All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Residential Market Trends

To Qualify for FHASecure Home Loan: eligible homeowners must meet the following five criteria: 1. A history of on-time mortgage payments before the borrower's teaser rates expired and loans reset; 2. Interest rates must have or will reset between June 2005 and December 2009; 3. Three percent cash or...

*Recent Bush proposals ease anxiety more than solve issues. *Some parts of proposals may worsen the foreclosure markets. *FHA is overdue reform, despite markets. *Bloodletting is necessary.

The HUD report means little at this point.  We need to be looking forward.

The article essentially summarizes some of the key elements of some options such as refinancing options using FHA loans that the government will make available for creditworthy homeowners to be able to save their homes.   The article also suggests that the Fed may act to cut rates if...

This report for the 2nd Quarter of 2007 is part of a regular series produced by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development Research. While the first quarter of 2007 had shown some improvement in housing affordability, the second quarter showed an increase...

With traditional sales slowing and sellers desperate to unload properties due to financial burdens, marital discourse, death, job relocation or other pressures, sellers are turning to an old stand-by method of selling via an auction.  According to research from the National Auctioneers Association,...

Several rounds of tightening regulations around foreign property investment in China. Despite this investment has increased as have property prices across the country due to high returns and currency appreciation.

A reduction in the total number of real estate agents in this country is not necessarily bad news for the industry - certainly not bad news for the remaining agents. But is spells trouble for the real estate brokerage businesses, particularly the large, corporate operationsand those affiliated with...

NAR is correct to classify the decline in Realtors as victims of the current housing down turn. What the article does not tell us - the decline will be beneficial for both the consumer and the remaining real estate agents.

The urban housing system reform started in late 1980s, especially the introduction of real estate market has resulted in general improvement in accommodation for most urban population in China. The Country managed to provide in less than 20 years new and reasonable quality owner-occupied housing for...