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Inventory Growth Guides Housing Market to Health

Recent housing indicators reveal signs of health in the housing market in July, according to Realtor.com’s ‘Advance Read of July Trends,' which draws on residential inventory and demand trends over the first three weeks of the month.

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Study: Household Formations Now at Pre-Recession Levels

The study was conducted authored by Gary Painter, director of USC's Lusk Center for Real Estate, and doctoral candidate Jung Hyun Choi, to determine how long declines in household formation would last following a major economic shock such as a drop in employment that occurred during the recession.

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Americans’ Economic Optimism Spills Over into Housing

Sixty-seven percent of American adults responding to Fannie Mae's January National Housing Survey said now is a good time to buy a home, the company reported Monday, while 44 percent said now is a good time to sell. Both figures are up from December, when positive responses were at 64 percent and 40 percent, respectively.

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Mortgage Demand Fades Despite Easing Standards

Loosening mortgage standards in the last few months failed to spur demand from borrowers, according to responses in the Federal Reserve's latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey. Jibing with another recent survey from Fannie Mae, larger banks were about twice as likely to report easier standards in any given category as smaller institutions.

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Despite Challenges, Lenders Plan for Growth

In a review of its November survey of senior mortgage executives, Li-Ning Huang, Fannie Mae found that though respondents are concerned about compliance issues and weak borrower demand, most are still optimistic about the year ahead, particularly when it comes to their growth plans.

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