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		<title>The Home Price Index Is Flawed, But That&#8217;s Okay Right!?!</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/07/home-price-index-april-2010.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Case-Shiller Index reported home values up 0.8 percent across 20 tracked markets. The public-sector Federal Housing Finance Agency has reached a similar conclusion.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Price Index Rises 0.3% in March, Is It Time To Buy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home values rose in March, according to the Federal Home Finance Agencyâs most recent Home Price Index. Values were reported higher by 0.3 percent, on average, from February.]]></description>
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		<title>Generically Speaking HPI Says Home Values Lower</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/03/generically-speaking-hpi-says-home-values-lower.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home values fell again in January, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency&#8217;s Home Price Index (HPI). Values were reported down 0.6 percent, on average. We say &#8220;on average&#8221; because the Home Price Index is a national report. It doesn&#8217;t capture the essence of a local market , or even a city market such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Price Index Up and Down. What&#8217;s A Realtor to Believe?</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/02/home-price-index-up-and-down-whats-a-realtor-to-believe.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the private-sector Case-Shiller Index showed home prices slightly lower between November and December.  Thursday, the public-sector Home Price Index showed the same. Publishing on a 2-month lag, the Federal Home Finance Agency said home prices fell by 1.6 percent nationally in December.  And that&#8217;s an average, of course.  Some regions performed well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Home Values Up or Are Home Values Down?</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2010/01/are-home-values-up-or-are-home-values-down.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reporting on a two-month lag, the government said home values rose 0.7 percent in November.  National home prices are at their highest point since February 2009. But before we look too much into the FHFA&#8217;s Home Price Index, it&#8217;s important that we&#8217;re cognizant of its shortcomings; the most important of which is its lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October Home Price Index Shows Home Prices on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/12/october-home-price-index-shows-home-prices-on-the-rise.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/12/october-home-price-index-shows-home-prices-on-the-rise.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More positive signals from housing &#8211; home values are still on the rise. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, after posting its first quarterly increase since 2007 this past September, the Home Price Index rose by another 0.6 percent in October. Prices are up in 4 of the last six months. But before we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official &#8211; Home Prices Are No Longer in Free Fall</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/11/its-official-home-prices-are-no-longer-in-free-fall.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/11/its-official-home-prices-are-no-longer-in-free-fall.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Home Price Index posted its first quarterly increase since 2007 last quarter. The news was reported Tuesday. The Home Price Index is an interesting metric.  It&#8217;s huge in its scope, accounting for every home sold in the country that backs a mortgage bound for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Prices Edged Lower in August according to FHFA</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/10/home-prices-edged-lower-in-august-according-to-fhfa.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/10/home-prices-edged-lower-in-august-according-to-fhfa.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the government, home values edged lower last month. The Federal Housing Finance Agency&#8217;s Home Price Index report shows values down by 0.3 percent from the month prior &#8211; the index&#8217;s first down month since April. The Home Price Index is based on the value of homes financed via Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and, in this sense, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Prices Still On The Rise</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/09/home-prices-still-on-the-rise.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by the government, home prices are rising nationwide, up 0.3 percent in July. Furthermore, versus November 2008, the Home Price Index has clawed back to unchanged. The housing market appears to be holding its own. However, we have to be careful about putting our full faith in the Federal Housing Finance Agency&#8217;s data.  It&#8217;s somewhat flawed. The Home Price [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Home Price Index Shows That Home Values Increased In May</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/07/the-home-price-index-shows-that-home-values-increased-in-may.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home values around the country appear to be leveling. The Federal Housing Finance Agency&#8217;s latest Home Price Index report shows values up by nearly 1 percent in May versus the month prior. Since peaking in April 2007, values remain off by 11 percent nationwide. The FHFA Home Price Index is an interesting metric.  Different from the Case-Shiller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Improving Home Values May Lead To Easier Mortgage Approvals</title>
		<link>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/04/how-improving-home-values-may-lead-to-easier-mortgage-approvals.html</link>
		<comments>http://welcomehomenwi.com/2009/04/how-improving-home-values-may-lead-to-easier-mortgage-approvals.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James K Barath, CMPS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If falling home values is what prompted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to tighten mortgage guidelines in 2007 and 2008, America&#8217;s mortgage applicants may get their long-awaiting loosening within the next 18 months. According to a government report, the values of homes financed with conforming mortgages rose for the third straight month in February. This [...]]]></description>
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