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Wednesday, September 07, 2005 -


WASHINGTON - “The most rapid increases in home prices have been occurring in markets where demand is particularly strong and supply constraints are especially difficult because of a shortage of land and excessive growth controls or moratoria,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders.

Strong demand for housing led to an annual rate of appreciation of 12.8 percent, according to the House Price Index released today by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO). House prices were up by 13.43 percent on a year-over-year basis, the largest four-quarter increase in more than 25 years.

“While the fundamentals for housing will remain relatively strong over the coming period, we believe that these numbers are unsustainable and that rates of house price appreciation will gradually head back into their historic range,” Seiders added.

As the growing U.S. economy continues to generate new jobs and healthy gains in household income, Seiders predicted that the housing price boom will start “quietly winding down, and this should help restore a healthier balance between supply and demand in local markets.”
 
“A recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation study shows that house price booms lead to price busts only when local economies stumble for other reasons, such as a national recession,” he said. “With the U.S. economy in the midst of a strong expansion, those risks are quite low for the foreseeable future.”

The recent hurricane had the effect of reducing housing inventory resulting in an increasing demand for housing in nearby communities.

Pending Home Sales

Thursday, September 01, 2005 -

Pending home sales declined slightly but remain historically high, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The Pending Home Sales Index, based on data collected for July, slipped 1.0 percent to a reading of 125.1, but is 3.5 percent higher than July 2004.

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