<div id="subtitle">A glimmer of hope in a moribund market</div><div><p>After months of ever-grimmer sales figures, the nation's Realtors finally have something to smile about. The Pending Homes Sales Index, based on contracts signed in April, rose 6.3 percent.</p><p>It ...
<div id="subtitle">Southern home sales down nearly 7 percent in December; prices still falling</div><div><p>Existing home sales in Southern states fell nearly 7 percent in December compared to the same month last year, while the median sales price slid 8 percent to $158,600, the ...
<div><p>It's hard out there for a super-gigantic real estate conglomerate. The Realogy Corporation, whose franchises include the Corcoran Group, Sotheby's International Realty and Coldwell Banker, just posted a hefty loss for the third quarter. "The current economic conditions of this country are ...
<div><p>Odd timing. That’s what New York investment brokers are saying about Halstead Property’s recently announced plans to open a commercial real estate investment arm during one of the worst markets in recent history. </p><p>“I don’t think it’s a great idea,” said an ...
<div id="subtitle">Web sites try ranking real estate agents, but scoring and agent lists can seem thin</div><div><p>Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a ...
<div id="subtitle">Home sales and prices drop in South amid economic worries, troubled markets</div><div><p>Existing home sales in Southern states fell more than 10 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago, while the median sales price dropped nearly 6 percent ...
<div><p>On Tuesday morning, the jaw of every real estate obsessive in Manhattan was hanging way down on the radiant-heat floor. Besides a Page Six item about the aging doyenne broker Alice Mason downsizing her firm, which was not a massive shock, the ...
<div><p></p><p>Home sales nationwide dropped faster than expected in November, according to the National Association of Realtors. [NY Times] </p><p>Never mind now: The subway and bus base fare could rise to $3 even next year. [NY Times] </p><p> ...
<div><p>WATERTOWN - By 2013, the U.S. Army expects to have 19,000 military personnel assigned to Fort Drum. Half of the soldiers will be accompanied by family.</p><p>On July 28, spurred by the continuing demand for housing, Hunt Real Estate ERA announced the opening ...
<div id="subtitle">Senate lawmakers delay vote on Obama housing pick amid questions about pending litigation</div><div><p>Lawmakers on Tuesday delayed a vote to confirm the Obama administration's nominee for a key housing post to review lawsuits alleging his real estate company broke federal anti-kickback laws.</p> ...
