Independent Forecasts
Housing Predictor provides independent housing market forecasts on home prices and mortgage rates for more than 230 cities in all 50 U.S. states, plus real estate news and analysis.

Forecasts are updated and reevaluated over the entire year as local conditions warrant. Researchers gather information on many factors, including economics, political issues, business, growth, development, real estate news, employment and other socioeconomic issues.
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Private Equity Firms Purchase Fannie Mae Foreclosures
 
 
Some of the same private equity firms that helped Wall Street produce the foreclosure crisis are buying up foreclosures for as little as a dime on a dollar.
 
Time Running Out for Short Sales
 
 
Time may be running out for millions of homeowners hoping to do a short sale on their home and not be taxed on the loss.
 
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Three Mortgage Officers Sentenced to Federal Prison
 
 
Three mortgage officers and a title agent have been sentenced to U.S. federal prison for ripping-off senior citizens in an elaborate reverse mortgage scheme.
 
Homeownership Declines Seven Years
 
 
Homeownership rates have now dropped for seven straight years, indicating that government programs to increase the number of homeowners only helped the financial sector.
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Record Low Mortgage Rates Hit
 
 
Mortgage interest rates broke another historic threshold this week, reaching a new all-time low.
 
Underwater Refinances Show Jump
 
 
A larger number of underwater homeowners at risk of losing their homes may finally be getting some help from a government program.
 
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Markets Most Likely To Recover in 2012
 
 
The five most likely metropolitan real estate markets to recover in 2012 are as opposite as night and day.