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User Info August NAHB Housing Market Index in at 37 in forum [NotSoBreaking]
Argos
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Econoday was expecting a reading of 35.
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This was the highest reading since the 39 posted in February 2007.



Trades50
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People were looking at a prior $500,000 house listed for #280,000. It's property taxes are $12,000/yr. The house was foreclosed on 2 times since it was built in 2002.

Notice some people in a beat-up car touting they could get a loan from HUD to buy it. The bubble mentality still exist in housing.

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Ckaminski
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Mostly never popped here in Boston, though I do know of one mega house that sat empty for nearly 4 years. And it won't pop here until biotech blows up - that's propping up everything in the Northeast.

One of my mortgage friends on FB yesterday: "... Boston is the 5th most expensive for Rentals in the country. What a fantastic time to own your own home!"

Ugh. Boston does not equal the rest of the Northeast. Like comparing Norfolk to Manhattan. I just stop trying to inform people. She's in sales - so skirting the truth is ok.
Mayorquimby
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Boston and NYC are where all the funny money flows. Until that abates, their real estate markets will remain strong - to a point. Outlying areas should correct however.

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NYC is a lot of foreign money doing the buying.
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By and large, homebuilder stocks rolled over a bit since the Release. I'm guessing that Mr. Market is getting uncomfortable with those rising Treasury yields. Maybe the spectre of Floating Rate Notes is having an effect (the TBAC Report was released on August 1). One way or another, it seems that front-running QE is becoming less fashionable.

(I'm short TOL.)



Erica712
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Plenty of active building going on in my town (20 miles West of Orlando). I can think of 5 neighborhoods right off the bat. Drove by today and homes are going up. $170,000 seems to be the starting price now.

Inventory here is down to a 3 month supply (6 months is supposed to be balanced), so we are in a heavy seller's market.
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The Orlando Slantinel says that we are back to bidding wars on houses:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012....

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