period a year...
View ArticleHousing Recovery Signals Are Real This Time, Says S&P
After what it called years of tenuous signals indicating that the housing recovery was underway Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Service say this time it is different. S&P’s Ratings Direct...
View ArticleHousing’s ‘Shadow Inventory’ Still Haunts Banks
The term “shadow inventory” refers to real estate properties that are either in foreclosure and have not yet been sold, or to homes that owners are delaying sale until prices improve. Shadow inventory...
View ArticleHousing Market Slow to Hit Its Spring Stride
A flurry of recent housing data suggests that the market’s spring selling season is getting off to a slow start, a worrisome sign after a winter of expectations that warmer weather would rekindle...
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