Archive for May, 2009

U.S. existing home sales rise 2.9% in April (National Post)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The pace of sales of existing homes in the United States rose 2.9% in April, according to an industry survey on Wednesday that supported views the three-year housing recession was near a bottom

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Govt. seeks buyers for Mass. homes (Boston Herald)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

The Bay State’s plummeting home market could mean big losses for an unlikely neighborhood landlord - Uncle Sam. Statewide, the federal government owns 111 homes,…

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Trends in buying and selling (Kelowna Capital News)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

In the Fraser Valley in 2008, 26 per cent of those buying a residential property were first-time home buyers. others also read…

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Developers wait for bottom in Alabama’s slumping vacation home market (Birmingham News)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Sales of second homes follow slump in overall real estate market

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Signs point to slowly recovering economy (Montgomery Advertiser)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Hopes that the real estate market might begin leading Alabama out of the current recession suffered a blow when the monthly sales re port for April came out.

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Happy Valley event showcases foreclosed homes (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — The City of Happy Valley is taking matters into it’s own hands. City officials are doing whatever it takes to stimulate home sales. Think of it as a giant Open House. Happy Valley is one of areas hard hit by the housing crisis.

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Thousands of ‘tax free’ homes for sale in London (Gulf Times)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

The ‘tax free’ home has made a dramatic return to London after virtually disappearing at the peak of the property boom.

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Boost available for new homebuyers (The Springfield News-Leader)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Thousands of first-time homebuyers will be able to get short-term loans so they can quickly make use of a new $8,000 tax credit that was designed to boost the battered U.S. housing market.

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Peek inside luxe homes (Denver Post)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

“Open House” addicts have the next five weekends to indulge their favorite pastime.

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Steady home sales could be positive signal (CNN Money)

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Sales of newly constructed homes were almost flat in April — but in a sickly housing market, economists saw a few reasons for hope.

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