5/23/2012 7:47:00 AM
Top 10 Turnaround Housing Markets
Cities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis are among some of the cities leading a housing recovery, Move Inc. reports in its Top Turnaround Town Report for May. Move Inc. compiled a list of Top Turnaround Towns for this month, using year-over-year housing ...
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5/22/2012 9:54:00 AM
NOW is the Best Time to Buy a Home!
This could be the best time in a generation to buy a home. Here’s why: Housing affordability is the best it has been in decades. Nationwide, average home prices are approximately one-third lower today than at their peak in 2006. The cost to buy is very ...
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5/9/2012 11:05:00 AM
Is Housing as Cheap as It'll Ever Get?
Home buyers who want a bargain may want to act now because the housing market is in the midst of a turnaround, economists say. Home prices have fallen and mortgage rates are hovering near record lows, pushing home affordability for the average family to record ...
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5/4/2012 11:51:00 AM
Home Buying Gets Another Boost in Affordability
For home buyers or refinancers, borrowing costs for home ownership just got a little cheaper as mortgage rates took another dip to new all-time record lows this week, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. "Signs of slowing economic ...
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4/30/2012 2:18:00 PM
Bidding Wars Catch Buyers Off-Guard
Home buyers are unexpectedly finding more competition this spring in landing their dream home. Bidding wars are increasingly being reported in markets across the country, from California to Florida, The Wall Street Journal reports. "It's a little ...
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4/26/2012 3:48:00 PM
Top 10 metros with greatest drop in for-sale inventory
U.S. housing market trends tracked by Realtor.com show a trifecta of promise: a shrinking number of homes on the market, fresher inventory, and an increase in median list price. In 146 metros tracked by Realtor.com , the number of for-sale listings was down ...
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4/24/2012 7:37:00 AM
Low-ball offers don’t work anymore
WASHINGTON – April 23, 2012 – When the number of home sellers grossly outpaces the number of buyers, no offer can be ignored, even if it’s 25 percent or more off the asking price. But in today’s rebounding market, those low-ball offers ...
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4/18/2012 11:32:00 AM
Orlando home values, inventory better in March
Metro Orlando existing home values jumped nearly 13 percent in March and inventory hit a level we haven’t seen in the last six years, showed a new report from the Orlando Regional Realtor Association Orlando Regional Realtor Association Latest from The ...
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3/6/2012 3:47:00 PM
Orlando among top 50 metro areas with largest job growth
Orlando had the third-largest job growth of the 50 top metro areas in the U.S. with a 6.5 percent growth in job openings, according to a new report Tuesday from SimplyHired.com. The report also suggests that job openings have increased in 30 of the 50 top ...
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2/15/2012 2:32:00 PM
Top 10 Cities for Moves
More people are flocking to the South, according to a list from Penske Truck Rental on the top moving destinations from last year. Atlanta once again tops the list, which was compiled through online consumer truck rental reservations by Penske from 2011. “As ...
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