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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has today revealed a further fall in sales of previously owned homes in the US for the month of June – the second consecutive monthly fall.
The industry body said sales fell 5% in June to an annual rate of 5.37 million units.
While the figure is 9.8% higher than a [...]
July 22nd, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Economy News, Government, June, NAR, National Association of Realtors, Property News, US, previously owned, previously owned homes, sales, tax credit | No Comments
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today revealed a fall in confidence, sending shares lower.
Wall Street experienced falls after the US home builder sentiment index fell in July to the lowest level since April 2009 after the Government tax credit incentive expired a few months ago.
According to the index, confidence among US home builders [...]
July 19th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Economy News, Government, July, National Association of Home Builders, Property News, construction, demand, double dip, fall, home builder, housing market, incentive, sentiment, tax credit | No Comments
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) today said its Pending Home Sales Index fell by 30% in May, after rising 23% between January and April.
The slump was attributed to the expiration of a Government incentive – which ended on 30 April.
While a fall in deals was anticipated, it was double the amount that analysts had [...]
July 1st, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Economy News, Government, May, NAR, National Association of Realtors, Pending Home Sales Index, Property News, US, fall, fears, housing market, previously owned homes, sales, tax credit | No Comments
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) today said its Pending Home Sales Index rose for the third consecutive month in April boosted by the expiration of a Government tax credit.
The NAR said the index rose 6% in April – far exceeding the 4.3% rise which many analysts had predicted.
However, the index is 22.4% higher [...]
June 2nd, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, April, NAR, National Association of Realtors, Pending Home Sales Index, Property News, boost, consecutive, expired, month, rise, tax credit, third | No Comments
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has today revealed a rise in sales of previously owned homes in the US for the month of April, boosted by the expiration of a Government tax credit, which ended last month.
The industry body said sales surged 7.6% in April (a five-month high) to an annual rate of 5.77 [...]
May 24th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, April, Economy News, NAR, National Association of Realtors, Property News, US, boost, home sales, iniatives, low, mortgage rates, rise, tax credit | No Comments
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has revealed a fall in sales of previously owned homes in the US for the month of January, suggesting the extension of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers is having little appeal.
The industry body said sales agreements fell 7.6% in January compared with December and the index [...]
March 5th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Economy News, January, National Association of Realtors, Property News, US homes, consumer spending, factory orders, fall, incentives, jobless benefits, sales, tax credit, weather | No Comments