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Home Sales Rise

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:39:51 +0000

In spite of a rough economny and continued unemployment woes, home sales rose in 2009. According to the National Association of Realtors®, there were approximately 5,156,000 existing-home sales in 2009, which was 4.9 percent higher than the 4,913,000 transactions recorded in 2008. It was the first annual sales gain since 2005. Total housing inventory at the [...]

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By Owner MLS Listing

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:11:55 +0000

The “mulitple listing system”, called the MLS, gives the broadest exposure possible to homes for sale. In today’s competitive market, you need the most marketing exposure possible, but attempting to sell without the benefit of the MLS can be a like trying to sell shares of stock without the stock exchange. Or, proverbially, “like trying [...]

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Selling a Home in a Cooling Market

Manager — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:02:47 +0000

When you are going to be selling a home, especially when the housing market is in a bit of a cooling off period or a slow season, there are two things that are absolutely essential. First, there’s setting the right price. It’s impossible for sellers these days to sell their home when the price is too [...]

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NAR: Stabilizing Home Sales

admin — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:22:33 +0000

Slight decline for the remainder of 2006 The market continues to show signs of stabilizing although homes sales are expected to decline modestly until year’s end according to David Lereah, NAR’s Chief Economist. Existing home sales are expected to decline by almost 7 percent this year while new home sales are expecting to show a considerably higher decline [...]

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Virginia Real Estate Sales Drop

admin — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:19:45 +0000

Use flat fee MLS to market your home more competitively For the eighth consecutive month real estate sales fell in April. Closed home sales were down 14 percent, the number of homes put on the market was down 22 percent and days on market was up from 94 days a year ago to 104 days in [...]

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Home Sales Post Biggest Jump in Years

admin — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:48:54 +0000

Home Sales in February Exceed Industry Forecast After economists forecasted a drop in the annual rate, home sales experienced the biggest jump in two years indicating a surprising strength in the housing market. The 5.2 percent rise from 6.57 million in January to 6.91 million in February was the biggest jump since February of 2004 according [...]

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Richmond, Virginia noted as affordable housing market

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:15:19 +0000

Wall Street Journal says Richmond offers lower cost of living A recent article in the Wall Street Journal’s Real Estate Journal today stated that Richmond, VA market is giving the D.C.- New York corridor a run for its money. "The area’s relatively affordable housing and lower cost of living has helped attract companies like packaging giant [...]

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Housing Market Slowdown

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:15:51 +0000

White House expects home price increases to cool The White House Council of Economic Advisers wrote in its annual Economic Report of the President, which was sent to Congress yesterday that, "Prospects remain good for continued growth in the years ahead." While the overall economy is expected to continued growth, the CEA’s assessment of the housing [...]

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Housing Bubble?

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:14:11 +0000

Talk of housing bubble overstated. Home sales remain steady, With all the talk recently of a housing bubble, what can home owners expect in the months ahead? Comparisons to bubbles in other industries fail to take into account several salient factors with regard to real estate. For instance, the tech bubble of the 1990s saw stocks in [...]

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