Category Archives: Home Sales

Investor and Cash Buyers to the Rescue: Existing Home Sales Rise

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes increased in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.1 million from 4.92 million in February.  While this is up 3.7% from February it is 6.3% lower than March of last year.  Of course a year ago the … Continue reading →

Pending Home Sales Gain

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Will February’s small rise in pending home sales be enough to thaw February’s housing cold snap?  Pending home sales ticked up 2.1% to a 90.8 from an 88.9 in January according to the National Association of Realtors.  While up from January, the index is 8.2% below February 2010, giving little … Continue reading →

Existing Home Sales Dry Up

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

After 3 months of improvement the National Association of Realtors reported a steep decline in its Existing Home Sales report. … Continue reading →

Pending Home Sales See Cold Spell in January

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

January’s pending home sales report was anything but warm.  The National Association of Realtors reported pending home sales dipped 2.8% … Continue reading →

Investors Account for 23% of Home Sales

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Beating analysts expectations, sales of existing homes rose 2.7% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.36 million. … Continue reading →

Market Sees Spike in New Home Sales

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

The US Census Bureau reported that sales of new homes jumped 17.5% in December over November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 329,000.  This is above November’s revised rate of 280,000 but is 7.6% below December’s 2009 estimate of 356,000.  For the year ending December 31st, 2010, the Census … Continue reading →