Florida's existing home sales rose in November, marking 15 months that sales activity has increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors. Existing home sales rose 61 percent last month with a total of 14,026 homes sold statewide compared to 8,694 homes sold in November 2008, ...

Fewer homebuyers are likely to consider purchasing a foreclosed property in the future, according to a survey conducted by the online real estate companies Trulia.com and RealtyTrac.  Conducted in early November, the survey reported 43% of US adults indicate they are at least somewhat likely to consider purchasing a foreclosed home, a drop ...

The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has established a tax credit of up to $6,500 for qualified move-up/repeat home buyers (existing home owners) purchasing a principal residence after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010 (or purchased by June 30, 2010 with a binding sales contract signed by April 30, ...

The Treasury Department unveiled sweeping rules this week to help financially troubled homeowners who need to sell but can't get a price high enough to pay off their mortgages. Homeowners will even get $1,500 to help cover their moving costs. The plan is designed to help homeowners who don't have the income or debt levels to qualify for a ...

Home sales will increase 15 percent to about 5.7 million units and REALTOR® income will be up 20 percent in 2010, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.  He credited the home buyer tax credit with unleashing sales on the lower-end of the housing market this year, bringing up to 400,000 first-time buyers into the market who ...

HomeGain has released the results of its nationwide home improvement and home staging Home Sale Maximizer survey of improvements Realtors recommended to sell homes.  Almost 1,000 Realtors responded with a list of the top 12 DoItYourSelf projects under $5,000. The HomeGain Survey showed these as the top 5 projects: 1. Cleaning and ...

As I write this Friday morning, Pres. Obama is expected to sign economy-boosting bills just passed by Congress.  Key provisions are:Tax credit of $8,000 to first-time homebuyers extended from Nov. 30, 2009 to April 30, 2010. (Extension)Unemployment benefits extended from the end of this year to 14 weeks in all states and 20 weeks in ...