6 Housing Markets Gear Up for a ReboundStronger job markets are pushing several cities’ housing markets into recovery-mode. Forbes and the Local Market Monitor, a real estate research firm, recently profiled its top picks for cities that are most poised for a real estate rebound. The list is based on housing and economic data from the 100 largest cities in the country.
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Nearly three out of every four home owners say they are satisfied with their purchase – and the No. 1 reason for their satisfaction is pride they feel about owning a home, according to HomeGain’s 2012 National Home Ownership Survey.
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Home buyers may be attracted to the big bargains that foreclosures and pre-foreclosures can offer. But distressed properties can involve tricky, lengthy transactions, and there’s a lot to think about before jumping in, real estate professionals say.
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Sixteen Ohio and Michigan lawmakers have written President Barack Obama a letter, urging federal intervention in handling the swell of abandoned, vacant homes that are battering home prices in the states.
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HouseLogic Presents Bathroom Makeover Ideas and Chance to Win $100
HouseLogic Presents Bathroom Makeover Ideas and Chance to Win $100
HouseLogic.com, a comprehensive website about all aspects of homeownership from the National Association of REALTORS®, has launched a new online sweepstakes. Readers who leave comments on a blog featured at the site will have a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card. The sweepstakes is part of a special do-it-yourself blog series, “Water-Wise Bathroom Redo.”
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Housing inventory slid to 1.89 million homes in December — down 6 percent from the previous month and 22.3 percent from the prior year, according to REALTOR.com.