Tag Archives: Housing Market

America’s Emptiest Cities

Cities suffering from mass emigration? Here are 5 of today’s most vacant. <!– –> We all know the nation’s real estate has been hard hit by the economy’s malaise. Between record high foreclosures and plummeting home values, the nation’s housing … Continue reading

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Is Housing Risen From Ashes? ‘Industry Has Come Back’

Economists are saying it, and now even some Americans are saying it. After falling to depths not seen since the Great Depression, the U.S. housing market may finally be rising from the ashes.  It may not seem like a lot, … Continue reading

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Bay Area August Home Sales Highest Since 2006

     La Jolla, CA.-The Bay Area posted its strongest home sales for the month of August in six years, the result of low mortgage interest rates, an improving economy and increasing demand in mid- to move-up market segments. The median … Continue reading

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More good housing market news: Bay Area’s August home sales strongest in six …

SAN JOSE — The Bay Area real estate market’s resurgence continued in August, as the region posted its most home sales for the month in six years, DataQuick reported Friday. A total of 8,579 homes sold in the nine-county Bay … Continue reading

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How Does the Fed Help My House, My Mortgage?

For those of you who expected to wake up to a 30-year fixed rate mortgage below 3 percent, you may as well go back to sleep. Yes, rates moved down, 0.125 percent, according to several sources, but that was not … Continue reading

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