Real Estate News

March 1, 2013

Is It Safe to Sell Your House Now?

It might finally be time to come out of the basement....

Seven years after the housing market began to collapse, rising prices and thinner inventories are presenting new opportunities for home sellers. Some hot markets are even seeing multiple offers for the same property—a phenomenon rarely seen since …

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Oct. 4, 2012

Economists: Housing recovery finally here

(NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- It's been a long time coming, but economists surveyed by CNNMoney believe the nation's housing market has finally turned the corner.

Of the 14 economists who answered questions about home prices in the survey, nine believe that prices have already turned higher or will …

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Aug. 24, 2012

Signs of Revival, Slight but Sure, for Home Sales

John Gurzinski for The New York Times

Analysts are hailing the beginnings of a recovery in the nation’s housing market. But to beleaguered homeowners, it will not feel like much of one for many months to come.

The number of existing homes sold rose 2.3 …

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Aug. 23, 2012

July home sales up, prices rise in Florida

TALLAHASSEE -- Sales of existing homes rose 9.8 percent in July from a year ago as the state continues a long, steady improvement, according to date released Wednesday by Florida Realtors.

Pending sales, those expected to close within 90 days, were up 42 percent.

Median prices of existing …

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Aug. 23, 2012

U.S. Home Prices Post Biggest Jump Since 2005

By Alan Zibel and Tom Barkley

Here’s another sign the housing market is improving: U.S. home prices took the biggest quarterly jump in 6 1/2 years, according to a government index.

Home prices rose 1.8% in the April-June period compared with the first quarter of the year, the

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Aug. 9, 2012

Home Prices Climb as Supply Dwindles

Home prices rose by their largest percentage in at least seven years during the second quarter, propelled by low inventories of properties for sale and high demand for bargain-priced foreclosures, according to two reports Tuesday.

WSJ's Nick Timiraos …
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July 6, 2012

After Years of False Hopes, Signs of a Turn in Housing

After Years of False Hopes, Signs of a Turn in Housing

WASHINGTON — Announcements of a housing recovery have become a wrongheaded rite of summer, but after several years of false hopes, evidence is accumulating that the optimists may …

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June 11, 2012

A Good Real Estate Agent

A good real estate agent...

Can be a great ally in the quest to buy or sell a home. So how do you find somebody you are able to work with? Click here to read a thought provoking article from the New York Times.
                                                                                    Who's got your back

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Sept. 6, 2011

Palm Beach Gardens Continues to Grow

Looking for a luxury home in Palm Beach Gardens? You’re in luck. Three neighborhoods at Old Palm Golf Club are experiencing a building surge. Fifteen homes are currently under construction in the luxury gated community that is a testament to upscale living in the Northern Palm Beaches.

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July 25, 2011

Housing Market Improves in June

June was a good month for the housing market. The Commerce Department reported that builders began work on 629,000 homes last month -- a 14.6% increase from May. Apartment construction was up by 31.8% and construction on single-family homes rose 9.4%.

Home sales have also increased.

According to …

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