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• Lack of homes for sale slowing strong market

  May 2, 2013 in Business on Page A7 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Beth Heinen Bell and her husband, Christian, are sick of renting. They want more space. They’d like to host friends for dinner. And now, having seen …

• Home sales heat up

  February 12, 2013 in Business on Page A8 Home sales in Spokane County jumped 20 percent compared to a year ago, marking the busiest January since 2007. Real estate brokers closed 248 home sales in Spokane last month, … 2

• Housing advocates push for new subprime option

  February 3, 2013 in Business on Page E6 With home prices rising, interest rates falling and builders building, some prominent housing advocates are calling for a new kind of loan for buyers with lower incomes or bad credit. …

• Number of Spokane County homes sold up 13 percent in 2012

  December 6, 2012 in Business on Page A8 November sales of homes in Spokane County dropped from the month before, but average and median prices rose, leaving area real estate brokers still confident that housing continues to recover. … 1

• Homes sales still ticking up in Spokane

  November 5, 2012 in Business Spokane County home sales picked up again in October, but median sale prices dipped for the third straight month. The total number of new and existing homes sold came to … 13

• New home sales in U.S. lower

  September 27, 2012 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Sales of new homes in the United States dipped slightly in August from July but the median price of homes sold during the month rose by a record … 1

• Median sale price of homes on the increase

  August 4, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Spokane’s home sales showed positive signs in July, as foreclosed homes continued selling and buyers scooped up deals with low interest rates. The Spokane Association of Realtors said 436 homes, …

• Tom Kelly: Agents offer help, hints for FSBO sellers

  July 1, 2012 in Business on Page E2 Some people simply like to do the work themselves. The reasons vary – from saving money, to meeting new people, to learning a new skill. Others would simply prefer to …

• Residential property market shows signs of healing

  June 15, 2012 in Business, Idaho on Page A1 It’s not time to break out the champagne yet, but many area real estate brokers have reason to think the first half of 2012 could mark a turnaround from the … 14

• US sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April

  May 23, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Americans bought more new homes in April, the latest signal that the U.S. housing market is steadily improving.

• Home staging tips apply to anyone who hopes to sell

  May 20, 2012 in Business on Page E2 I mentioned “home staging” to a single dad who asked about selling his home this spring. The rest of the men in the group looked at me as if I …

• Spokane home sales up 25 percent, prices off 2.8 percent

  May 10, 2012 in Business on Page A10 Sales of existing homes in Spokane surged in the first three months of the year, while prices fell. Sales were up 25 percent over the last quarter of 2011 and …

• Home sales across nation best in five years

  March 22, 2012 in Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes fell 0.9 percent in February after an upward revision to the prior month, but improving job prospects, cheaper homes and warm weather led to … 1

• Sales contracts for homes rose 2% in January

  February 27, 2012 The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose in January to the highest level in nearly two years, supporting the view that the housing market is gradually …

• Rising sales point to better year for housing

  February 22, 2012 in Business The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season. Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are …

• Spokane home sales on rise; prices declining

  February 9, 2012 in Business on Page A7 Over the past seven months, Spokane County home sales have been increasing compared to the year before, indicating the area may have made the first step toward a housing rebound. …

• 2011 worst year on record for home sales

  January 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Fewer people bought new homes in December, making 2011 the worst sales year on record. 7

• Region’s homes selling for less

  December 8, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Average home sales prices in Spokane fell by 4.1 percent in October, in line with national and regional declines driven in part by foreclosures and high unemployment. The Spokane sales …

• Area home sale prices continue to decline

  December 7, 2011 in Business, City Average home sales prices in Spokane fell by 4.1 percent in October, in line with national and regional declines driven in part by foreclosures and high unemployment. The Spokane sales … 5

• Report makes mountain of market bump

  August 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 Do you feel recession-proof, Spokane? All steel-plated and financially indestructible? No? Maybe you should feel a little harder. Because Forbes magazine – “the No. 1 source for business news on … 10

• Home sales nationwide drop to low for year

  August 18, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The number of people who bought previously occupied homes plunged in July. The third decline in four months suggests the depressed housing market won’t help the U.S. economy recover this … 6

• Recent home-price gains starting to vanish

  May 1, 2011 in Business on Page E4 LOS ANGELES — The home price gains made after the housing market bottomed in spring 2009 have vanished, with 10 cities posting fresh lows in February, according to a closely … 1

• New home sales fall further

  March 24, 2011 in Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Home construction in the United States is all but coming to a halt. Americans are on track to buy fewer new homes than in any year since the … 4

• Home prices fall in major U.S. cities

  January 25, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Home prices are falling across most of America’s largest cities, and average prices in eight major markets have hit their lowest point since the housing bust. 9

• 2010 weakest year for home sales since 1997

  January 20, 2011 in Business, Nation/World he number of people who bought previously owned homes last year fell to the lowest level in 13 years. But home sales in December jumped to fastest pace in seven … 2

• Jobs remain key factor in 2011 housing outlook

  January 2, 2011 in Business on Page E2 The big wild card in the 2011 housing forecast remains employment. Will the predicted improvement in jobs and household formation balance the negative perceptions brought by rising foreclosure rates and … 1

• Sales of previously owned homes rise in November

  December 22, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Sales of previously owned homes edged up in November, the third increase in four months after a dismal summer for home-buying.

• Real estate forecast dim locally and nationally

  November 11, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Real estate values may be nearing or at the bottom, but recovery to pre-recession prices is years away, national and local industry officials said in Coeur d’Alene Wednesday. Job losses, …

• New home sales rise after dismal summer

  October 27, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Sales of new homes improved last month after the worst summer in nearly five decades, but not enough to lift the struggling economy. 3

• September home sales hit lowest point in months

  October 12, 2010 in Business, City on Page A11 Home sales in Spokane County last month fell to their lowest level since February, and pending sales were lower still, according to figures released by the Spokane Association of Realtors. … 1

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