By Mike Colpitts The inventory of U.S. homes that have not yet been foreclosed but are in financial jeopardy recognized as the shadow inventory has declined by 200,000, according to real estate research firm Core Logic. The current residential shadow inventory is 1.8-million units, which represents a nine months supply of inventory at present sales… Continue reading Shadow Inventory Falls 200,000 Homes
Category: Maryland
Maryland housing market
Housing Watch Index Shows Improving Trends
By Kevin Chiu Starting today Housing Predictor debuts a new real estate index. Housing markets that make the new “Watch List” are being monitored closely for changing economic conditions in the near future as a result of at least two improving economic trends. Some of the markets on the list have already been forecast to… Continue reading Housing Watch Index Shows Improving Trends
2011 Maryland Housing Market
Declining home sales after the federal government’s tax credit expired are hurting Maryland, once considered one of the stronger regions in the country in terms of home values. Falling prices hurt the housing market as it erodes confidence in home values recovering any time soon. The battle being waged to produce a housing recovery in… Continue reading 2011 Maryland Housing Market