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Anian Tunney Piedmont CA Real Estate Agent Broker Comments on CAR April …

Anian Tunney Piedmont CA real estate agent broker comments on California Association of Realtors® (CAR) April 2013 Home Sales and Price Report which points out that high demand and tight inventory continues to push up home sales and prices. Oakland, … Continue reading

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Anian Tunney Piedmont CA Real Estate Agent Broker Comments on CAR April …

Oakland, CA (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Anian Tunney Piedmont CA real estate agent broker comments on California Association of Realtors® (CAR) April 2013 Home Sales and Price Report which points out that high demand and tight inventory continues to push … Continue reading

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Housing Recovery Shows Up In Job Gains

Residential construction jobs increased by just over 6,000 in April from the previous month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and residential specialty trade contracting jobs (plumbers, electricians, roofers, etc.) grew by over 7,000. Those workers need more trucks, … Continue reading

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US Pending Home Sales Tick Upward in March

“Contract activity has been in a narrow range in recent months, not from a pause in demand but because of limited supply,” said Realtors chief economist Lawrence Yun in a release. “Little movement is expected in the near-term sales closings, … Continue reading

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Anian Tunney Piedmont CA Real Estate Agent Broker Comments on NAR … – Virtual

Anian Tunney Piedmont CA Real Estate Agent Broker comments on the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) monthly report. Piedmont Oakland, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Anian Tunney Piedmont CA Real Estate Agent Broker comments on the National Association of Realtors® … Continue reading

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Why Housing Affordability Is at Risk

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.68 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. From 1985 through 1999, rates ranged from 6 to 13 percent. Present low rates have allowed buyers to purchase more … Continue reading

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Is California’s Wild Housing Market a Sign of a Bubble?

California is the comeback kid of the housing recovery. Though home prices are making annual gains not seen since 2006, The Golden State sticks out as one where they are on a startlingly dramatic swing upward. California prices have posted … Continue reading

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Is California’s Wild Housing Market a Sign of a Bubble?

California is the comeback kid of the housing recovery. Though home prices are making annual gains not seen since 2006, The Golden State sticks out as one where they are on a startlingly dramatic swing upward. California prices have posted … Continue reading

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Is California’s Wild Housing Market a Sign of a Bubble?

California is the comeback kid of the housing recovery. Though home prices are making annual gains not seen since 2006, The Golden State sticks out as one where they are on a startlingly dramatic swing upward. California prices have posted … Continue reading

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Deep Freeze: Home Sales Barely Budge in Spring

“Only new home construction can genuinely help relieve the inventory shortage, and housing starts need to rise at least 50 percent from current levels,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors in a release. “Most local … Continue reading

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