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I attended PCBC last week and thought you might be interested in some of the current statistics that were discussed. I know a lot of these statistics will be my focus for training and coaching. Marketing in 2011-NAHB stats Where buyers look… 90% internet 40% paper...
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July 4 (Bloomberg) Prices for U.S. homes may climb as soon as the third quarter, ending declines as foreclosures decline make more home available for sale, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said. “It’s very unlikely that we will see a significant...
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June 30, 2011. SACRAMENTO – California housing production rose sharply in May and posted the highest monthly permit total for the year on the strength of the multifamily sector, the California Building Industry Association announced today. According to statistics...
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Source: USA TODAY Publication date: June 22, 2011 By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY Cash buyers are snapping up homes in markets nationwide, betting that deals won’t get much better. Last month, all-cash buyers accounted for 30% of existing home sales, up from 25% in...
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Ruth Simon and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, On Saturday June 4, 2011, 2:47 am EDT Back in June 2006, when the housing market peaked, the prospect of a five-year national housing bust seemed unimaginable to most people. And yet here we are, with the latest Standard &...
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Courtesy of Hanley Wood- Written by Jonathan Dienhart and Ken Lee 05.27.2011 Housing remains stuck in the doldrums even with extremely low mortgage rates and despite some improvement in private payroll employment. Part of the reason for this disconnect is the slew of...
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I recently had a conversation with an agent who was so proud of the number of sales she produced in the last few months. “So how did you do it?” I asked. Her proud response? “No other builder is building for less.” Although I shared in her excitement about the...
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Adhering to the adage “Time is Money” is essential to success in this market. Every penny and second counts. So it’s time to make sure we are saving both on the sales floor. It starts in the most important element of Discovery, time frame for moving. If you ask...
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Interest rates are historically low, home prices are down, and there are buyers looking. It seems like an ideal time yet the real estate market is still struggling. The key to improving may rest in the most unexpected place – small talk. I like to think of it as a...
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Posted by Shawn Tully, senior editor-at-large March 28, 2011 5:00 am Forget stocks. Don’t bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing. A home under construction in Austin. The number of new homes...
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