House Prices Up in April Amid Slower REO Growth

House Prices Up 5.1 Percent in April Amid Slower REO Growth Home prices in April gained 5.1% from last year, while REO levels across the country slowed their climb, according to the real estate data provider Clear Capital. The firm measures home prices on a rolling three-month period. REO took up 29.6% of the market… Read More

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 is a leading indicator for the housing sector, based on pending sales of existing homes. A sale is listed as pending… Read More

Home Owners Tax Credit News Update

As you know, The original $8000 tax credit was just good for first-time home buyers and was slated to end on Nov. 30. But Congress extended the credit to include contracts signed by April 30 and closed by June 30. It also made a refund of up to $6,500 available to existing homeowners looking to… Read More

Tax credit fuels home-sales bounce, but will it be just a blip? (Seattle Times)

The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit helped resuscitate the Seattle real-estate market in 2009. The market remains fragile, most insiders say, and the outlook for late 2010, after the credits are scheduled to expire, is especially murky.

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.