Tag Archives: recovery

Builders Say Headwinds Remain for Recovery

Single-family and multi-family housing starts are predicted to post double-digit gains this year over last year, according to the National Association of Home Builders. NAHB says that...

What’s Really Behind the Housing Recovery?

The housing market has shown several consecutive months of improvement in home prices and buyer demand. The housing market—once a downer for the U.S. economy—is now its one bright...

Top Real Estate Execs Weigh in on Housing Recovery

Real estate brokerage executives are getting more confident about the housing recovery. In fact, more than 80 percent say they are “more confident” about the housing market now...

Phoenix as a Model for Recovery?

Phoenix was one of the hardest-hit housing markets in the downturn. But lately, the metro area is outperforming many other markets, showing sharp increases in home prices and drops in...

This Spring Is True Test to Real Estate Recovery

How the real estate market will fare in the spring home-selling season will prove a test for housing demand and show which markets will lead a housing recovery, economists say in a...

Will Rural States Lead a Housing Recovery?

A recovery in the housing market is already taking hold in several rural states, the USA Today reports. North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Alaska weathered the collapse of the...

Bernanke: Recovery Requires Stable Home Prices

For a recovery in the housing market to take hold, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said home prices need to stabilize, more loan modifications need to take place, and the foreclosure process...