(LOS ANGELES, CA) California Home Sales Increased 35.2 Percent; Median Home Prices Declined 30.4 Percent, Says C.A.R.(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Home sales increased 35.2 percent in May in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home declined 30.4 perce
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06/26/2009
Alex's View of the WorldI don't know about you, but like Mark Twain, I am amused every time I read or hear about the death of the residential real estate broker. The Internet has gobbled him up. Don't believe it. It's greatly exaggerated. Just... READ FULL STORY HERE: (www.RealEstateChannel.com)
06/26/2009
Q & A with Barbara CorcoranQ1 - I have a two-bedroom condo in Palm Coast, Florida, that I acquired through an inheritance. I put it up for sale last August and it has not sold yet. The condo is on the lower level and... READ FULL STORY HERE: (www.RealEstateChannel.com)
06/26/2009
(SAN DIEGO, CA) San Diego's Residence Club on Mission Beach Debuts this Summer(SAN DIEGO, CA) -- The private residence club, an innovative vacation home ownership concept highly successful in some of the world's most renowned destinations, makes its Southern California beachfront debut this... RE
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06/26/2009
(DUBAI, U.A.E.) Emaar and Indonesian Government Extend JV to Develop The Lombok Project by Six Months(DUBAI, U.A.E.) -- The Indonesian Government has extended the joint venture between Emaar Indonesia and PT Pengembangan Pariwisata Bali (Persero), a government entity, to develop The Lombok Projec
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06/25/2009
(MCLEAN, VA) Mortgage Rates Mostly Flat Amid Mixed Economic News(MCLEAN, VA) -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.42 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending June 25
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06/25/2009
(WASHINGTON, DC) Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Increase in Mortgage Rates(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency today reported that the average interest rate on conventional 30-year, fixed-rate, mortgage loans of $417,000 or less increased 1 basis point to 4.88 percent in
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06/25/2009
(WASHINGTON, DC) NAHB Reports New-Home Sales Virtually Flat in May(WASHINGTON, DC) - Sales of newly built, single-family homes in May held virtually even with the previous month, declining less than one percentage point to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 units, according to data rele
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06/24/2009
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Single-Family Housing Starts Jump 7.5% in May(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for May 2009: READ FULL STORY HERE: (www.RealEstateChannel.com)
06/24/2009
(HENDERSONVILLE, TN) STR Reports U.S. Hotel Performance for May 2009(HENDERSONVILLE, TN) -- The U.S. hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during May, according to data from STR. In year-over-year measurements, the industry's occupancy fell 11.8 percent to end t
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06/24/2009
