Latest News Updates From Kathleen M. Howley

Business

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Prices Gained in 93% of Metro Areas Last Quarter

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø prices climbed in 93% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the second quarter, the broadest gain in a decade, led by Palm Bay and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

August 11, 2015
Business

Young ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Buyers Return as Economy Accelerates

After Damien and Tina Bucci were approved for a mortgage in 2012, they decided they couldn’t afford the biggest purchase of their lives without greater confidence in the U.S. economy. Next month, they will close on their first home, a four-bedroom Colonial with a half-acre yard.

January 5, 2015
Business

US Housing Recovery Faltering

The Mortgage Bankers Association on June 19 lowered its new and existing home sales forecast for the year to 5.28 million — a decrease of 4.1% that would be the first annual drop in four years.

June 20, 2014