The A Team L.A. Times

Home purchases in the U.S. climbed in February to the highest level in almost two years, another sign of stabilization in the real-estate market. Combined sales of new and previously owned properties rose to 4.93 million at an annual rate, the strongest since May 2010, from 4.89 million in Januar...

Great Market News Luck of the Irish Edition   While the weather this weekend does not make me feel particularly celebratory or lucky, I do think that this St. Paddy’s day washed away the bad and will bring in the good. The latest pending home index released by the National Association of Realtors...

Getting Ready to Buy a House Advice for first-timers     Spring is here! And I’m starting to meet a lot of those excited first time buyers. I was inspired to dedicate this week’s newsletter to them. So here is my advice, new members of the buying club…     1.  You want a decent downpayment.  FHA ...

I love when business concepts like supply and demand get to prove themselves. Inventories of homes listed for sale in January dropped by 6.6% from December to 1.77 million, the eighth straight month that listings have declined. For-sale listings are 23.2% below year-earlier levels and at the lowe...