The number of homes listed for sale in the Puget Sound area in June has swelled since the same month last year. But that's not slowing down the rise in the prices that homes are selling for, according to the June report of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS).
Day: July 6, 2006
Pending real estate sales increase in May
Sales index still below the '05 rate, NAR says A National Association of Realtors index that tracks pending home sales increased slightly from April to May but dropped 10.1 percent below the May 2005 index.
FDIC: Auto industry continues to drive Alabama employment growth
The state's growing auto industry has helped pull Alabama out of a five-year pattern of meager job growth, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s latest quarterly economic report for the state.
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One in five homebuyers is a single woman
Spurred on by a healthy real estate market, a variety of new loan options and more buying power than they had in the past, single women have become a powerful demographic in the real estate market.
FDIC releases quarterly report for Pa.
Higher gasoline prices this summer may pressure some Pennsylvania households. Employment in the eastern part of the state is outpacing the west. Home building has slowed moderately. Those are among the conclusions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s quarterly state profile for Pennsylvania.