In West, home sales up 30% last month (Seattle Times)

Home sales jumped 30 percent in the Western region of the country last month, driven largely by first-time buyers racing to qualify for…

Home resales in West post 30 percent annual gain (Seattle Times)

Home sales jumped 30 percent in the Western region of the country in November, driven largely by first-time buyers racing to qualify for a tax credit that was set to expire.

Existing Home Sales Up

Existing home sales up As expected, the National Association of Realtors reported that existing-home sales showed another big gain in October, surging 10.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.10 million units in October from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million in September, and 23.5 percent above the 4.94 million-unit level in… Read More