Nov 12th 2010 5:54PM
While the foreclosure freeze got attacked by many as being damaging to the housing market and to lenders, some home sellers actually benefited from the crisis. Those sales that were not foreclosures or short sales increased by 9.3 percent in the Tampa Bay, Fla.-area in October, according to real estate firm Home Encounter,... Continue Reading »
Oct 25th 2010 10:10AM
The real estate market has some life after all. Existing home sales, a figure that includes single-family homes, townhouses, co-ops and condos, rose 10 percent in September as compared to August, according to the National Association of Realtors. Some cite this as evidence that the housing market is well on its way to... Continue Reading »
Oct 5th 2010 1:37PM
August was a surprisingly busy month for homebuyers. Pending home sales, which count the number of buyers who signed contracts for homes, increased 4.3 percent in August for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors. But even with the rise, that level is 20 percent below the same... Continue Reading »
Sep 2nd 2010 11:37AM
After a gloomy month of frightening housing numbers, a ray of sunshine cut through the clouds. The Pending Home Sales Index for contracts signed in July rose 5.2 percent from June, according to the National Association of Realtors. While this is a 19.1 percent fall from last July's home sales numbers, economists had... Continue Reading »
