Housing Bubble
July 2003
News reports on the housing bubble in July 2003
Refinancing Wave Breaks as Rates Rise
www.msn.com July 30, 2003
New Housing Down In Bay State
www.thebostonchannel.com July 29, 2003
California has 41 percent of all million-dollar homes
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 28, 2003
Real Estate Bubble Theory Shows More Evidence
www.bloomberg.com July 28, 2003
No bursting housing bubble
www.palmbeachpost.com July 26, 2003
$200 million aims to ease local home buying
www.dailyfreeman.com July 26, 2003 (Kingston)
Home prices hit all-time high
www.milforddailynews.com July 26, 2003 (Cape Cod)
Las Vegas housing market to remain robust, expert says
www.reviewjournal.com July 26, 2003
HomeZone: Median house price can get buyers plenty
www.startribune.com July 26, 2003 (Twin Cities)
Existing home sales remain in record territory say realtors
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 25, 2003
California median home price increases 15.9 percent in June
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 25, 2003
New home sales break another record in June
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 25, 2003
Florida's home sales rise 14 percent in June
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 25, 2003
Illinois June home sales up 7.2 percent
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 25, 2003
Housing keeps up hot pace - Median prices in the area rise with no end in sight
www.sacbee.com July 25, 2003 (Sacramento, Placer and Yolo counties)
Housing: Good News Today, Bad News Tomorrow
www.forbes.com July 25, 2003
Average Mass. home prices in June shot to highest peak
www.boston.com July 25, 2003
Home prices up, shortage cited
www.zwire.com July 25, 2003 (Maine)
Home prices keep rising
www.gazettenet.com July 25, 2003 (Amherst)
Area home prices won’t deflate much when bubble does
www.pressofatlanticcity.com July 25, 2003
Sales reflect demand for homes
www.vvdailypress.com July 24, 2003 (Victor Valley)
Pulte Homes 2Q profits up 35 percent
phoenix.bizjournals.com July 24, 2003
Rising mortgage rates slow stampede to refinance
www.ajc.com July 24, 2003
Housing market stays hot - Bay Area median price sets another record
www.sanmateocountytimes.com July 24, 2003
Valley home sales up 6 percent
www.bayarea.com July 24, 2003
Wisdom of a Renegade
www.washingtonpost.com July 23, 2003
Home prices still below peak
www.azcentral.com July 23, 2003
Home prices soar - Contracts, prices soaring, but so is unsold inventory
www.rockymountainnews.com July 23, 2003 (Denver)
Second homes can be a good investment as well as a luxury
www.azcentral.com July 22, 2003
Home prices hit a new high
denver.bizjournals.com July 21, 2003
Vallejo home prices rise 140 percent
www.timesheraldonline.com July 21, 2003
Report: California housing markets cooling
sacramento.bizjournals.com July 21, 2003
New-home sales slower in first half of 2003
www.msnbc.com July 21, 2003 ( Santa Clara Valley & Bay Area)
Hurricanes aside, region's forecast looks bright
www.charleston.net July 21, 2003
Refinance wave crests Higher rates likely will stem tidal wave of cash-out loans
www.sfgate.com July 20, 2003
Salt Lake real estate market sags despite low rates
www.sltrib.com July 20, 2003
Low interest rates fueling home sales
www.sltrib.com July 20, 2003 (Salt Lake)
Appraisers cite pressure by lenders to inflate values
www.denverpost.com July 20, 2003
Sarasota company lures with higher interest rates
www.heraldtribune.com July 20, 2003
'Smog' obscures vital signposts in economy
www.azcentral.com July 20, 2003
Home sales continue to rise
www.newsobserver.com July 19, 2003 (Triangle)
Demand for valley housing high
www.thedesertsun.com July 19, 2003 (Coachella Valley )
No place like Homes
www.nola.com July 18, 2003 (New Orleans)
Hopeful home-buyers line up 3 days early
www.philly.com July 18, 2003 (Bucks County)
Dose of Realty - Home sale prices still rising
www.newsday.com July 18, 2003 (Long Island)
Housing prices up 12.1 percent
www.thereporteronline.com July 18, 2003 (Montgomery County)
Building permits fall 19.14%
www.rockymountainnews.com July 18, 2003 (Denver)
Mortgage rates climbing back up: Home buyers will take growing hit
www.bostonherald.com July 18, 2003
Momentum for senior units grows in Fishkill
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com July 18, 2003
Tiny signs of life bloom in Silicon Valley
www.usatoday.com July 18, 2003
Foreclosures skyrocketing - Metro-area job losses are factor in crisis, experts say
www.rockymountainnews.com July 18, 2003
Median home prices rise while sales are steady, BNAR reports
buffalo.bizjournals.com July 18, 2003 (Buffalo)
Apartment traffic remains sluggish
news.mysanantonio.com July 18, 2003 (San Antonio)
County housing boom continues - Brevard housing rises 2 percent in past year
www.floridatoday.com July 17, 2003
Real estate sales climb as weather improves
www.ack.net July 17, 2003 (Nantucket)
Development Continues To Boom In Pasco
news.tbo.com July 17, 2003
GM mortgages more profitable than car sales
www.ft.com July 17, 2003
Real estate looks rosy
www.starbulletin.com July 17, 2003 (Hawaii)
Housing starts and building permits rise
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 17, 2003
Housing Market Index shows builder confidence still high
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 17, 2003
Utah home values level off
www.sltrib.com July 17, 2003
Report shows few negatives in Erickson
www.pioneerlocal.com July 17, 2003
Gary’s new developments
www.post-trib.com July 17, 2003
County gets boost in funds for affordable homes, training
www.sunspot.net July 17, 2003 (Howard County)
Economic expansion slows in region
www.hamptonroads.com July 17, 2003 (Chesapeake)
Rising home rates likely to continue
www.keynoter.com July 16, 2003 (New England)
Best home sales month ever reported
www.chron.com July 16, 2003 (Houston)
Several assessors lash back at Nagin
www.nola.com July 16, 2003
Homeowners wanted in Troy
www.capitalnews9.com July 16, 2003
Live Oak Preserve sells 251 homes in four days
tampabay.bizjournals.com July 16, 2003
Extreme reaction to an extreme bill
www.wthr.com July 16, 2003 (Indianapolis)
High prices, high demand persist in housing market
www.signonsandiego.com July 16, 2003 (San Diego)
From rundown to a Realtor's dream
www.signonsandiego.com July 16, 2003
Home sales stay strong on Big Island, Maui, Kauai
www.starbulletin.com July 16, 2003
D. R. Horton reports third quarter increase
dallas.bizjournals.com July 16, 2003
City mortgage foreclosures on the rise
www.philly.com July 16, 2003 (Philadelphia)
City Apt. Prices Rising
www.newsday.com July 16, 2003 (Manhattan)
Pimco's Gross Says June Was `High-Water Mark' for Bond Rally
www.bloomberg.com July 16, 2003
Voters get to decide growth plan's fate
www.dailyrepublic.com July 16, 2003 (Fairfield)
The Valley's priciest home sales.
www.azcentral.com July 16, 2003
Developers of Greystar brace for sluggish market
www.dailycamera.com July 16, 2003
Council lowers impact fees
www.montereyherald.com July 16, 2003
David Hendricks: Reliable source shoots down predictions of real-estate crash
news.mysanantonio.com July 16, 2003
Better days around the corner, he says
www.newsobserver.com July 16, 2003
Inclusionary housing grows in California
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 16, 2003
NAR Survey of home buyers and sellers shows growing web use
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 16, 2003
M.D.C Holdings reports record second quarter homebuilding profits
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 16, 2003
Troubled West Baltimore site gets fresh start with Heritage Crossing
www.sunspot.net July 16, 2003
Home sales surge in June
columbus.bizjournals.com July 15, 2003 (Ohio)
Home sales shoot up in Clark County
www.oregonlive.com July 15, 2003
Mad dash to buy
www.cnn.com July 15, 2003
Berkshire Hathaway Bid for Clayton Looms
www.statesman.com July 15, 2003
Greenspan Says Rate Can Stay Low Without Inflation
www.bloomberg.com July 15, 2003
Black Hills home sales hit record high for third consecutive year
www.kotatv.com July 15, 2003
Habitat Homes for Oconee?
www.athensnewspapers.com July 15, 2003
Forecast sees housing slide
www.nwanews.com July 15, 2003
Twin Cities housing market active; house prices rise
twincities.bizjournals.com July 15, 2003
Odessa home sales swoon in June
www.oaoa.com July 15, 2003
Mortgage rates likely to rise
www.twincities.com July 15, 2003
Fannie Mae profit misses estimate
www.usatoday.com July 15, 2003
Nearly one in seven buyers owned or bought a second home in Q1
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 15, 2003
Investors buying beach houses may be in for a burnwww.usatoday.com July 14, 2003
Inland Empire home prices on the rise
www.redlandsdailyfacts.com July 14, 2003
Housing sales slow - First-half sales skid 22 percent
sacramento.bizjournals.com July 14, 2003
What's in store for housing?
www.cnn.com July 14, 2003
Jackson home sales up, prices down
www.trib.com July 14, 2003
Titanic concerns over Freddie Mac
www.forbes.com July 14, 2003
New homes bite into existing home sales
www.tcpalm.com July 14, 2003 (Treasure Coast)
Census Bureau releases commuting and housing data
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 14, 2003
Housing costs rise, emptying schools
www.dailynews.com July 13, 2003 (Glendale)
Simple rules to help the home buyer
www.bayarea.com July 13, 2003
Kitsap home price hikes highest in the region
www.thesunlink.com July 13, 2003
Orlando-area home prices soar
www.orlandosentinel.com July 13, 2003
Large suburban cities in West are fastest-growing
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 13 2003
Prices of local homes gained 15% in June
www.sunspot.net July 12, 2003 (Baltimore)
Renewed Global Econ Optimism To be Disappointed - Roach
www.Yahoo.com July 11, 2003
New-home sales drop, but are still robust
www.sacbee.com July 11, 2003
Area real estate sales, prices mixed
www.islandpacket.com July 11, 2003
California's Housing Affordability Index falls
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 11, 2003
Mortgage rate hikes may be bad omen Higher costs could depress booming housing market
www.sfgate.com July 11, 2003
The Most Expensive ZIP Codes
www.forbes.com July 11, 2003
There goes the rural neighborhood
www.lasvegasmercury.com July 10, 2003
Homeownership and housing strength to continue through 2003
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 10, 2003
Growth of cities defies economy
www.oregonlive.com July 10, 2003
Census says Marana grew 31% in 2 years
www.azstarnet.com July 10, 2003
Mixed signals on affordable housing
www.globe.com July 10, 2003
Growth finds new frontier: northern towns along I-25
www.denverpost.com July 10, 2003
ECRI says downturn in home prices unlikely this year
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 09, 2003
Can housing keep going?
www.cnn.com July 09, 2003
Hot home market boosts tax roll
www.pressdemocrat.com July 09, 2003 (Sonoma County)
A calculated gamble for South County
www.signonsandiego.com July 09, 2003
Condo prices surge on waterfront
www.boston.com July 09, 2003
Bill would insure fairness in home lending
www.southcoasttoday.com July 09, 2003
Realtors 2003 home sales forecast stronger than earlier predicted
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 09, 2003
County foreclosures up in 2003
www.bouldernews.com July 09, 2003
The Valley's priciest home sales
www.azcentral.com July 09, 2003
Housing Shortage Is Squeezing Middle Class on L.I.
www.nytimes.com July 09, 2003
LI's affordable housing epidemic
www.news12.com July 09, 2003
Refi frenzy
www.sacbee.com July 09, 2003
Stock options made region sizzle in '90s
seattlepi.nwsource.com July 09, 2003
Denver should fight DIA mold suit
www.rockymountainnews.com July 09, 2003
Home mortgage rates climbing again
www.startribune.com July 08, 2003
Low interest rates lure young renters to homeownership
seattletimes.nwsource.com July 08, 2003
Home prices hurt efforts at eco-devo
denver.bizjournals.com July 08, 2003
It's getting easier to pay the rent
www.sltrib.com July 08, 2003 (Salt Lake County)
Western Washington home sales rise
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 08, 2003
Home prices hit record high
www.kingcountyjournal.com July 08, 2003 (South County)
Homebuyers keeping local market hot
seattletimes.nwsource.com July 08, 2003
Hearing set for proposed housing development
www.zwire.com July 08, 2003
Home sales continue to surge in region
seattlepi.nwsource.com July 08, 2003 (Puget Sound)
Ukiah Valley booming
www.pressdemocrat.com July 07, 2003
The Bear's Lair: So where's the growth?
www.upi.com July 07, 2003
Local home prices climb in May
www.dailynews.com July 07, 2003 (Palmdale)
South Texas builders head for Houston's border
houston.bizjournals.com July 07, 2003
Ukiah Valley booming
www.pressdemocrat.com July 07, 2003
Needed: Careful study of housing bias
www.rockymountainnews.com July 07, 2003
Impact fees are rising in Arizona
www.dailystar.com July 07, 2003
Some warn of beach housing 'bubble'
www.delawareonline.com July 07, 2003
Mix & match - Multi-purpose projects blend commerce and community
www.bouldernews.com July 07, 2003
Panorama city - Signal Hill's riches now not in oil, but in homes
www.presstelegram.com July 06, 2003
Agent secrets
www.freep.com July 06, 2003
Once isolated Brigantine now booming
www.newsday.com July 06, 2003
New town woos local workers
www.theargusonline.com July 06, 2003 (Mountain House)
South Durango development example of plans to urbanize
www.durangoherald.com July 06, 2003
Living on the Edge - Study: LI affordable housing shortage nearing crisis level
www.newsday.com July 06, 2003
New law regulates housing inspectors
www.fortwayne.com July 06, 2003 (Indianapolis)
Downtown moves top real estate news
www.pbn.com July 06, 2003 (Rhode Island)
Arundel Mills ignites boom in development
www.sunspot.net July 06, 2003
Foreclosures in county a rising concern
www.newarkadvocate.com July 06, 2003
Mortgage Reforms On Hold, But You Can Apply The Ideas
www.ctnow.com July 06, 2003
One hot market
www.bellinghamherald.com July 06, 2003 (Bellingham, WA)
Experts raise alarms over home buyer help
www.denverpost.com July 06, 2003
Rebchook: 'Castle' sale price fit for a king
www.rockymountainnews.com July 05, 2003
Home sales turn around
www.newsobserver.com July 05, 2003 (Triangle)
May home sales up in area, across state
www.fredericksburg.com July 05, 2003 (Virginia)
Stafford realty sizzles
www.fredericksburg.com July 05, 2003 (Fredericksburg, VA)
Bucking the US trend, foreclosures fall in state
www.boston.com July 05, 2003
The real deal
www.statesman.com July 05, 2003
The hidden financial truth about remodeling
moneycentral.msn.com July 05, 2003
Housing market cooled in May
www.indystar.com July 04, 2003 (Hamilton County)
Interest rates help lift Marin property values
www.marinij.com July 04, 2003
$8.9 million home price sets record in Crested Butte
www.denverpost.com July 04, 2003
Small lots, big debate: Council facing another density dilemma
www.bend.com July 03, 2003 (Bend, Oregon)
High-density housing doesn't have to be ticky-tacky
seattlepi.nwsource.com July 03, 2003
Should you rent or buy? It depends on more than interest rates
www.goletavalleyvoice.com July 03, 2003
Pulte buy puts firm in entry home field
www.azcentral.com July 03, 2003
Fayetteville : Builders raced to beat impact fees
www.nwanews.com July 03, 2003
Soaring home prices fuel concerns about island's character
www.wmtw.com July 03, 2003 (Mount Desert Island, Maine)
Housing in a fine state
cbs.marketwatch.com July 03, 2003 (registration required)
Home prices, construction building
www.athensnewspapers.com July 03, 2003 (Northeast Georgia)
Housing Crash In San Diego?
www.thesandiegochannel.com July 02, 2003
NAHB boosts forecast for 2003 sales of new single-family homes
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 02, 2003
Hovnanian Enterprises announces 44 percent increase in June 2003 new home orders
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 02, 2003
Housing Shows Cracks in Foundation
www.bloomberg.com July 01, 2003
Study:Average US Household Lost $127/Year To Home Price Rises
www.quicken.com July 01, 2003
Construction falls 1.7 percent
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 01, 2003
WDM touted as retirement destination
www.dmregister.com July 01, 2003
Insurance gets tricky for island home buyers
www.pressherald.com July 01, 2003
Banks now allowed to sell real estate
www.dailypress.com July 01, 2003
Foreclosures.com - New Jersey housing market helps homeowners in default
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 01, 2003
Foreclosures.com reports foreclosure activity in Chicagoland still high
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 01, 2003
Foreclosures.com sees no relief in Bay Area foreclosure activity
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 01, 2003
Foreclosures rise in region
www.denverpost.com July 01, 2003
Home sales up almost 19 percent from year ago
www.heraldbusinessjournal.com July 01, 2003 (Snohomish County)
OFHEO releases Capital Classifications for Fannie and Freddie
www.Housing-Bubble.com July 01, 2003
Plan eyes affordable housing
www.tallahassee.com July 01, 2003
N.J. and Calif. Lawmakers Down to Wire on Budgets
www.washingtonpost.com July 01, 2003
Hearing set on Ryan Ranch housing
www.montereyherald.com July 01, 2003
