Housing Market Index

Zillow reports that US housing market has turned a corner Bizjournals.com U.S. housing market has hit bottom and is turning the corner while Portland home values continue to rise, according to a new report by Seattle-based online real estate company Zillow Inc. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Zillow's (NASDAQ: Z), ... See all stories on this topic »

Hong Kong shares have 3rd straight loss, weak property sinks China Reuters Chinese property developers sank as investors fretted about fresh signs suggesting Beijing could be taking more steps to curb rising housing prices. The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.1 percent, bouncing off the day's low at 18710.6 after European markets ... See all stories on this topic »

Positive Housing News Keeps Rolling In Wall Street Journal (blog) The National Association of Home Builders reported its housing market index surged six points from a month earlier to 35, the highest level since March 2007. Existing Home Sales: This indicator actually showed some weakness in its most recent report. See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

Housing Market Turns Corner; US Home Values Post First Annual Increase In ... Forbes Zillow's second quarter Real Estate Market Reports, released today, show home values increased 2.1% from the first to the second quarter of 2012 to $149300 (Figure 1). On an annual basis, home values rose 0.2% from June 2011 levels (Figure 2), marking ... The June Zillow Rent Index (ZRI) is up 5.2% from year-ago levels, and 68% of the 293 metropolitan areas covered by ZRI in this report experienced year-over-year gains. The rental market remains strong even as home values start to once again appreciate in ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

FHFA And Zillow Report Housing Prices Seeking Alpha This increase follows a similar trend with other indexes and metrics for the housing market. The index is calculated using the purchase prices of homes with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB). The last monthly drop ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. Home Values Post First Increase Since 2007, Zillow Says San Francisco Chronicle The Zillow Home Value Index rose to $149300, a 0.2 percent increase from the second quarter of 2011, according to the property-data company. Residential values have gained for four months in a row, the Seattle-based firm said today. Of the 167 markets ... See all stories on this topic »

US housing market lays new foundation Globe and Mail Home prices appear to have hit bottom and are starting to creep up nationwide. On Tuesday, a closely watched index from real estate firm Zillow Inc. revealed that U.S. home values increased 0.2 per cent in the second quarter from the same period a year ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Blogs 4 new results for Housing Market Index

Housing market may be rebounding | WTVR.com – Richmond News ... By Chris Westfall Last winter, Zillow projected that the housing market turnaround would not arrive until the end of the year. Other home price indexes have also recorded gains lately, including the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. In it latest release, ... WTVR.com – Richmond News &...

Housing Prices Rise in May - 24/7 Wall St. By Paul Ausick The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported this morning that U.S. home prices rose 0.8% month-over-month in May, following a downward revision of the April housing price index to a gain of 0.7%. For the 12-month period ending ... 24/7 Wall St. - Market Wire

CARPE DIEM: Evidence Mounts: U.S. Real Estate Market Has ... By noreply@blogger.com (Mark J. Perry) Evidence Mounts: U.S. Real Estate Market Has Passed Bottom and Entered a Period of Recovery. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its monthly report today on U.S. home prices in May, based on its House Price Index ... CARPE DIEM

Has housing hit a bottom? « Hot Air By Ed Morrissey "The trend raises the distinct possibility of housing price bubbles emerging in some of these hot housing markets." … While home prices on the Zillow index are improving most in formerly distressed markets, like Miami, Orlando and much of ... Hot Air » Top Picks