real estate

Do realtors owe anything to those hit by housing, and should they make a fee (or the same fee) on homes sold in foreclosure or in a short sale that they or another realtor had only sold a few years ago during the housing bubble? That was the premise of a question I asked of a guest today.  The interview generated many, many responses .. primarily from those in the real estate community who ... read more

That $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers may be working.   Existing home sales last month surged 7.2%, one of the biggest month-over-month jumps in years.   The annualized pace of sales is now 5.24 million homes, the highest in two years and much more than the average estimate of economists. As our chart indicates, home sales are still well below the peak of a few years ago, but ... read more

Homebuilders rising, but not to level of the rebound in pending home sales ... read more