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February 22, 2010 - Short Sales See Big Jump in Activity During January,
Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Survey Reveals

 

WASHINGTON DC (February 21, 2010) – Despite a reputation for being slow and problematic, so-called short sales are quickly becoming the preferred way to dispose of distressed properties in 2010.

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January 19, 2010 - Pool of First-Time Homebuyers May Be Drying Up,
Latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Survey Reveals

 

WASHINGTON (January 19, 2009) – First-time homebuyers, the most important segment of the home purchase market in 2009, were reducing their presence in the still-recovering U.S. housing market as last year drew to a close.

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December 21, 2009 - Existing Homebuyers Step Up Home Purchases in November,
Latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Survey Reveals

 

WASHINGTON, DC (December 21, 2009) – Existing homeowners, who had been sitting on the home buying sidelines for much of this year, stepped up their home purchases in November, according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions. [full release...]

 

November 23, 2009 - First-Time Homebuyers Dominate Housing Market in October,

Latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey Finds

 

WASHINGTON, DC (November 23, 2009)—Home sales to first time homebuyers surged in October, according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions. But real estate agent survey respondents indicate that trend may not continue in the months ahead. [full release...]

 

November 4, 2009 - Survey Shows Tax Credit Extension for Homebuyers

Likely to Encourage Mostly First-Time Purchasers

 

WASHINGTON, DC (November 4, 2009) – The proposed extension of the tax credit for homebuyers is likely to have a much larger effect on first-time homebuyers as compared to current homeowners, according to results from the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions. That’s because the tax credit would average 4% of the home purchase price for first-time homebuyers but only 2% for current homeowners. [full release...]

 

October 19, 2009 - Survey Uncovers Surprising

‘Mini-Boom’ in Housing Market

 

WASHINGTON, DC (October 19, 2009) -- A surprising surge in housing activity helped push up home prices nationwide during September, according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions [full release...]

 

September 22, 2009 - First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Results

In 357,000 Additional Home Sales To Date

 

WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 22, 2009) --- The first-time homebuyers tax credit has resulted in 357,000 incremental home sales so far in 2009, according to a newly released estimate by Campbell Surveys. The estimate is based on findings from four national surveys of real estate agents conducted by Campbell Surveys this year.  [full release...]

 

September 17, 2009 - Distressed Properties Are 45% of Home Transactions during August; First-Time Homebuyers Account for 43% of Purchasers, New Survey Shows

  

WASHINGTON (Sept. 17, 2009) -- Distressed properties accounted for 45% of all properties purchased with the assistance of real estate agents in August 2009, according to respondents to the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions. Damaged Real Estate Owned (REO) accounted for 17.7% of properties purchased, move-in ready REO accounted for 15.6%, and short sales accounted for another 11.8%. The proportions of all three distressed property categories varied by less than one percentage point from the percentages surveyed for July 2009.[full release...]