Archive For December 2008

Dow off 100 on sagging home sales

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The blue-chip index drops for a fifth-straight day as existing-home prices post their biggest percentage decline since the 1930s. Wal-Mart will pay up to $640 million to settle wage disputes. Markets […]

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Real Estate Outlook: Rates Drop

on December 22, 2008 by up in Foreclosures, Home Buying, Home Selling, News, Comments Off

If low-cost mortgage money and property prices provide the fuel to power strong housing sales, we just might be on the verge of a takeoff, at least a modest one. […]

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NAR Profile Can Help Agents to Find Buyers and Sellers

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The 2008 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers contains valuable information for sellers and their agents as to how buyers find the homes that they ultimately […]

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Market Conditions

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With more job losses and worries over the economy, the National Association of Realtors is reporting that investment activity in commercial real estate is at a standstill. Go to Source […]

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An Environmental Report Card for Canadian Households

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Homeowners get high marks for maintaining an “environmentally active lifestyle” but Canada still ranks third in the world for greenhouse gas emissions per capita.
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Custom Closets

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One of the most popular trends in home design is the creation of custom closet spaces. Over the past few decades, closets have grown in new-home construction, but whether you […]

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