Today's Market Conditions
Report A comprehensive analysis of
the market, with over 10,000 reports from Realtors across North
America.
The National Association of Realtors
reports that pending homes sales rose 4.9 percent from November to December
2006. FULL STORY->
Today's Headlines
No Need To Pay More Green For 'Green'
Homes Part One: It's getting easy being 'green.' Home buyers willing
to pay more for new so-called 'green' homes often don't have to in today's
buyer-friendly, more globally aware market. FULL STORY->TREB: Strong
Start for 2007 The January resale housing market was the best January
ever, registering 13 per cent more transactions than a year ago, Toronto Real
Estate Board President Dorothy Mason announced today. The 5,173 sales in the
month were six per cent above the previous record set in January 2002. FULL
STORY->GAO
Foreclosure Study Sought Three housing finance groups are trying to
persuade at least one lawmaker to seek an independent study of the causes of
foreclosure. Their hope is that the study will show repossessions as a result of
abusive lending tactics are not as widespread as some suggest. Lew Sichelman has
the scoop. FULL STORY->Ask the HOA
Expert How safe is your HOA playground? Does the membership vote in
specific people for specific offices? FULL STORY->Ask Realty
Times Have a Real Estate question? Wondering about buying, selling,
financing, refinancing or renting? Send your inquiry to Peter G. Miller,
OurBroker®, a nationally-known columnist, author and reporter. For a look at
recent Ask Realty Times columns, or to send your question, click on Full Story
below. FULL
STORY->
