District of Columbia housing market
District of Columbia home values peaked at $401,673 in 2006, fell -10% to $361,694 by 2009, and stand at $579,332 today.
Housing Predictor forecasts for District of Columbia
No forecast published. Housing Predictor has never run a dedicated District of Columbia forecast, though it has covered District of Columbia in 24 reports. The measured figures above are current.
District of Columbia in the archive
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Mortgage Flu Hits Real Estate
As home foreclosures increase daily weakening real estate markets a new world flu has struck.
Seismic Shift in U.S. Restrains Housing Market
By Kevin Chiu Consumer doubts over the banking system, political divisions in Washington, D.C., nagging high unemployment, a growth in the understanding…
5 States Sustain Half of Foreclosures
By Ryan Jackson Nearly half of all foreclosures in the U.S. were in the five hardest hit states in the nation during June, with California, Florida and…
Top 10 Real Estate College Towns
Investors and parents shopping for rentals for college students might realize a sharp increase in rents when students go off to college this fall.
Appraisal Reform Calls Grow
By Ryan Jackson Despite calls for sweeping reform of appraisal standards and new requirements that have already been implemented, calls for greater appraisal…
All Cash Sales Slowly Slip
By Mike Colpitts All cash sales of homes, which accounted for one in three transactions just a year ago are slowly slipping as home shoppers searching for…
FDIC Bank Failures Decline
By Mike Colpitts Only 24 U.S. banks have failed so far and had to be closed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this year, the largest decline since…
Hostage Taker Triggers Latest Real Estate Office Violence
By Mike Colpitts A man who violently shot up a real estate office in Valparaiso, Indiana threatening to shoot employees last week before taking his own life,…
Recovery Pushes Foreclosures Lower 3 Months
By Mike Colpitts In a sign the U.S. housing market is on the road to recovery, foreclosures dropped for the third month in a row in April, despite a…
Foreclosures Drop Two Straight Months
By Mike Colpitts Demonstrating the U.S. largest five banks are following rules agreed to in their $25 billion settlement with 49 state attorney generals,…
Court Orders $4 Million Mortgage Scam Fine
By Ryan Jackson A federal judge has ordered the ring-leader of a group and six defendants accused of defrauding homeowners to pay nearly $4-million for…
Housing Czar Delays Decision on Underwater Mortgages
By Mike Colpitts The chief administrator of the U.S. agency overseeing the nation’s giant mortgage lenders stopped short of offering aid to underwater…
Real Estate Investment Concentrated in 30 Cities
By Mike Colpitts More than half of all real estate investments are concentrated in 30 major cities across the world, according to a new study.
Home Affordability Reaches 1971 Level
By Mike Colpitts Homes are more affordable to purchase than they have been since 1971 as a result of falling home prices, according to the U.S.
Dirty Money Trail From Wall Street to Main Street
By Mike Colpitts The dirty money trail left in the wake of the financial crisis leads from Wall Street to Washington, D.C. all the way to Main Street.
Best Real Estate Markets
The best real estate markets for investors to put down their money in 2011 are located in a cross section of areas across the U.S., many of which are…
Home Prices Tumbled Less
By Mike Colpitts Home prices tumbled an average of 4.3% on a year-over-year basis through last November, according to real estate analytics firm CoreLogic.
Index Shows Housing Prices Decline
By Mike Colpitts Housing prices declined an average of 3.9% through the end of October on a year over year basis, according to the CoreLogic housing price…
Mortgage Delinquencies Jump First Time in 2 Years
By Kevin Chiu Indicating that long periods of high underemployment and joblessness are hurting the economy, mortgage delinquencies jumped for the first time…
Housing Growth Would Aid Economic Recovery
By Mike Colpitts The inventory of new homes for sale is at record low levels in the U.S.
Likely Failure in Robo-Signing Talks
By Mike Colpitts Talks between State Attorney Generals in Washington, D.C. and representatives of the Obama administration have yet to provide a settlement…
Mortgage Fraud Declines
By Mike Colpitts Mortgage fraud loan originations are estimated to decline nearly 40% in 2011 from $12-billion in damages to the U.S.
Group Urges $15,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit
By Mike Colpitts A national consumer advocate’s group is urging the U.S. Congress to adopt a large home buyers federal tax credit in an effort to re-energize…
Credit Downgrade May Trigger Inflation, Slow Home Sales
By Mike Colpitts As the U.S. economy sputters in over-drive to recover from the worst economic crisis since at least the Great Depression, Standard and…