Canada March Existing Home Sales Rise 7 Percent, Realtors Say - Bloomberg

April 15, 2009

Canada March Existing Home Sales Rise 7 Percent, Realtors Say
Bloomberg
By Alexandre Deslongchamps April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian existing home sales rose in March, a sign that buyers are responding to low interest rates and home prices, a national realtors’ group said. Sales of existing homes listed on the Canadian Real ...

Sales of vacation homes fall during recession - USA Today

April 15, 2009

Sales of vacation homes fall during recession
USA Today
That's leaving vacation home sellers with properties that won't sell, forcing some to rent out the homes and others to lose them to foreclosure. Vacation home sales dropped 30.8% to 512000 last year from 740000 in 2007, according to a March report by ...

Home sales pace picks up as the prices keep slipping - Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com

April 15, 2009

Home sales pace picks up as the prices keep slipping
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com, OR
With the midpoint of home sales at $246400 in March, the median value of Portland homes has essentially been flat for about three years. The number of pending sales typically rose 28 percent from February to March. That's a steeper climb than 2008's 6 ...

Metro home sales up, but prices plunge - The Detroit News

April 14, 2009

Metro home sales up, but prices plunge
The Detroit News, MI
A glimmer of hope: March home sales in Metro Detroit jumped by a third, and the backlog of home and condominium inventories thinned by 20 percent, according to Realcomp in Farmington Hills. Beyond the glimmer: It wasn't enough to pull the market out of ...
Foreclosures Continue To Drive Rise In Area Home Sales WWJ
Realtors see some bright spots in March residential listings Crain's Detroit Business
Home sales jump as prices fall in Metro Detroit The Detroit News
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Local March home sales up over February - Bloomington Pantagraph

April 14, 2009

Local March home sales up over February
Bloomington Pantagraph,  USA
By Bob Holliday BLOOMINGTON -- March home sales show that real estate in McLean County is gaining momentum, though sales still lag behind last year. The Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors reported real estate agents and builders closed deals on ...

Buyers return but Scottish housing market still tight - Scotsman

April 14, 2009

BBC News

Buyers return but Scottish housing market still tight
Scotsman, United Kingdom
And 28 per cent more surveyors expect sales to rise than expect them to fall, up from 7 per cent in February. But the number of new properties coming on to the market has plunged. Rics found that 47 per cent more Scottish surveyors reported a drop in ...
New buyers offer hope to a still badly depressed housing market Independent
Jeremy Warner: In search of housing market green shoots Independent
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New buyers offer hope to a still badly depressed housing market - Independent

April 14, 2009

BBC News

New buyers offer hope to a still badly depressed housing market
Independent, UK
Deposits as high as 25 per cent of the value of a home are now the norm, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, an amount that is "out of reach for all but the most affluent buyers". Mortgage approvals by CML members rose marginally in February, ...
Jeremy Warner: In search of housing market green shoots Independent
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Increase in home buyer inquiries - The Press Association

April 14, 2009

BBC News

Increase in home buyer inquiries
The Press Association
Interest in property rose for the fifth month in a row during March, with sales increasing for the first time for more than a year, figures have showed. New buyer inquiries were strong in all regions of the country as people looked to take advantage of ...
Buyers return but Scottish housing market still tight Scotsman
New buyers offer hope to a still badly depressed housing market Independent
Jeremy Warner: In search of housing market green shoots Independent
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UK March Home Sales Index Shows First Improvement Since October ... - RTT News

April 14, 2009

UK March Home Sales Index Shows First Improvement Since October ...
RTT News, NY
(RTTNews) - Home sales sentiment in Great Britain improved in March, according to survey results released Wednesday by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The Institution said its price balance survey rose to minus-73.1 in March from a ...
Increase in home buyer inquiries The Press Association
Surveyors report market momentum BBC News
Buyers return but Scottish housing market still tight Scotsman
Independent - Independent
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Home sales up in some Indiana counties - WTHR

April 14, 2009

Home sales up in some Indiana counties
WTHR, IN
Home sales are on the rise in Indiana. Her house up for sale for a month, Jennifer Smith packs up the kids as she prepares for the eighth showing of her Greenwood home. "Last year we had it a whole year didn't even get a bite, not even a bite. ...

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