April 5, 2010 - 11:42 am
Tags: NAR, pending, sales, tax credit
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Americans rushed to sign contracts for previously owned homes in February, signaling a fat tax credit might revive the housing market this spring. Despite snowstorms and joblessness, the National Association of Realtors’ index for pending sales of used homes rose by 8.2% to 97.6, the industry group said Monday.
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February 14, 2010 - 2:25 pm
Tags: interest rates, sales, tax credit
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Bolstered by low interest rates and a first-time home buyers tax credit, existing-home sales rocketed 27.2% from the fourth quarter of 2008 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.03 million, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
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December 29, 2009 - 8:12 am
Tags: bubble, jackson county, market, sales
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In November, Jackson County’s home sales rose by an eye-popping 73% compared with the same month in 2008. “This surprised even us,” Blanton says. The double-digit increase is related to a drop in home prices, stable interest rates and the first-time home buyer tax credit.
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