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National and Wisconsin Association of REALTORS® Reports Indicate Housing Recovery
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) released their Pending Home Sales Index last week. This index is based on contract signings and it rose 2.4% to 101.7 in July, up 12.4% over July 2011. The index is at the highest …
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Survey Says… Use a REALTOR®
A recent survey by HomeGain says that home sellers are more than twice as likely to get their homes sold if they use a real estate agent, rather than trying to sell their home on their own. 66% of home …
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Single Home Owners Boosting U.S. Economy
The U.S. has reported its highest percentage of solo home owners ever. With 28% of households being one person, singles are fast becoming an economic powerhouse. Around 30 million people, including 18 million women, have pursued single person homes, and …
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Urban Growth Outpaces Suburbs for First Time in a Century
New data from the Census Bureau shows American cities growing more than their suburban counterparts for the first time in 100 years. Since the mass production of the automobile began, US cities have not seen such a dramatic change in …
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Experts Say Housing Prices Are About to Turn
Experts Say Housing Prices Are About to Turn Each quarter the independent research and consulting firm Pulsenomics conducts a survey of economists, investments strategists, and housing market analysts about their expectations for the housing market over the next five years. …
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