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6 hours ago ago from The Real Estate Book Blog

When thinking about the home sales market, I find it useful to look at the relative velocity of sales. This metric captures just how significant the slowdown in home sales was over the past few years, and how strong the recovery has been in 2009. Since 1999, the number of homes sold in October has been 48% higher than the number of homes sold in January, on average. The home sales market performed within a relatively ...

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12 hours ago ago from TOM D. PLANT'S HOUSTON REAL ESTATE BLOG

Earlier I posted that Houston's single family home sales increased 32.8% in November over November 2008. Some people relate better to visual explanations. For those people, here is a graph of single family home sales, pending sales and active homes on the market since 2000. You may note the steep increase in sales rate beginning mid-2003. Prior to that, we thought we had a strong market. The number of homes sold in the years from 2000 to ...

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Tough Times for New Home Construction | Realty Times

1 hour, 34 minutes ago ago from Realty Times - Home buying advice to keep you informed in these turbulent times

Just as home sales are beginning to trend up, it appears that new home construction is slowing in the current economy. Even the number of building permit requests are declining. As we look to how the new year will change our current situation, the new homebuyer tax credit could make a dent in the need for new home construction, or we could be facing another construction stand-still as we did in the 1980s. Betty Jung shares some ...

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Designs for a new decade :: Home Hues

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Home Designs for a new decade December 5, 2009 |14:49 | Decoration Styles By : Team X During unsettling economic times, people tend to get back to basics by cocooning more with their families, avoiding high-ticket expenditures and looking for ways to repurpose and re-use existing items. Next year's home decorating trends clearly reflect this comfort-focused and cost-conscious mentality by emphasizing soothing color ...

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New Home Construction in Dallas, Texas

9 hours ago ago from Texas New Homes

Ryland Homes in Dallas, Texas Ryland Homes is a leading national homebuilder that has been in business for over 40 years and is still going strong. In the Dallas area, Ryland Homes has sixteen unique new home communities. From townhomes to single family homes, this builder’s communities offer value to families of all sizes. All Ryland Homes neighborhoods are tastefully landscaped to take advantage of the natural beauty of the area. ...

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23 hours ago ago from PopEater

NEW YORK -Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install. Lowe's has begun stocking solar panels at its California stores and plans to roll them out across the country next year. This shows how far the highest of the high-tech alternative energy technologies has come. Solar power is now accessible to ...

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Zillow: Sarasota home buyers have great negotiating power

6 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com

Home buyers in Sarasota have some of the best negotiating power of any buyers in the country, according to Zillow.com , an online real estate service. On average, buyers were able to take 7.6 percent off the asking price in October. For a home priced at $235,000, that's a savings of $19,380. Zillow reports that in Tampa, the figure is 5.7 percent, or $10,100. Nationally, that number is just 2.7 percent, or about $5,741. "Word is out that ...

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15 hours ago ago from Barron's Online

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Building on its longstanding commitment to provide innovative products and great value, Lowe’s is introducing an easier way for consumers to save money on energy bills. Today Lowe’s announced it is launching Energy Centers in 21 California stores. The Energy Center is a one-stop, easy-to-shop destination that empowers customers to create an energy plan that fits their budget and home improvement goals. The Energy Center outlines three ways ...

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