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Norris on New and Existing Home Sales
Norris on New and Existing Home Sales
From Floyd Norris at the NY Times: How Bad Is the Recession? Check New Home Sales ... For more than three decades, the sales volume of existing single-family homes and newly built houses tended to rise and fall by about the same percentage, as can be seen in the accompanying charts. To be sure, ...
May Existing-Home Sales Continue Rising Trend
realtor.org — Washington, June 23, 2009 Sales of existing homes showed another gain in May, benefiting from favorable affordability conditions and a first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®. May’s increase was the first ... (more) May Existing-Home Sales Continue Rising Trend
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