Pending sales of previously owned homes rise 6% in April
Pending sales of previously owned homes rise 6% in April
June 3, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
The number of previously owned homes placed under sales contract rose 6% in the U.S. in April, the last month that a federal tax credit for buyers was available, the National Assn. of Realtors said Wednesday.
Panel grills ratings services executives, Buffett about housing meltdown
June 3, 2010 — Washington Post
Billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett told a panel investigating the financial crisis on Wednesday that if he didn't see the housing bust coming, he can't blame credit-rating companies much for missing it, either.
HomeAway Real Estate Partners With Realogy
June 2, 2010 — PRNewswire
AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeAway® Real Estate, the real estate arm of HomeAway, Inc. and the only online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling vacation homes with rental potential, today announced a marketing agreement with Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services.
Home demand plunge without aid seen short-lived
June 1, 2010 — Reuters
Home sales surged in April before the month-end deadline to take advantage of the credit and demand dropped sharply in the following weeks. But mortgage rates near record lows and an improving jobs market will help underpin the sector, even without the artificial stimulus of tax breaks, analysts said.
Foreclosure crisis hitting hard on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley
June 2, 2010 — The Salt Lake Tribune
West Valley City » It was striking to Michelle Polak that the bedraggled houses had once been families' homes.