| Feb 22, 2011 12:26PM The S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Indices , which track home prices throughout the U.S. on a two-month lag, declined 3.9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2010 on top of a 1.9 percent decline in Q3. Prices were 4.1 percent lower than one year earlier. This represents the lowest annual growth rate since the third quarter of 2009 when prices were falling at an 8.6 percent annual rate and the sixth consecutive month of national home price depreciations. S&P/Case-Shiller provides two monthly... Feb 22, 2011 12:36PM Last week the FHA announced it would increase annual mortgage insurance premiums by 0.25% to "bolster capital reserves", effective for case numbers ordered on or after April 18, 2011. Naturally the sudden spike in fees led to a chorus of Bronx cheers from inside the housing industry. Originator, Realtor, and Borrower feedback was generally themed along the lines of comments like "GREAT TIMING. REDUCING THE POOL OF QUALIFIED HOMEBUYERS WILL DEFINITELY BOOST THE HOUSING RECOVERY". Please note sarcasm...
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