Economy, Affordability to Drive Home Sales Growth (Realtor.com)

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Link to the original article Home sales are on track to outperform last year, even though the market doesn’t have the benefit of the home buyer tax credit. This is thanks to sustained economic growth, the slowly recovering jobs picture, and historically high affordability conditions, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun told a packed room on… Read More

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Mortgage Rates at Lowest Level of the Year!! (MSN)

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Mortgage rates at lowest level of the year By MSN Money partner on Thu, May 12, 2011 1:05 PM This post comes from Amy Hoak at partner site MarketWatch. Meanwhile, foreclosures and other distressed homes are holding home prices down in many areas. Mortgage rates fell for the fourth week, with rates on the 30-year… Read More

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Homes sale up as prices hold steady (CNN Money)

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By Les Christie, staff writer February 10, 2011: 11:09 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Home sales volume rose sharply in the final three months of 2010, aided by more stable prices on a year-over-year basis, a real estate industry group said Thursday. Sales jumped 15.4% in the fourth quarter to an annual rate of… Read More

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Job growth in Washington improving (AP)

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Wash. state 2010 job growth shows big improvement by Associated Press KING5.com Posted on January 19, 2011 at 3:32 PM OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington state added about 8,000 jobs in 2010, a vast improvement from the major job losses seen in recent years, state officials reported Wednesday. Though modest compared with a labor force of… Read More

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