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Home Sales Remain Higher than Last Year, Prices Fall Modestly

The September 2011 RE/MAX National Housing Report, a survey of housing data from 53 metropolitan areas, shows that the number of home sales were 7.6% higher than September 2010. This follows a trend from August and July, when sales were… … Read more

Posted on October 24, 2011 by admin | Posted in Real Estate | Leave a comment

Pending Home Sales Decline in August but Remain above a Year Ago

Pending home sales slipped in August with a mixed regional performance but are higher than a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, declined 1.2 percent… … Read more

Posted on October 1, 2011 by admin | Posted in Real Estate | Leave a comment

Refinancings Soar as Mortgage Rates Remain Low

RISMEDIA, September 3, 2010—(MCT)—For anyone under the age of 57, mortgage rates are now the lowest they’ve been during your life. This fact isn’t lost on a growing number of homeowners who have started a new wave of refinancings. The … Read more

Posted on September 4, 2010 by admin | Posted in Real Estate | Leave a comment

Obama Administration Housing Scorecard Shows Continued Progress in Housing Market, but Challenges Remain

RISMEDIA, August 23, 2010—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the August edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard (www.hud.gov/scorecard), a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. In … Read more

Posted on August 22, 2010 by admin | Posted in Home Buying | Leave a comment

Existing-Home Sales Slow in June 2010 but Remain Above Year-Ago Levels

RISMEDIA, July 23, 2010—With the scheduled closing deadline for the home buyer tax credits, existing-home sales slowed in June 2010 but remained at relatively elevated levels, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that … Read more

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin | Posted in Home Buying | Leave a comment

Earth-Sheltered Homes Remain Rare, but Advantages Abound

RISMEDIA, July 17, 2010—(MCT)—Down a dirt road and between thickets of trees, Paul Queen lives inside a grassy, man-made hill. Deer try to stroll across his rooftop. Gopher tortoises attempt to tunnel into the walls. But inside, Queen can barely … Read more

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin | Posted in Real Estate | Leave a comment

Homeowner Confidence Rises Nationally, But Western Homeowners Remain Pessimistic

RISMEDIA, May 28, 2010—As some parts of the U.S. housing market work their way out of the housing recession, while the majority of markets continue to decline, homeowners across the country had mixed opinions of the state of their own … Read more

Posted on May 29, 2010 by admin | Posted in Home Improvement | Leave a comment