Total sales of existing homes in February dropped, according to the National Association of Realtors, so let’s look at other real estate figures that are more encouraging: 1. More cash sales Cash…
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Existing Home Prices Expected to Increase This Spring
If you’ve found the house you’re looking for, it’s advisable to buy it now, as home prices are expected to increase this spring, based on the week-by-week price trend monitored by Altos…
Buyers of Bank Owned Homes Got Substantial Price Discounts
Home buyers throughout the nation got significant price discounts when they bought bank owned homes in 2010, based on a report from RealtyTrac. Banks sold their real estate owned homes at an…
Investors Snap Up Short Sale Homes, Bank Owned Homes
Investors are snapping up cheap homes, which are typically short sale homes and bank owned homes. As home prices continue to tumble down, investors grab these distressed homes for sale in the…
Existing Condos and Single Family Homes in Tampa – Have Their Prices Reached Bottom?
Pre-owned condo units and single family homes for sale in the Tampa metro area have probably reached bottom in the last quarter of last year, based on price charts from the National…
Sales of Tampa Luxury Homes Pushed Up by Improving Conditions
Sales of Tampa luxury homes have been improving since October as prices become more appealing to buyers. In October, a total of 192 million-dollar homes in the Tampa Bay area were sold,…
Home Price Drops in Tampa Favorable to Buyers
Although the home price drops in Tampa are hurting home sellers, real estate professionals and the overall housing market, these price decreases are helping the market in another way – making Tampa…
Vacation Homes – Dreams Fulfilled During the Downturn
A large number of people who’ve dreamed of buying a vacation home near the beach, beside a lake, in the mountains, or in the center of a resort city have fulfilled their…
Half of 155 Large Metro Areas Posted Home Price Increases
Despite the continued price reduction impact of distressed homes nationwide, the prices of pre-owned single-family homes in 77 of 155 major metropolitan areas surveyed by the National Association of Realtors increased in…
Average Price Reductions in 50 Top Cities Remained at Ten Percent
Home sellers in the 50 most populated cities nationwide cut their listing prices by an average of 10 percent in September, unchanged from August, according to Trulia’s study of homes on Multiple…