real estate market: Orange County Home Buying up 10% in Early August - The Trend Continues - 08/23/08 01:30 PM
The buying trend continues with Orange County home buying statistics up 10% in Early August. According to Data Quick information systems, the latest home selling statistics in Orange County shows that home buying is up 10.4% versus a year ago. Sales totaled 2,718 for the 22 business days ended August 6th. These (0 comments)
real estate market: Protect Yourself from the Inflation Monster - 08/11/08 12:54 PM
Inflation is bad for investors on multiple levels. It erodes your savings, makes stock market returns less valuable and if you're not getting cost-of-living adjustments in your salary, inflation simply makes you feel broke. This year through June, the government's widely watched consumer price index rose 5%, the biggest one year rise (0 comments)
real estate market: Existing Home Sales Fell for the 6th Straight month in January 2008 - 02/25/08 10:51 AM
This mornings release of existing-home sales shows that they fell for the sixth straight month in a row during January of 2008 as pressure on the housing market refused to abate. Home resales fell to a 4.89 million annual rate, a 0.4% decrease from December's revised 4.91 million annual pace, the (2 comments)
real estate market: New Home Sales Hit 12 Year Low ... December Sales down 4.7% - 01/28/08 09:33 AM
New home sales hit a 12 year low in December and sales were down 4.7%. This is the 8th straight quarter of declines in new home sales. New home prices were down 10.4% year over year from 2006 to 2007. This just shows that we are still in the housing correction and (0 comments)
real estate market: Existing Single Family Homes Sales fell 13% in 2007 Biggest Drop in 25 years! - 01/24/08 10:05 AM
Good News: Home Inventories fell 7.4% in December. Bad News: Home Sales drop to lowest levels in 25 years for Single Family Homes and Median Home Prices fell in 2007 for the first time since 1988. Existing-home sales fell 2.2% to a 4.89 million annual rate in December, according to the National Association of Realtors. The (1 comments)