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Home Prices Forecast to Weather Winter, but Will Congress Ice Gains?

Home prices continued to reclaim lost ground in September, up 3.6 percent annually with increases recorded for every corner of the country, Clear Capital reported Tuesday. Improvements have been so strong, in fact, the real estate valuation firm says yearly growth is forecast to shake off winter's chill and continue through the first quarter of 2013. That is, if federal lawmakers can keep from squashing consumer confidence and agree on a resolution to the looming ""fiscal cliff"" that awaits at year-end without letting market uncertainties fester all the way up until the deadline.

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San Bernardino May Not Need Eminent Domain Fix: Report

With prices gaining in San Bernardino County, Clear Capital found that the solution to the area's problem of negative equity may be solved with time. San Bernardino County has become the center of debate following the creation of a Joint Powers Authority to explore a controversial use of eminent domain. However, with prices in the area rising, the county may not need a drastic rescue plan.

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REO Saturation Rate Falls for First Time in 2012: Clear Capital

While home prices remained little changed, the REO saturation rate fell for the first time this year, according to Clear Capital's Home Data Index Market report, which included data to the end of August. The REO saturation rate, which calculates the portion of REO sales relative to total sales, slipped 6.4 percentage points from the previous quarter to 20.5 percent. The drop is the lowest the REO saturation rate has been since April 2008.

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Regional Price Gains Continue to Strengthen Recovery: Clear Capital

National home prices seem to be picking up steam, while all four regions posted price gains, Clear Capital reported Tuesday. On a quarterly basis, home prices increased 2 percent in July, and year-over-year, the increase was even greater at 2.2 percent. The yearly increase is the strongest in nearly two years and 0.5 percentage points higher than June's yearly gain.

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Clear Capital Reports Rising Prices Across All Regions

National home prices saw both quarterly and yearly gains in June, and all four regions across the U.S. posted quarterly increases, according to the Home Data Index (HDI) released by Clear Capital Tuesday. Home prices rose by 1.7 percent in June from the previous quarter and a year ago, and growth is expected to continue into the second half of the year at a rate of 2.5 percent, Clear Capital reported. Broad-based regional gains and expanding progress are reasons for the current gains and expected future growth.

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Clear Capital: Prices See First Quarterly and Yearly Gain Since 2010

For the first time since August 2010, home prices rose on both a quarterly and yearly basis, according to the May 2012 Home Data Index (HDI) report released by Clear Capital. Quarter-over-quarter, prices appreciated 0.4 percent, the first quarterly increase since November 2011. Year-over-year, prices rose by 0.1 percent, according to the index. The increases were attributed to stronger regional growth in the West, Northeast, and South, as well as a rise in REO-only prices.

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REO Prices Increase, Fair Market Prices Drop, Home Values Stabilizing

According to data from Clear Capital, over the last year, REO prices have increased 5.5 percent, while fair market sales prices dropped 2.9 percent. The real estate data provider explained that demand for REOs is most likely causing the increase in prices and named Carrington Holding Company, Amherst Securities Group, and Waypoint Financial as examples of investors purchasing single-family REOs with the purpose of converting them into rental properties.

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Home Prices to Increase Modestly by Year-End: Clear Capital

The valuation firm Clear Capital released the results of its home price forecasting models Thursday. The company expects residential property values at the national level to begin to show slight increases over the next three months, ending the year with a growth rate of 1.2 percent. Clear Capital's diagrams depict the valley shape with current prices at the bottom and a subtle upward trend from March through December of 2012. Markets in the southern part of the country are expected to perform the strongest.

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Clear Capital Introduces ClearQC for Valuations

Clear Capital announced the availability of ClearQC, a hosted service to automate the review of BPO and appraisal reports. ClearQC allows loan originators, servicers, and investors to run their valuation reports from any provider through an automated process to highlight complete and well-supported valuations, while also flagging those needing further review.

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