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Housing analyst Laurie Goodman warns of a potential 'death spiral' in the real estate market.
The tide is already turning in some U.S. housing markets, with home prices in these 10 metro areas expected to climb anywhere between 10% and 21% by the end of next year, according to Fiserv.
Cameron Airpark Estates is a fly-in community where homes have airplane hangars instead of garages.
An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer.
As a result of home price declines, low mortgage rates and an increase in median incomes, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index hit a record level of affordability during the first quarter.
There's a rush to buy houses and condos in San Francisco before the tech boom pushes prices even higher.
Buying a home got even cheaper as interest rates on both 30-year and 15-year-fixed-rate mortgages set record lows for the third week in a row.
Foreclosures fell significantly in April, with substantial declines in bank repossessions.
Bank of America is offering some struggling homeowners payments of up to $30,000 if they sell their homes in a short sale and avoid ending up in foreclosure.
Mortgage lenders say delinquency is at the lowest level since 2008.
| Overnight Avg Rate | Latest | Change | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 yr fixed | 3.80% | 3.80% | |
| 15 yr fixed | 3.09% | 3.11% | |
| 5/1 ARM | 2.65% | 2.69% | |
| 30 yr refi | 3.77% | 3.86% | |
| 15 yr refi | 3.09% | 3.21% |
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