National Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Exceed Projections

According to the National Association of REALTORS®, existing home sales surpassed both May sales and expectations for June

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 30, 2014

Last week brought several economic and housing sector reports including Existing Home Sales, Case-Shiller and FHFA home prices for April, as well as New Home Sales.

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – June 2, 2014

Last week’s economic news was fairly quiet due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday and no scheduled news released on Wednesday.

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 21, 2014

Last week’s economic news supported the general outlook for moderate economic growth. Housing related news included the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for April and Housing Starts for March.

Case-Shiller Index Posts 4% Annual Home Price Gain

The Case-Shiller Index showed home prices gaining 4.3 percent during the 12-month period ending October 2012.