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Home sales, prices fall in Bay Area

Bay Area homes saw median sale prices fall in July compared with a year ago, as economic jitters kept potential buyers, especially at the high end, out of the market, according to a real estate report released Tuesday. Throughout the … Continue reading

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First-timers drove San Francisco’s housing market in July – U

Sales of San Francisco Bay area luxury homes declined in July, while more first-time homebuyers were making moves, according to a recent DataQuick report. Bay Area home sales dipped more than usual between June and July, falling 13.9 percent, compared … Continue reading

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Vacant Homes Will Drown Housing Recovery

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article A real estate source I knew recently told me about a guy he knows in Atlanta who has been hired by several different banks to winterize their REO’s (real estate owned, … Continue reading

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Home Sales Contracts Rise, But Cancellations Run High

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Last month, the National Association of Realtors reported a huge jump in cancellations of pending home sale contracts. 16 percent of contracts didn’t make it to closing, up from a norm … Continue reading

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Housing Crash Crushes Green Movement

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Green costs more, and today’s already-skittish potential home buyers are not willing to shell out more cash for a greener standard of living. At least that’s the finding of a survey … Continue reading

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