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Home sales, pending home sales increased in April
Friday, May 16, 2008
Realtors had their busiest month of the year in April. Pending home sales increased 25 percent to 616, from 494 a year ago. Home sales rose 6 percent to 472, compared to 445 last year. Full story »
Building of apartments pushes new home construction to 2-year high in U.S.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades. The Commerce Department reported Friday that housing construction rose by 8.2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.03 million units. Building of single-family homes continued to weaken, however. The growth came from a big jump in apartment construction. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 15, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 14, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Collier foreclosures up 800 percent over 2007; Lee up 357 percent
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
More homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent nationwide versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company concludes. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 13, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Median home prices continue bad news for real estate market
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Median home prices fell in two-thirds of the cities surveyed during the first three months of this year, a real estate trade group reported Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors said that median prices for existing single-family homes dropped in 100 of 149 metropolitan areas in the January-March period, while 48 metropolitan areas saw prices increase and one reported no change.
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Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 12, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Foreclosure task force aims to help Collier homeowners
Monday, May 12, 2008
Facing foreclosure? A new grassroots cooperative in Collier County has formed to save your home. It’s a joint effort between Legal Aid Service of Collier County and the Collier County Bar Association. Full story »
Foreclosure bus cures man’s mid-life crisis, helps others find bargain homes
Sunday, May 11, 2008
In November, when Marc Joseph celebrated his 40th birthday, he began looking for his mid-life crisis car — a Corvette, maybe a Viper. His wife, Geri, approved. But, as luck would have it, fate intervened. His father, Louis, who had beat cancer, was in HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers with a heart ailment that ultimately took his life in April after surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 9 , 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Collier Real Estate Transactions: May 8 , 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Full story »
Real estate briefs: May 11, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Lee Real Estate Transactions: May 11, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The following property transactions were reported in Bonita Springs and Estero by the Lee County Property Appraisers Office from April 28-May 2. Full story »
Andie MacDowell plans ‘green’ house
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Actress Andie MacDowell has bought land in an environmentally focused mountain community in western North Carolina and plans to build an eco-friendly house there. Full story »
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