| Naples Rises From Florida Housing Swamp as Wealthy Buyers Return to Market |
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| March 25th, 2011 | | Posted in Beaches, Consumer confidence, Gulf of Mexico, Naples Real Estate, Naples Wealth, Retail Sales | No Comments |
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Joshua Bahoff bought a three- bedroom luxury condominium in Naples, Florida, in December for $235,000, about one-third of the price that the seller paid near the height of the U.S. housing boom. “It was a great deal,” said Bahoff, 59, a Philadelphia dentist who plans to spend one week a month every winter in the 2,700-square-foot [...]
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| Existing-Home Sales Rise Again in January |
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| March 18th, 2011 | | Posted in Affordability, Consumer confidence, Home Sales Index, Homes Sales, Mortgage Rate, NAR, Statistic | No Comments |
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Washington, DC, February 23, 2011 The uptrend in existing-home sales continues, with January sales rising for the third consecutive month with a pace that is now above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 2.7 percent to a seasonally [...]
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| Pending Home Sales Continue Recovery, Gradual Improvement Seen in 2011 |
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| January 6th, 2011 | | Posted in Consumer confidence, Home Sales Index, Homes Sales, NAR | No Comments |
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Washington, DC, December 30, 2010 Pending home sales rose again in November, with the broad trend over the past five months indicating a gradual recovery into 2011, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator, rose 3.5 percent to 92.2 based on contracts signed in November from a downwardly [...]
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| Home Sales Could Enter ‘Virtuous Cycle’ |
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| November 15th, 2010 | | Posted in Affordability, Consumer confidence, Homes Sales, NAR, Statistic | No Comments |
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Consumer confidence and business spending are key to whether the U.S. housing market will move into a virtuous or a vicious cycle in 2011, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told a packed audience at the Residential Economic Outlook Forum Friday in New Orleans. After the downturn, the housing market has clawed its way back to [...]
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| Nearly Eight in 10 Americans Still Believe Buying a Home Makes Good Financial Sense |
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| October 21st, 2010 | | Posted in Affordability, Consumer confidence, Homes Sales, Mortgage Rate | No Comments |
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Nearly eight out of 10 respondents believe buying a home is a good financial decision, despite ongoing challenges with the economy and housing market. That’s according to the 2010 National Housing Pulse Survey, an annual report released today by the National Association of Realtors®. The survey, which measures how affordable housing issues affect consumers, also found [...]
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| Numbers and more… |
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| October 15th, 2010 | | Posted in Affordability, Consumer confidence, Employment, Home Sales Index, Homes Sales, Mortgage Rate, Retail Sales, Statistic | No Comments |
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Housing and economic indicators provide my readers with tools to interpret the market and apply that knowledge to their business. In addition to NAR’s own existing-home sales series, NAR Research monitors other indicators such asnew-home sales, housing starts, producer prices, mortgage rates and more… Existing-Home Sales (Aug) – 4.13 million units* Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Existing-Home Median [...]
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