Tag Archives: NAR
Existing homes sales eke out gain
It’s slow going in the housing market, but sales are trending upward. Continue reading
Budding spring housing market
Buyers are starting to emerge, but home sales this year could still lag last year.
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Home sales drop, but not prices
The housing market is cooling but one expert says prices won’t fall. Continue reading
NAR: Home prices will climb in 2014
Home prices will continue to rise next year despite higher mortgage rates. Continue reading
Rates, economy take toll on sales
A decline in September’s existing home sales didn’t surprise analysts. Continue reading
Realtors get a boost in pay
Another indicator of an improving housing market: Realtor income is up. Continue reading
Pending home sales fall
Fewer buyers signed contracts to buy homes in August. Is the market softening? Continue reading
Not enough homes for sale?
Fewer buyers signed contracts to buy homes in June. Will that dampen the optimism of those celebrating the housing rebound? Continue reading
Housing crash dives deeper
The overstatement of existing home sales by the National Association of Realtors, NAR, may have caused a setback to the speed of a housing recovery.
Errors that began in 2007 and accumulated through the housing bust mean that home sales were actually 1… Continue reading
Existing home sales improve
Low mortgage rates and home prices did their job of luring homebuyers, according to data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which showed a rise of 7.7 percent in existing home sales in August. That’s the biggest rise since March and 18.6 … Continue reading