Archive for the ‘home sales’ Category

November pending sales down, year-over-year sales up

Posted on January 5th, 2010, by DHW

Read the National Association of Realtors’ full press release.
“Contract activity for pending home sales fell after a surge of activity in preceding months to beat the original deadline for the first-time home buyer tax credit but remains comfortably above a year ago, according to the National Association of RealtorsĀ®.
The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking [...]

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Thinking about a career in real estate? Think again.

Posted on December 30th, 2009, by DHW

Despite the increase in real estate sales in 2009, commissions earned by real estate brokers and agents reached a seven year low. The National Association of Realtors reported that nearly 75% of homes sold last month were $250,000 or less. Housing tax credits and foreclosures are expected to lower the national median home price to [...]

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Real estate market entering hibernation

Posted on December 29th, 2009, by DHW

Analysts are forecasting a slow winter for home sales. In addition to the bitterly cold weather much of the nation is encountering this season, experts feel the extended tax credits and slightly higher interest rates will keep home sales (and prices) on ice. Sales are expected to come back to life next spring.
DHW asks: Will [...]

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Unlike many things in life, home sales exceed expectations

Posted on December 22nd, 2009, by DHW

According to the National Association of Realtors, November home sales skyrocketed 7.4 percent. Analysts were predicting an increase of 2.9 percent. The housing tax credits are credited with the spike in sales.
There are 129 days until the housing tax credits run out. For more details about the housing tax credits, visit our Housing Tax Credit [...]

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Realtors: October pending sales up 3.7 percent

Posted on December 1st, 2009, by DHW

The National Association of Realtors reported its seasonally adjusted index of sales agreements inched up 3.7 percent from September to October to 114.1.Ā  Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted the index would sink to 109.5.
The housing industry’s index represents offers written and accepted for existing properties. All parts of the country saw a year-over-year increase [...]

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Existing home sales skyrocketed 10% in October

Posted on November 23rd, 2009, by DHW

From the AP:
“Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
The National Association of Realtors said Monday that home resales rose 10.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 million in October, from a [...]

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Cities leading the country in price reductions

Posted on November 16th, 2009, by DHW

As any good Realtor will tell you, price moves a home. But sometimes Realtors (as well as sellers) are afraid to take their own advice. As housing evaluations have dropped around the country, listing prices have been slow to follow. To get the job done, and your home sold, a price reduction might be in [...]

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The South will rise again, but in a good way.

Posted on November 16th, 2009, by DHW

A survey released last week by Move.com, a real estate website, shows 1 in 5 Americans plan on purchasing a home within the next year. The survey also revealed these buyers are most likely to be 34 years of age or younger and live in the South or West.
It should be noted this survey was [...]

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Realtors forecast uptick in home prices 2010

Posted on November 14th, 2009, by DHW

Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, predicted on Friday that home prices will rise in 2010. If his prediction holds true, home prices will see their first increase in four years.
Yun pointed to the current price-income ratio of 2.4 as evidence of pent-up demand in the market. The price-income ratio accelerated [...]

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Critics be damned. Home sales up, prices down

Posted on November 10th, 2009, by DHW

Critics of the Housing Tax Credit were quieted, if only briefly, when the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released data for third quarter home sales. According to the trade group, home sales increased by nearly 6% over this same time last year. Despite the spike in sales, prices have fallen more than 11% during the [...]

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