Home Sales Expected to Lift in 2012: NAR By: Ryan Schuette 11/11/2011 Today’s record-low mortgage rates and southerly home sales will post gains into next year, according to the economist with one tra ...
Weekly Economic Summary –
April 7, 2011
Last week in review
(March 28 – April 1, 2011)
The headline jobs report number showed that 216,000 jobs were created in March, which was a positive ...
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Keeping you updated on the market!
For the week of
January 10, 2011
MARKET RECAP
Home prices are the leading concern as we begin the new year. Clear Capital reports that prices dropped ...
MARKET RECAP
Glad tidings were in short supply in housing this past week. Existing home sales posted at a Dickensian 4.43 million annualized units in October, a 2.2 percent decline from September's ...
OVERVIEW ~ November 8 through 12 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), 11444.08 dropped steadily from Monday’s opening (November. 8), except for a meager 0.1% retrenchment on Wednesday, to end th ...
OVERVIEW ~ October 18 through October 22 ~ Two primary forces acted on the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the week ending October 22. First, reports of corporate earnings surprised investors to the u ...
MARKET RECAP
We can't say that the post-tax credit lull is officially over, but recent housing data lead us to believe it is. Housing starts again surprised on the upside, increasing 0.3 percent in ...
Weekly Economic Summary - October 8, 2010
OVERVIEW ~ September 27 through October 1 ~ The 10-year Treasury note continued a relatively gentle slide, ending at 2.528%, its rate easing in part due t ...
Weekly Economic Summary - September 10, 2010
OVERVIEW ~ August 30 through September 3 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) began August 30th at 10150.65 and ended Friday (Sept 3) at 10447. ...
Weekly Economic Summary - September 3, 2010
OVERVIEW ~ August 23 through August 27 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 0.6% over the course of the week, closing Friday evening at 1015 ...
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Weekly Economic Summary - August 27, 2010
OVERVIEW ~ August 16 through August 20 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost just 0.6% over the course of this week, ending at 10213.62, but perhaps ...
I am concerned with the sudden media switch to telling us the "majority of the oil is gone" and similar sentiments...this does not make sense and smells of politics and money. Your thoughts?
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OVERVIEW ~ August 2 through August 6 ~ On the surface, it seemed almost a quiet week in the investment markets. Beneath the surface, however, American investors were uncertain of how to respond to var ...
Keeping you updated on the market!
For the week of
August 16, 2010
MARKET RECAP
Since the beginning of the year, we've been saying the housing recovery is predicated on a jobs recov ...
OVERVIEW ~ July 26 through 30 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) began the week at 10424.62, spent each day closing above that figure, and closed on Friday at 10465.94. Even stronger was its sh ...
MARKET RECAP
The news on the home (housing actually) front mirrored the weather in many parts of the country, inducing a torpor that failed to move people. That's not necessarily a bad thing, bec ...
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OVERVIEW ~ July 19 through 23 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), like most market indicators, made small gains as investors waited with concern for the first report of results from ”stress tes ...
Meridian one of the "Top Ten Best Places For Families" in 2010
Meridian earned a spot in the magazine Family Circle as one top "Ten Best Places for Familes in 2010" based on affordable housing, quali ...
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OVERVIEW ~ June 21 through June 25 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid gradually from a Monday opening of 10450.64 to a Friday close of 10143.81. Throughout the week the market index seemed unable ...
MARKET RECAP
We've always taken pride in going against the crowd (namely, by accentuating the positive), but we must admit that this past week has been difficult, especially after digesting the b ...
Protecting Yourself from the Sun
Walk along a beach or spend a day at the pool and it will quickly become evident that a "golden tan" is often considered an outward indicator of one's overall health ...
After a close brush with the deadline, Congress has passed the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act (H.R. 5623). The extension applies only to transactions that have ratified contracts in pla ...
CNBC and Bankrate.com just reported that home loan rates are at their all time lows. Yes, all time lows! This is great news for anyone who has yet to refinance to take advantage of the lowe ...
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Last Week in the News
Existing home sales fell 2.2% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million units from a revised 5.79 million units in April. The inventory of unsold hom ...
OVERVIEW ~ June 14 through June 18 ~ Though the week had its share of weak indicators, the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to rise fairly steadily from its beginning level of 9816.49 to the week- ...
MARKET RECAP
The housing market is playing out close to what we had anticipated post-April 30, so we weren't surprised to hear that existing-home sales slipped in May, posting a 2.2 percent drop to ...
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OVERVIEW ~ June 7 through June 11 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) began the week at 9931.97, having declined in the face of the prior week’s disappointing employment report and on-going conc ...
NOTE FROM SEAN: In May, I felt the sting of the tax credit ending. My listing had fewer viewing than any other month in my career! It was pretty bad! Today, I woke to this article confirming what ...
"NOBODY CAN GO BACK AND START A NEW BEGINNING...BUT ANYONE CAN START TODAY AND MAKE A NEW ENDING." Those words by the poet Maria Robinson should hold a special meaning - and warning - for anyone thi ...
OVERVIEW ~ June 7 through June 11 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) began the week at 9931.97, having declined in the face of the prior week’s disappointing employment report and on-going conc ...
Keeping you updated on the market!
For the week of
June 21, 2010
MARKET RECAP
Some people are just unsure of where they're going. We'll slot homebuilders into this category. After postin ...
SERVICE...SERVING...
Although I have always strived to "serve" my clients...the concept for me has taken on new meaning lately. I am wondering where this road will take me. In my reading of Mark ...
MARKET RECAP
Few housing market participants were surprised when the NAR reported that its pending home sales index increased again, 6 perce ...
Go Green with the Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
Do you know that more than 70% of the energy used in your home is for appliances, refrigeration, space heating, cooling, and water heating?
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MARKET RECAP
Is news really news if it had already been anticipated? We're referring to April's housing numbers, which everyone anticipated ...
OVERVIEW ~ May 17 through May 21 ~ The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) edged down from its Monday closeuntil Friday, when it rose 1.25% above the prior day’s 3.6% decline. The official explanation ...
Could Rising Mortgage Rates Spur Housing Rush?
Mortgage rates have been rising ever since November 2010, when lows of 4.42 percent were reported. Bankrate.com recently reported a rise to 5.02 perc ...