Housing Bubble
May 2003
News reports on the housing bubble in May 2003
Bay Area housing costs keep rising, Census shows
www.oaklandtribune.com May 31, 2003
Granholm wants 'cool cities' to attract young adults
www.detnews.com May 31, 2003 (Michigan)
Housing in county topic of hearings
www.ukiahdailyjournal.com May 31, 2003 (Mendocino County CA)
Davis market still through the roof
www.davisenterprise.com May 30, 2003
Buy That Home--Or Wait And Pay A Higher Mortgage
www.forbes.com May 30, 2003
Renzi: Keep banks from brokering real estate deals
www.azdailysun.com May 30, 2003
Home-sales market as hot as Valley
www.azcentral.com May 30, 2003
Summer season looks good for real estate sales
www.dailynewstribune.com May 30, 2003 (Waltham MA)
Apartment rents not likely to rebound soon
sanjose.bizjournals.com May 30, 2003
Truckee housing prices drives residents away
www.casperstartribune.net May 30, 2003
The Eye of the Beholder
www.metroactive.com May 30, 2003 (Sonoma County)
Can the investment be made?
www.pharostribune.com May 29, 2003
Safe as houses
www.gazette.net May 29, 2003
NE Fla. home sales decrease 14%
jacksonville.bizjournals.com May 29, 2003
U.S., U.K. House Prices to Decline `Dramatically'
www.bloomberg.com May 29, 2003
Foreclosures may surpass last year's
www.hattiesburgamerican.com May 29, 2003
New York renters giddy at apt. glut
www.nypost.com May 29, 2003
Home sellers rush to close their deals before tax doubles
www.stamfordadvocate.com May 29, 2003
MCPS trustees take closer look at demographics
www.missoulian.com May 29, 2003
Town Seeing Surge In Home Prices
www.ctnow.com May 29, 2003 (Old Saybrook CT)
Blame it on the rain
www.washingtontimes.com May 29, 2003
Home sales stay hot in Ozarks, nation
news.ozarksnow.com May 29, 2003
At last, home buyers may get and edge
www.bostonherald.com May 29, 2003
Businesses, homes compete for space
www.pittsburghlive.com May 29, 2003
30 year FRM sets another record low
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 29, 2003
Real Estate Capital Markets Report looks at 10 critical issues
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 29, 2003
Toll Brothers report record earnings and revenues for Q2
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 29, 2003
RBC buys Bank One's 3rd party home loans unit
www.forbes.com May 28, 2003
Refinance Index over 5000 for 21st consecutive week
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 28, 2003
Affordable housing - Starter homes are primary offering
www.claytonnews-star.com May 28, 2003
California luxury home values rise in Q1 2003
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 28, 2003
Home Buyers Get 'CLUE' About House History
www.thepittsburghchannel.com May 28, 2003
Record home supply
www.rockymountainnews.com May 28, 2003
Buyers find most home choices ever
www.denverpost.com May 28, 2003
Lathrop welcomes a flood of planned housing
www.bayarea.com May 28, 2003
Region's home sales brisk
www.dailypress.com May 28, 2003 (Hampton Roads VA)
Polk Home Sales Rose 6.7% for April
www.theledger.com May 28, 2003
Central Valley home prices rise
www.sanmateocountytimes.com May 28, 2003
Illinois home sales ahead of last year
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 28, 2003
Home sales bounce back
www.enquirer.com May 28, 2003 (Cincinnati)
Fiscal slump puts damper on home sales
www.bostonherald.com May 28, 2003
April homes sales, not prices, ebb
www.metrowestdailynews.com May 28, 2003 (Massachusetts)
Central Valley home prices rise
www.oaklandtribune.com May 28, 2003
Housing sales still strong in Valley
www.daytondailynews.com May 28, 2003
April home sales in county up in two areas, down in two others
www.zwire.com May 28, 2003 (Houston)
New home sales hit 2003 high - Cautious local buyers lag behind national trend
www.ohio.com May 28, 2003
Growth moves east
www.coloradoan.com May 27, 2003
Home sales, prices slow
www.boston.com May 27, 2003
Boomers conscious about age spur sites
www.ohio.com May 27, 2003
Kauai’s housing price boom brings mixed blessings
www.starbulletin.com May 27, 2003
Existing home sales up 5.6 percent in April
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 27, 2003
New home sales data bodes well for season say builders
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 27, 2003
New home sales up 1.7 percent on April
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 27, 2003
Florida home sales rise 5 percent in April
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 27, 2003
California existing home price up 14.8 percent, sales down 9.3 percent
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 27, 2003
Home sales slip further
www.newsobserver.com May 27, 2003 (Triangle NC)
San Diego home prices on the rise
www.kfmb.com May 27, 2003
New home permits drop 3 percent
www.kansascity.com May 27, 2003
Southland Communities Tops For Expensive Homes
www.nbc4.tv May 27, 2003
State home prices still out of sight
www.presstelegram.com May 27, 2003 (California)
Intown housing demand steady
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 27, 2003
City housing market ranks low
www.abqtrib.com May 27, 2003 (Albuquerque)
Property Values Hit Record Numbers
www.tampatrib.com May 27, 2003 (Tampa)
Study: River zones little threat to home values
www.oregonlive.com May 27, 2003
Home permits rise again
www.floridatoday.com May 26, 2003
Area home sales fall 16.2 percent in April
sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com May 26, 2003
Home sellers cautious on choice plan
www.sptimes.com May 26, 2003 (Tampa)
Minorities get help buying own houses
www.suntimes.com May 26, 2003
Numbers cruncher tracks growth flow up Ga. 400, I-85
www.ajc.com May 26, 2003 (Atlanta)
In Missoula, buying a home can be such sweet sorrow
www.missoulian.com May 26, 2003
Home Sweet Homeownership
www.blackenterprise.com May 26, 2003
Inventory of new housing up sharply
www.tcpalm.com May 26, 2003 (Treasure Coast / Palm Beach)
American Dream increasingly elusive
www.missoulian.com May 26, 2003 (Montana)
Road warriors
www.sptimes.com May 26, 2003
Home building still sizzles in Albany
www.democratherald.com May 26, 2003
Investing in escape
msnbc.com May 26, 2003
Tour to show 'density is not a dirty word'
www.sanluisobispo.com May 26, 2003
Group plans $135M project in Summerfield
triad.bizjournals.com May 26, 2003
Construction barrels ahead, unevenly
sacramento.bizjournals.com May 26, 2003
Watch out for falling prices - Experts worry deflation could hit economy
www.ohio.com May 26, 2003
Apartment permits cool off but sales are hot
msnbc.com May 26, 2003 (New Mexico)
Roanoke needs more variation in housing, official says
www.roanoke.com May 26, 2003
Foreclosure maze
www.ohio.com May 25, 2003
Trial to challenge housing accessibility
www.courier-journal.com May 25, 2003
Inland Empire housing market ranks 11th nationally
www.nctimes.net May 25, 2003
A Town That Knows Itself
www.theday.com May 25, 2003
Boom times for buying, selling home
www.news-gazette.com May 25, 2003 (Champaign, Illinois)
Picturesque Palo Cedro evolves into thriving community
www.redding.com May 25, 2003
Would-be buyers march up in droves for first homes at Fort Ord site
www.sfgate.com May 25, 2003 (Monterey County)
Beach town taking heat for migrant conditions
www.bayarea.com May 25, 2003
Bird's-eye view of growth
www.nj.com May 25, 2003
Changing climate
www.cleveland.com May 25, 2003
Housing market remains steady
www.timesrecordnews.com May 25, 2003
Hybrid mortgages thrive
www.delawareonline.com May 25, 2003
Where's affordable housing?
www.insidevc.com May 24, 2003 (Ventura County)
Cultural amenities proving a big draw for urban retreat buyers
www.timesstar.com May 24, 2003
Home prices balloon since '96 - Study: 7-year trend may have peaked
www.rockymountainnews.com May 24, 2003
Valley holds housing forum
timesargus.nybor.com May 24, 2003
Luxurious Home on Lake Hollingsworth Is Not an Everyday Transaction
www.theledger.com May 24, 2003
Protesters: FBI must re-enter fraud case
www.poconorecord.com May 24, 2003
Curbs on huge homes won't fly
www.sanluisobispo.com May 23, 2003
Properties auction draws sizable crowd
www.dailyfreeman.com May 23, 2003 (Ulster County)
New York's Hamptons Home Prices, Rentals Slump as Summer Begins
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 23, 2003
Wisconsin housing market outpaces region and nation in Q1
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 23, 2003
A majority of the House reaffirms banks don't belong in real estate
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 23, 2003
Tyrone has county's largest increase in median home price
www.ajc.com May 22, 2003 (Atlanta)
Dhawan: Atlanta metro area will have slow, less intense recovery
atlanta.bizjournals.com May 22, 2003
Memphis April home sales rise 23.9%
memphis.bizjournals.com May 22, 2003
Mortgage rates continue to fall
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 22, 2003
State's median home price continues to surge
www.bayarea.com May 22, 2003
Bursting Bubbles
www.alternet.org May 22, 2003
Home prices pass $400,000
www.pressdemocrat.com May 22, 2003 (Sonoma County)
Affordable housing in Ipswich
www.townonline.com May 21, 2003
Foreclosure rate brings opportunity
cincinnati.bizjournals.com May 21, 2003
Bay Area home sales still fluctuate but prices hit new peak
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 21, 2003
Southland home sales strong in March
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 21, 2003
Home prices dip slightly in Santa Clara County
www.bayarea.com May 21, 2003
City and county see strong new home sales in 2002
www.hometown-pages.com May 21, 2003 (Houston)
Low rates, torrid demand lead to red-hot sales here
www.signonsandiego.com May 21, 2003
Pricey ZIP codes for homes near each other
www.ajc.com May 21, 2003 (Atlanta)
Homes on (top of) the range
news.statesmanjournal.com May 21, 2003 (Oregon)
Money magazine calls OP one of hottest housing markets
www.pioneerlocal.com May 21, 2003 (Chicago)
14 charged in phony real estate dealings
www.dailysouthtown.com May 21, 2003
Fixed Rate Mortgages reach record low again
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 21, 2003
You can build homes again
www.azcentral.com May 21, 2003
Calif. buyers home in on bargain prices in Ariz.
www.azcentral.com May 21, 2003
Appraisal Groups urge Congress to examine appraiser regulatory structure
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 21, 2003
Assessments grow in Chatham Woods
www.syracuse.com May 21, 2003
Mortgage Aids Are Attacked
www.sltrib.com May 21, 2003 (Utah)
Home sales surge in Kuna
www.idahostatesman.com May 20, 2003
Real-estate conveyance tax all but painless
www.norwichbulletin.com May 20, 2003
North Raleigh the hot spot for residential sales
triangle.bizjournals.com May 19, 2003
High-end hiatus
www.heraldtribune.com May 19, 2003
ICBA - better access to the secondary mortgage market
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 19, 2003
Study on concentrated poverty in Washington, DC released
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 19, 2003
Washington County grows 5.1 percent
www.thespectrum.com May 19, 2003
Wake County Home Sales Hottest In Wake Forest
www.wral.com May 19, 2003 (Cary, N.C.)
Cultural amenities a big draw for second homes downtown
www.ajc.com May 19, 2003 (Atlanta)
Smart Growth jury recognizes development proposals for wise land use
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 18, 2003
Mayor escapes reassessment wave
www.timesunion.com May 18, 2003 (New York)
Still searching for the (affordable) American Dream
www.sentinelandenterprise.com May 18, 2003 (Massachusetts)
Higher rates, fees to slow home refi
www.presstelegram.com May 17, 2003
Used-home prices climb again
www.nctimes.net May 17, 2003 (San Diego)
Real estate scandal leaves renters in limbo
www.montereyherald.com May 17, 2003
Builders, buyers, schools eye Lake's new impact fee
www.orlandosentinel.com May 17, 2003
This Is Good Place to Finance Mobile Home
www.theledger.com May 17, 2003 (Central Florida)
Property values shock residents
www.greeleytrib.com May 17, 2003 (Northern Colorado)
Development expected to slow after record year
www.thepresstribune.com May 16, 2003 (Roseville, CA)
Bill would act as 'Tax on housing' says NAHB
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 16, 2003
Housing Starts fall but building permits bode well says NAHB
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 16, 2003
Housing Starts fall 6.8 percent
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 16, 2003
Brickman: Ups and way downs in first quarter
www.neponsetvalleydailynews.com May 16, 2003
Home buyers' gold
www.rockymountainnews.com May 16, 2003
BNAR reports home sales up slightly in April
buffalo.bizjournals.com May 16, 2003
Metro area has least expensive homes in U.S.
www.wcfcourier.com May 16, 2003 (Waterloo & Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Gwinnett developers say most high-end buyers already live in county
www.ajc.com May 16, 2003 (Atlanta)
Home prices stabilize
www.marinij.com May 16, 2003 (Marin County, CA)
A Buyer's Market Or A Seller's Market?
www.kark.com May 16, 2003
Mortgages' low rates go even lower
seattletimes.nwsource.com May 16, 2003
Home price rise whips inflation
www.courier-journal.com May 15, 2003 (Louisville, Kentucky)
Housing Market Index reveals rise in builder confidence
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 15, 2003
Migrants struggle for shelter
www.sanmateocountytimes.com May 15, 2003
Real estate investing by the book
www.usatoday.com May 15, 2003
Stone Mountain becomes a magnet
www.ajc.com (Atlanta)
Home sales fall in Mass., but prices continue to rise
www.boston.com May 15, 2003
Homeowners: Water worries hurt values
www.bayarea.com May 15, 2003
Upscale touches spark Stonegate Pointe sales
www.detnews.com May 15, 2003
California home sales fall - price hits new record
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 14, 2003
Florida homes for sale - demand and prices rise
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 14, 2003
Regional housing market continues to show resilience
seattlepi.nwsource.com May 14, 2003
Limbo of the migrant worker
www.sunspot.net May 14, 2003
Mortgage lender agrees to review defaulted loans
www.indystar.com May 14, 2003
Home sales flat in April
www.timesdispatch.com May 13, 2003 (Richmond)
New home sales jump
www.starbulletin.com May 13, 2003 (Honolulu)
Home Sales Continue Fast Growth in Virginia
www.wset.com May 13, 2003
The culture of home sales
www.bayarea.com May 13, 2003
Fudging the Numbers on Home Ownership
www.cnsnews.com May 12, 2003
Going first class -- with a second home
cbs.marketwatch.com May 12, 2003
Illinois existing home sales slow
www.chicagobusiness.com May 12, 2003
Duluth home prices climbing
www.brainerddispatch.com May 12, 2003
Illinois existing home sales show small gain in first quarter
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 12, 2003
Newfield area reflects change in middle class
www.stamfordadvocate.com May 11, 2003
Truckee housing prices drive many residents away
www.rgj.com May 11, 2003
Today's home buyers are mousing around
www.tcpalm.com May 11, 2003
Strength of housing market fuels developments
www.pittsburghlive.com May 11, 2003
Housing costs low, relatively
www.s-t.com May 11, 2003
A propped-up home market
www.denverpost.com May 11, 2003
Falling prices aren't always a good thing
www.denverpost.com May 11, 2003
On the market, but not for long: Williamsburg home sales off the charts
www.dailypress.com May 10, 2003
Home Sales Strengthen Idaho Economy
www2.kbcitv.com May 09, 2003
Bursting Bubbles - Why the economy will go from bad to worse
www.inthesetimes.com May 09, 2003
Real estate takes a breather
www.jsonline.com May 09, 2003
April home sales solid
www.nashvillecitypaper.com May 09, 2003
Housing in state a major economic concern, expert says
www.lodinews.com May 09, 2003
Lodi apartments become more plentiful; homes next?
www.lodinews.com May 09, 2003
California's Housing Affordability Index falls to 28 percent C.A.R reports
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 08, 2003
Purchase Index reaches new record in latest MBA survey
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 08, 2003
Local home sales rise 2.7 percent in April
nashville.bizjournals.com May 08, 2003
Real estate experts burst bubble fears
www.siliconvalley.com May 08, 2003
Home sales in April fall from last year
www.democratandchronicle.com May 08, 2003
Affordability factor
www.nola.com May 08, 2003
Twin Cities home sales, prices soar despite conflict
www.startribune.com May 08, 2003
Lennar future full of condos
www.miami.com May 08, 2003
North 40 home price: $1 million
www.aspentimes.com May 08, 2003
Locking Fear Out -- or In
www.washingtonpost.com May 08, 2003
Homes in Alabama more affordable than ever
www.tuscaloosanews.com May 08, 2003
Housing on track for second-best year say realtors
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 07, 2003
Alabama existing home sales surge in March
birmingham.bizjournals.com May 07, 2003
Local home sales, prices up in April
twincities.bizjournals.com May 07, 2003
Home prices climb even higher
www.santacruzsentinel.com May 07, 2003
Downtown prices on rise
www.azcentral.com May 07, 2003
The New Shape of Suburbia looks at whats changing and why
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 06, 2003
AmeriDream, NAHREP partner to increase Hispanic homeownership
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 06, 2003
Bay Area foreclosures slowing But other parts of state saw dramatic drops
www.sfgate.com May 05, 2003
California foreclosures down
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 05, 2003
Condo sales set record in first quarter
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 05, 2003
Study finds essential occupations struggle to afford housing
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 05, 2003
SC Realtors report 6 precent sales hike
www.thedailypress.com May 05, 2003
Home sales continue to rise in March
birmingham.bizjournals.com May 05, 2003
Riding the bubble: A tale of two cities
seattletimes.nwsource.com May 04, 2003
Owning a house nets tax benefit in some markets
www.ohio.com May 04, 2003
Bonita developer seeks respect for home-building industry
www.naplesnews.com May 03, 2003
Affordable housing lags
www.neponsetvalleydailynews.com May 02, 2003
Bummer Summer For Rental Owners
www.forbes.com May 02, 2003
Housing Affordability Index reaches 30-year high
www.Housing-Bubble.com May 01, 2003
'For sale by owner' can be a hard sell
/www.usatoday.com May 01, 2003
A look at the 2002 housing market
www.newportthisweek.com May 01, 2003
