Despite low inventory, sales of existing homes nationally increased 2.4 percent in December from November, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors. Total existing-home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.04 million last ...

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Improving economic conditions are brightening the national commercial real estate outlook, according to the National Association of Realtors. “The job market has been the bright spot of the economy this year as employers are feeling more confident about their growth ...

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Pending home sales in the South rose to a seasonally adjusted  index level of 119.0 in July, an increase of 4.2 from June, but still 1.0 percent below where they were last July. The South had the highest index among ...

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July sales of existing homes across the country rose to their highest annual pace of the year – with the South leading the way – while the ongoing decline in distressed sales reached an important milestone. But a National Association ...

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Rising home prices across the nation were a mixed blessing for the housing market in February, according to new data released by the National Association of Realtors. Continued low inventory of homes helped properties appreciate in value, but the rising ...

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While 2013 may have been a gangbusters year for the national housing market, December figures just released by the National Association of Realtors show sales growth petering out by year’s end. For all of 2013, the number of existing homes ...

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        Most people, including realtors, believe our slow but steady improvement in the real estate market is very encouraging. However, they are concerned about problems homebuyers encounter when trying to access their credit. Realtors expressed overall confidence in the market ...

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Pending home sales nationwide increased by 0.2 percent in November from October, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors. The association’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator measuring signed contracts on existing home sales where a ...

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For the first time in 29 months, total existing home sales fell from their year-ago levels in November, according to information provided by the National Association of Realtors. The seasonally adjusted November sales figure of 4.90 million units is 1.2 ...

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CHARLOTTE – Pending homes sales continued to slide for the fifth consecutive month in October, according to research released by the National Association of Realtors. The NAR said that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index fell by 0.6 percent ...

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