Bidding wars, no contingencies and frustrated buyers...the housing market is heating up! Existing home sales have jumped to their highest level since early 2007 and new home sale activity has been equally as brisk. Additionally, nearly a decade after the housing market peaked, foreclosure filings, which includes default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, dropped to the lowest level since November 2005, according to ATTOM Data Solutions.
Read MoreThe improving economy, a tighter labor market and rising consumer confidence are fueling the continued housing market recovery. In January, existing home sales jumped to their highest level since early 2007 and nationally, prices rose to a 31-month nominal high, with prices up 5.9 percent from a year ago. The National home price index is up nearly 38 percent from the post-bubble low set in December 2011. (Don’t get too excited-when factoring in the rate of inflation, prices are still at April 2004 levels.)
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