Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Housing Market Index


Asian demand driving lumber prices and international real estate higher
NASDAQ
Lumber prices are rising in the U.S. because of greater demand in Asia, which is a sign of recovery in the international real estate market. The exchange-traded fund for lumber, Claymore Beacon Global Timber Index ( CUT , quote ), has climbed more than ...
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UK housing market flat despite London price rises
The Guardian
In Wales, prices were back at their June 2011 level. According to the ONS index, the average price of a property in London is now £392000 – more than £100000 higher than the rest of the south-east and three times the average price in Northern Ireland.
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The Guardian
50+ Builders: It's Getting Much Better Out There
Reverse Mortgage Daily
Confidence in the market more than doubled in the second quarter of 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders' latest 55+ Housing Market Index, released on Thursday. The index reached its highest second-quarter reading since its ...
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Stocks Higher on Retail Sales; GRPN Skids 20%
CNBC.com
WEDNESDAY: Weekly mortgage apps, CPI, Empire state mfg survey, Treasury int'l capital, industrial production housing market index, oil inventories, Fed's Kocherlakota speaks, credit card default rates reported, Facebook lock-up expiration, Forest Labs ...
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UK inflation rate rises in July
BBC News
Meanwhile the Retail Prices Index, which includes housing costs and is calculated differently to CPI, rose to 3.2% from 2.8% in June. This was bad news for commuters in England and Scotland as next year's rail fares are pegged to the July RPI figure.
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BBC News
Canada Housing Market Stats Go Under Analysis of SMI Mortgage Expert
Equities.com
Analyzing these eye-opening stats as calculated and verified by both the Royal LePage and the Bank of Canada, Mr. Arkan said, "When comparisons are made with 2007 prices, the base level of the new housing price index, it becomes clear that prices in ...
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Market up at noon on defensive plays
Herald Sun
On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up 11 points at 4261, with 11545 contracts traded. ... But bathroom and kitchen supplier GWA Group posted a 37.4 per cent fall in full year profit, due to a deteriorating housing market.
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House prices expected to fall, say surveyors
BBC News
It found that a similar proportion reported that prices fell in July. A separate index suggested that prices had been relatively stable. The Office for National Statistics report found that UK house prices were up 2.3% in the year to the end of June ...
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BBC News

Web1 new result for Housing Market Index
 
Improving Housing Market Index in Miami « Eye on Housing
NAHB recently unveiled an index that tracks housing markets on the mend, the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). The IMI highlights the fact ...
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