| 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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| Did you know, that… |
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| March 17th, 2011 | | Posted in Beaches, Golf, Statistic | No Comments |
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every day 1,000 People move to Florida Florida has 19 Major commercial Airports (12 International) Florida has 1,800 Miles of Coastline 1,200 Miles of sand beaches are in Florida More than 370,000 Hotel rooms are in FL Florida has more 1,250 Golf courses. More than any other state 14 Deep water ports are in Florida
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| Trulia report shows buying cheaper than renting in most major metro areas |
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| January 26th, 2011 | | Posted in Affordability, Home Sales Index, Homes Sales, Mortgage Rate, Retail Sales, Statistic | No Comments |
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Monday, January 24th, 2011, 11:02 am It is cheaper to buy a two-bedroom home than rent one in 72% of major metropolitan areas around the U.S., according to the Trulia rent vs. buy index released Monday. The real estate data firm said increased demand for rental properties is driving the cost of homeownership down nationwide. “Since the [...]
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| St. Louis Tops List of Most Dangerous Cities |
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| November 26th, 2010 | | Posted in Retirement, Statistic | No Comments |
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CQ Press’ annual city crime rankings, released on Monday, ranked St. Louis the most dangerous city in the U.S. The rankings compare cities using six categories: murder, rape, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault, and motor vehicle theft. The results are used to compile this list of the five most-dangerous cities with populations exceeding 75,000. St. Louis. [...]
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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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| Americans Aren’t Saving Enough for Retirement, Study Finds |
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| October 22nd, 2010 | | Posted in Retirement, Statistic | No Comments |
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By CATHERINE RAMPELL / New York Times OCTOBER 21, 2010 The typical middle-age American is saving far too little for retirement, and the Employee Benefit Research Institute has estimated the shortfall: an average of $47,732 per individual over the course of that person’s retirement. The number was intended to show how much additional income future retirees — in [...]
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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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