CAR Market Snapshot

C.A.R.’s monthly Market Snapshot offers REALTORS® information about the current market and provides consumer-friendly charts and graphs.  Market Snapshot is formatted as a PDF, which members can customize with their photo, contact information, and other useful...

Foreclosed Americans Find Way Back to Homeownership

Data is not available, but interviews with lenders, builders, REALTORS®, and consumers suggest that a growing number of Americans are getting back into the housing market, even though they went through a foreclosure, bankruptcy, or short sale in recent years. Read the...

Home Prices Lowest Since 2002

Home prices hit new post-bubble lows in March, according to a report out Tuesday.  Average home prices were down 2.6% from 12 months earlier, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 major markets. Home prices have not been this low since mid-2002....

Speeding Up Short Sales

Beginning June 15, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will require both agencies to give short-sale buyers a final decision within 60 days. Making sense of the story Under this same guideline, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...