Economist's Commentary: March 2008

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March 31, 2008: The Impact of the Homebuyer Tax Credit

March 31, 2008: Quick Take: March 31, 2008

March 28, 2008: New Home Sales Decline 1.8 Percent in February

March 28, 2008: Quick Take: March 28, 2008

March 28, 2008: Lost Decade

March 27, 2008: Quick Take on Today's Key Economic Data

March 26, 2008: A Cautious Read on Mortgage Applications

March 25, 2008: Store Closing Numbers in Context

March 24, 2008: Mark-to-Market and Liquidity Crisis

March 24, 2008: Mild Increase in Existing Home Sales

March 21, 2008: Products and Tools from NAR Research

March 21, 2008: A Bigger Fall After a Bigger Gain

March 20, 2008: Make the Most of NAR Research's e-Information

March 20, 2008: Conversations with Dr. Daane

March 19, 2008: After the FOMC Meeting: What Does the Market Say?

March 19, 2008: Residential Housing Starts Decline 0.6 Percent in February; Multi-Family Units Bounce Back

March 18, 2008: Investment in Commercial Office Real Estate in Tertiary Markets

March 18, 2008: Rural America

March 17, 2008: Hispanic Homebuyers 

March 17, 2008: Does Having a REALTOR® Web Site Make Sense? 

March 14, 2008: Mortgage Rates and Inflation: the Real Story

March 13, 2008: Miami Confidential

March 13, 2008: NAR Commercial Forecast: Dramatic Declines in Investment Activity Mask Respectable Fundamentals

March 12, 2008: FSBO Sellers Decreasing

March 11, 2008: Way Too Many REALTORS®?

March 11, 2008: Take Another Look — You Might See Something Different  

March 10, 2008: National Foreclosures Climb, But Some States Show Signs of Improvement

March 10, 2008: Two Different Commercial Indices — One Message

March 10, 2008: Top-Down Solution 

March 7, 2008: Growing Job Losses

March 7, 2008: African-American Home Buyers

March 6, 2008: Who are Generation Y Home Buyers and Why Do They Matter?

March 6, 2008: March Forecast: Economic Pickup in the Second Half

March 5, 2008: A Glimmer of Confidence

March 4, 2008: Rental Squeeze Play

March 3, 2008: Fed Chairman's Testimony Cautious on the Economy
 



Fast Facts

Nearly one-quarter of first-time buyers are single females who purchased their first home on a median income of $47,400.
Source: 2008 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.