February Pending Home Sales Slip 10.6%

Pending home sales fell for the second straight month in February, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday. Each of the four major U.S. regions witnessed month-over-month declines in February, while results were mixed in the four regions year-over-year.

February Existing Home Sales Drop 6.6%

Existing home sales declined in February, following two prior months of gains, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday.

January Existing Home Sales Push to 2006 Levels

Existing home sales posted a modest 0.6 percent increase in January, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday, continuing just enough momentum to mark the highest annual pace since 2006.

November Pending Home Sales Slide 2.6%

Ongoing inventory shortages and rising home prices pushed pending home sales down for the third straight month, the National Association of Realtors reported last week.

November Existing Home Sales Down 2.5%

Low housing inventories finally caught up with November existing home sales, which fell for the first time in five months, the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday.

MBA, Trade Groups Urge Treasury to Promote ‘Critical Reforms’ of GSEs

More than 12 years after the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship—and seemingly no closer to moving them out of conservatorship—the Mortgage Bankers Association and several industry trade groups urged the Treasury Department to promote “critical reforms” of the GSEs and bolster their safety and soundness.