A Guide for Aging in Place As many older Americans choose to remain in their homes as they age, they will become more concerned about issues related to mobility, home safety and caregiving options. To address those concerns, the MetLife Mature Market Institute has published The MetLife Aging in Place Workbook: Your Home as a [...]

Foreclosures Hit Record High in 2010 A total of 3.83 million foreclosure filings were reported on a record high 2.87 million properties in 2010, up 2 percent from 2009 and an increase of 23 percent from 2008, according to a year-end study from RealtyTrac, an online marketer of foreclosure properties. The report concludes that 2.33 [...]

Existing-Home Sales Rate for December: 5.28 million This is a seasonally adjusted annual rate, which is the actual rate of sales for the month, multiplied by 12 and adjusted for seasonal sales differences. By Lawrence Yun | March 2011 Pending Home Sales Index For December: 93.7 This index measures ­housing contract activity. An index of [...]