The Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index shows home values up 0.8% in April on a monthly, seasonally-adjusted basis.
With Retail Sales And Consumer Confidence Rising, Home Prices Are Expected To Follow
If you have plans to buy a home in 2012, the best time to buy may be now. Today’s mortgage rates are low and so are the home prices — a combination that’s unlikely to last.
Retail Sales Rise For 7th Straight Month; Mortgage Rates Worsen
If consumer spending is a keystone element in the U.S. economic recovery, a full-on rebound is likely underway. Retail Sales is higher for 7 straight months and is now at an all-time high.
Retail Sales Weak In December; Home Affordability Gets A Boost
Mortgage rates are easing lower this morning on just-released, slightly worse-than-expected Retail Sales data from December 2010.