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- 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Holiday season ideal time to buy real estate
Are you a serious home buyer? If you are, get ready for the best time of the year to purchase. Between now and New Year's Day, or even Super Bowl Sunday in many communities, you will have little or no competition from other home buyers. Sellers who have ... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Should I postpone buying if housing market is slowing?
The word is out that the home sale market has changed. Interest rates are rising and, in some areas, homes are selling at a slower pace than they were a year ago. So buyers are finally gaining an edge. And this could be a good time to buy before rates ris... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Perfectionism pays off in real estate
I realized this when I starting tossing apart my office/living room because there was a folder I couldn't find. The notes in it, I realized, were of a hyper-precise "called XYZ back at 8:05 p.m." nature. They weren't anything I really needed. What's mor... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
National foreclosures up nearly 19% in October
A nationwide report released today shows an 18.6 percent month-to-month increase in the number of U.S. properties that entered some stage of foreclosure in October. According to RealtyTrac's monthly U.S. Foreclosure market report, 81,382 properties ac... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
California real estate defaults rise
"As interest rates rise, we'll see an end to the price boom of the last several years," McGee stated. "But we won't see a price crash like we did in the '90s. The high inventory just isn't there. We will see an increase in mortgage defaults for several ... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Real estate inventory climbs in October
The supply of existing homes available for sale nationwide increased to its highest point of the year in October, with particular increases in the supply of condos and co-ops, the National Association of Realtors trade group reported today. The estimat... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Help-wanted advertising stands pat
The Conference Board help-wanted advertising index, a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America, remained at 38 in October, the same as in the previous month. In the last three months, help-wanted advertising declined in eight of ... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Ohio home sales jump in October
The state's average sale price (January-October) of 157,017 marks a 3.3 percent increase from the $151,975 average price posted during the period a year ago, the OAR said. The total dollar volume of more than $19.5 billion is 8.8 percent ahead of the $... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
California luxury real estate values break records
The average luxury home in San Diego is now $2.07 million, up $215,000 from a year ago. Values have posted seven consecutive quarters of double-digit, year-over-year gains, according to the index. San Francisco Bay Area values rose 1.8 percent from the... - 11/28/2005 - Real Estate News
Consumer confidence improves on lower gas prices
Consumer confidence ended a three-month plunge in November with substantial improvements from previous months due to declines in gas prices, according to the University of Michigan's Survey of Consumers. "The recent rise in consumer confidence was due ...