Tag Archives: Prospective Buyers

No summer slump for real estate here

Homes sales were on fire this summer in Sun City Center and Kings Point, even with a large amount of visitors “trying out” the community as renters. David Floyd, a member of the SCC Community Association, tracks housing and demographic … Continue reading

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Foreigners shop for Bay Area real estate

Whether snapping up a discounted Marin mansion for vacations, buying a small Oakland apartment building for a cash-flow investment or purchasing a home of their own as they move here, foreign buyers are an increasingly potent force in residential real … Continue reading

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New Crop of Foreclosures Is Coming

While fewer Americans are falling behind on their mortgage payments, the huge backlog of already delinquent mortgages is finally making its way through the banking system to foreclosure. Total foreclosure activity rose in the first half of this year from … Continue reading

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California governor signs safety-hazard notice bill

SACRAMENTO — Would-be homeowners must be told how to obtain information about potential safety hazards near properties, according to a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The law, written by Assemblyman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), responds to the … Continue reading

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US home-buying season finally signaling a recovery

By DEREK KRAVITZ and ALEX VEIGA WASHINGTON Five years after the U.S. housing bust sent sales and prices plunging, the spring home-buying season is pointing to a long-awaited recovery. Reduced prices, record-low mortgage rates, higher rents and an improving job … Continue reading

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US home-buying season finally signaling a recovery

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Real Estate Writers – 12 hours ago  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years after the U.S. housing bust sent sales and prices plunging, the spring home-buying season is pointing to a long-awaited recovery. Reduced prices, record-low mortgage … Continue reading

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Blu Homes Offers Residential Real Estate Developers an Easier, Greener and …

SAN FRANCISCO and WALTHAM, Mass., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – California and Massachusetts-based Blu Homes ( www.bluhomes.com ) today announced that it is partnering with real estate developers nationwide to bring customers its beautiful, green, precision-built homes. Developers … Continue reading

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California Home Sales Post Higher in February; Inventory Remains Low, CAR Reports

LOS ANGELES, Mar 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Recent improvements in the overall economy, combined with extremely low interest rates lifted California home sales from both the prior month and year in February, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION … Continue reading

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Keystone Real Estate: Trying to ‘time’ the resort real estate market?

With the beginning of a new year, market activity in Keystone and Summit County has increased! There is renewed hope in our economy and the prospects for all real estate (especially resort real estate) is that it will once again … Continue reading

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IPOs stoke San Francisco housing market

By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:24pm GMT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood all year, but he needs one thing … Continue reading

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