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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Tacoma and Seattle both are in the top five cities to rebound in 2010 (MSN Real Estate)

The 5 best markets for 2010 It won’t be a high bar to be considered a top performer in this year’s housing market. By Lisa Scherzer of SmartMoney Tacoma, Wash., tops Moody’s list of cities where home prices will perform the best in 2010. After a dour year when housing prices fell more than 12%… Read More

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Yakima area benefiting from tax credit extension

Homebuyer credit helps keep area housing market afloat by MAI HOANG Yakima Herald-Republic Buy YHR Photos Enlarge photo ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic Real estate agent Thomas Parker shows a home to Maria Valdez Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. YAKIMA, Wash. — Since he was a young boy, Ricardo Velasco was told by his parents that he needed… Read More

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