Calculated Risk: Home Seller Motivations

We told respondents, “Please think of the number of non-REO listings you currently have and then specify the number of home sellers by motivation. If more than one motivation applies, please select the single motivation that is most …

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Calculated Risk: Home Seller Motivations

Calculated Risk: Distressing Gap: Ratio of Existing to New Home Sales

As I’ve noted before, I believe this gap was caused by distressed sales – in many areas home builders cannot compete with REO sales, and this has pushed down new home sales while keeping existing home sales activity elevated. …

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Calculated Risk: Distressing Gap: Ratio of Existing to New Home Sales

Calculated Risk: Existing Home Sales increase in June

Existing- home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – increased 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.89 million units in June from a downwardly revised pace of 4.72 million in May, …

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