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Builders Credit Consumers for Increased Optimism
New home builders regained some of the confidence in the market they had displayed in September after wavering significantly in October. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), a measure of builder attitudes
Good News for Housing and Consumers From FHA
Despite dire predictions from many quarters the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA's) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF) has returned to solvency. And it did it a full three years ahead of the best estimates back in 2012. The Department of Housing
2015: Economic Growth will Drive Household Formation and Housing Activity
The prognosticators are already gearing up for the New Year and at least one foresees a strong economy in 2015. Freddie Mac's chief economist Frank E. Nothaft is forecasting 3.0 percent growth in the economy which would make 2015 only the second year
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Published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoIt was recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, which is about as official as you can Read More...