Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Home prices rise in nearly all major U.S. cities

"WASHINGTON (AP) – June 26, 2012 – Home prices rose in nearly all major U.S. cities in April from March, further evidence that the housing market is slowly improving even while the job market slumps."
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Home prices rise in nearly all major U.S. cities

More Americans expect home prices to rise

News and Events WASHINGTON – June 26, 2012 –

More Americans are optimistic that home prices will inch up over the next year, and they expect prices to rise at least 1.4 percent in that timeframe.

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More Americans expect home prices to rise

Monday, June 25, 2012

Regional MLS reports median single-family home price up

Click here for the full report: Palm Beach County Market Report May-12 Source: Regional MLS; (RMLS)
May-12 Quick Facts: •The median price of existing single-family homes increased to $165,000 up 3.1% vs Apr-12.
•Existing single-family home sales increased 1.1% from Apr-12 for a May-12 total of 1,603 sold units.
•Condos increased in price to $82,000 up 13.9% vs Apr-12.
•Existing condo sales decreased -5.2% in May-12 over Apr-12 for a total of 937 sold units.

Housing Trends JUN-2012 Newsletter

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

A fixer-upper purchase strategy... Consider future value financing

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You are attracted to a house that is perfectly located but it just came out of foreclosure and needs a lot of work to make it habitable. To swing the deal, you need to finance both the purchase and the required repairs. How do you do that?