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New home sales plummet to record low By Hibah Yousuf, staff reporterJune 23, 2010: 11:25 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New home sales plummeted to a record low in May, the first month following the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit. This snapped a two-month streak of gains. New home sales declined 32.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual ...

Mortgage Insurer Reports Housing Is Recovering Mortgage insurer PMI released a report Monday indicating that the housing market is recovering and predicting that prices are likely to rise in many markets over the next two years. PMI considerations include increasing affordability, generally improving mortgage credit quality, decreasing ...

Pending Home Sales on an Upswing Pending home sales increased again in March, affirming that a surge of home sales is unfolding for the spring home buying season, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in March, rose 5.3 percent to 102.9 from ...

Home Sales Surge in Southern CitiesBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPublished: April 22, 2010Filed at 2:31 p.m. ET MIAMI (AP) -- March home sales climbed nearly 19 percent in the South as buyers scrambled to claim federal tax credits and take advantage of affordable prices. There were 160,000 sales of previously occupied homes last month in the South, which ...

New-home sales rise fastest in 47 yearsBy Chavon Sutton, staff reporterApril 23, 2010: 3:36 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New home sales improved in March at the fastest single-month rate in 47 years, according to a government report released Friday, as buyers snatched up properties ahead of the tax credit that's set to expire. New-home ...

[photo:listing:2327547] Prime Pearl District Gregory Penthouse • 1,451 sq. ft., 2 bath, 1 bdrm single story - MLS® $599,000. - Price Reduction Pearl District, Portland (Multnomah County)  -  Stunning one-of-a-kind Gregory penthouse in the heart of the Pearl District offers elegant finishes and true loft living at its ...

[photo:listing:2212133] Developer Opportunity Possible 8-9 Lots • 2,357 sq. ft., 3 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story "Ranch" - MLS® $620,000 - R-10 CAN BE SUBDIVIDED South End, Oregon City  -  2.24 acre development opportunity in the South End neighborhood of Oregon City. Surrounded by newer $300-$400,000 homes on three ...

[photo:listing:14370898] CHARMING 3 BED 2 BATH RANCH • 1,092 sq. ft., 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story "RANCH" - MLS® $189,900 - GREAT HOME FOR THE MONEY Reynolds School District, Northeast Portland  -  CLOVER CREST NEIGHBORHOOD OFF HALSEY AND 192ND CORNER LOT 3 BED 2 BATH 1092 SQ FT RANCH WITH FIRPLACE AND NEW ...

[photo:listing:2144904] Skyline Blvd Opportunity •  lot / land - MLS® $399,000 Skyline Bvld, Portland  -  Amazing opportunity to design and build your own home on this beautifully treed lot with partial valley view. This west facing .55 acre lot has a gentle slope to sloped topography and offers an inviting landscape ...

Ten Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers Now is the time for home owners contemplating a spring sale to spruce up their properties in anticipation of what Mike Larson of Weiss Research calls a potentially vibrant home-selling season. "If you have been beating your head against a wall, this is going to feel a lot better,” he jokes. Here are ...