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Biggest Gain In More Than 2 Years For Housing

By Mark D   Follow   Tue, 27 Nov 2012, 12:32pm   734 views   14 comments
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In another sign of a housing market rebound, home prices posted the biggest percentage gain in more than two years in the third quarter, according to the closely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index

This latest rise comes as the housing market has shown numerous other signs of recovery in recent months. The rebound is spurred by a combination of record low mortgage rates, an improving jobs market and a drop in foreclosures to a five-year low, reducing the supply of distressed homes available. There is also a tighter supply of both new and previously owned homes on the market.

Dean Baker, the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research who was one of the earliest economists to warn about the housing bubble and the trouble that lay ahead, said this recovery in the housing market should lead to some sustained housing price increases in the coming years.

"I've been an optimist as of late," he said. "Some think it'll get back to bubble prices and that's crazy. But we'll probably do better than inflation for the next few years, and people who have been underwater on their mortgage will get out from that, and build some equity."

The latest rise in the Case-Shiller index was the second straight quarter of year-over-year improvement, while the monthly annual reading has climbed for four months in a row, with six straight month-over-month increases.

"With six months of consistently rising home prices, it is safe to say that we are now in the midst of a recovery in the housing market," said David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/27/real_estate/home-prices/

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1. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 55 threads 3,836 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

   1   2:31pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   LiarWatch says So long as we all ignore the 25MILLION excess empty houses. ) You'd think after 1 year of posting that, you would have a link or resource for this information. [at least, anyone who didn't already know you are a complete dumbarse would expect that!]

2. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 229 threads 2,790 comments

   2   2:55pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Robert Shiller: Home Buyers Have Become ‘Trigger Happy’ http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/11/case-shiller-index-co-author-robert-shiller-speaks-about-housing-costs/ Case-Shiller Index co-author Robert Shiller spoke with FOX Business Network (FBN) about his concerns surrounding the rising house prices. Shiller said that he believes some people have become “kind of trigger happy” and that “this might be the beginning of another boom,” but cautions that as a result “markets might be more volatile going forward.” Shiller further states that he thinks the housing prices “will probably go up at a modest pace,” but there is still a possibility “of declines.”

3. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 229 threads 2,790 comments

   3   3:00pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   Yep, I can smell the recovery from here!!! *

4. Mark D Follow Befriend 64 threads 490 comments Simi Valley, CA

   4   3:14pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Call it Crazy says Shiller further states that he thinks the housing prices “will probably go up at a modest pace,” but there is still a possibility “of declines.” good to know Shiller has turned bullish. the possibility of being in car accident has never stopped people from driving.

5. jvolstad Follow Befriend (4) 996 threads 1,128 comments San Antonio, TX jvolstad's website

   5   3:43pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   I believe anything a Realtor says. Yes I do, Yes I do. After all, they do have their code of ethics.

6. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 229 threads 2,790 comments

   6   3:46pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Mark D says Call it Crazy says Shiller further states that he thinks the housing prices “will probably go up at a modest pace,” but there is still a possibility “of declines.” good to know Shiller has turned bullish. the possibility of being in car accident has never stopped people from driving. How do you get "bullish" from that??? He played both sides of the coin to cover his ass....

7. Mark D Follow Befriend 64 threads 490 comments Simi Valley, CA

   7   3:59pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Call it Crazy says Mark D says Call it Crazy says Shiller further states that he thinks the housing prices “will probably go up at a modest pace,” but there is still a possibility “of declines.” good to know Shiller has turned bullish. the possibility of being in car accident has never stopped people from driving. How do you get "bullish" from that??? He played both sides of the coin to cover his ass.... no he didn't play both side. he clearly states that he thinks prices will go up. he cautions that there is a chance that they will go down but there is even a bigger chance that they will go up.

8. Mark D Follow Befriend 64 threads 490 comments Simi Valley, CA

   8   4:02pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Goran_K says That chart pretty much ended the life of this thread. it does if you can't read.

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   9   4:06pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Goran_K says That chart pretty much ended the life of this thread. If you take the chart as a trend line, it's very bullish.

10. Mark D Follow Befriend 64 threads 490 comments Simi Valley, CA

    10   4:07pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   jvolstad says I believe anything a Realtor says. Yes I do, Yes I do. After all, they do have their code of ethics. the article mentions no data provided from the NAR.

11. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 229 threads 2,790 comments

    11   5:30pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Goran_K says The graph even shows the tax credit of 2009-2010, a tiny mole hill, from hundreds of billions of dollars. Yep, without that bump, the chart would look even worse....

12. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 55 threads 3,836 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

    12   5:36pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   yeah, it was really going down before it went up...

13. HEY YOU Follow Befriend (4) 336 threads 924 comments

    13   7:34pm Tue 27 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Prices could go up, Prices could go down, Prices could remain stagnant. I'm a genius.

14. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 229 threads 2,790 comments

    14   7:54am Wed 28 Nov 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   HEY YOU says Prices could go up, Prices could go down, Prices could remain stagnant. I'm a genius. Now you sound like Shiller...