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Real Estate: Second Quarter Sales Rise, Prices Fall

Existing-home sales in the second quarter showed healthy gains from the first quarter in the vast majority of states, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors. However, prices continued to fall in most markets.
Total state existing-home sales, including single-family and condo, rose 3.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of [...]

12Aug2009 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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NAR — Pending Home Sales Up 3 Months In A Row

The National Association of Realtors has reported that pending homes sales — a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in April — rose 6.7 percent when compared with March. This is the third monthly increase.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said buyers are responding to very favorable market conditions. “Housing affordability conditions have been at [...]

2Jun2009 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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Existing Home Prices Rose In March, Says NAR

Existing-home sales –- including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops –- declined 3.0 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate1 of 4.57 million units in March, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Typical existing homes sold for $165,400 in February, but rose to $175,200 in March, a 4.2 percent increase. However, some of the sale [...]

23Apr2009 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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Is Brokerage Solidarity A Real Estate Reality?

Is the brokerage community some sort of monolith, a group-think brotherhood where all march in unison?
I wondered about such issues when I got email the other day which really peeked my interest. The letter went something like this:
I wonder if the FSBO listings on the MLS are treated differently by brokers at large, [...]

20Aug2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued