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SPRINGFIELD, IL - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois home sales increased 15.2 percent over previous-year levels in December and median prices increased 5.6 percent, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasonal factors, combined with low housing inventory, particularly a lack of real estate-owned homes (REOs), drove California pending home sales lower in December, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF ...

WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Existing-home sales eased in December but are well above a year ago, while limited inventory maintained the upward momentum in home prices, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total sales in 2012 were the highest in five years, while the annual price rose the most since 2005.

La Jolla, CA - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California's housing market ended 2012 with the highest December home sales in three years, the result of robust investment activity, a record level of cash buyers and more sales gains in move-up markets. The median sale price jumped nearly 20 percent from a year ago, pushed higher by greater demand and the market's shift away from foreclosure resales and toward more mid- to high-end deals, a real estate information service reported.

LOS ANGELES, DC - January 02, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasonal factors sent California pending home sales lower in November, while equity home sales continued their upward trend, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales increased in November for the third straight month and reached the highest level in two-and-a-half years, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of new single-family homes increased 4.4 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000 units, according to figures released today by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. It was the highest monthly total since April 2010 when the federal home buyer tax credit expired.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales rose strongly in October with mixed regional results, according to the National Association of Realtors

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales rose both from the previous month and year in October for the first time in seven months, while the share of equity sales grew slightly, marking a four-year high, t...

WASHINGTON, DC - November 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of existing homes increased in October, even with some regional impact from Hurricane Sandy, while home prices continued to rise due to lower levels of inventory supply, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

Denver, CO – November 15, 2012) - October saw a continuation of the trend throughout the year, with both home prices and home sales rising above the levels seen one year ago. In the October RE/MAX National Housing report, a survey of MLS data in 52 metropolitan areas, closed transactions increased 17.8% over October 2011. The Median Home Price rose 2.1% higher than the median seen last October, representing the ninth month in a row that prices have been higher than the same month last year. The falling Inventory is a significant concern in many markets

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 389,000 units in September, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the fastest sales pace recorded since April of 2010.

WASHINGTON, DC - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After reaching a two-year peak, pending home sales fell in August but are at elevated levels compared with a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

WASHINGTON.DC - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- After reaching a two-year peak, pending home sales fell in August but are at elevated levels compared with a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors

SPRINGFIELD, IL - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the state rose 23.7 percent over previous year levels, part of a 14-month run of sales increases according to data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New survey findings, combined with an analysis of historic credit scores and loan performance, show home sales could be notably higher by returning to reasonably safe and sound lending standards, which also would create new jobs,

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 372,000 units in July from an upwardly revised pace in the previous month, according to figures released by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau today.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of existing homes rose in July even with constraints of affordable inventory, and the national median price is showing five consecutive months of year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Monthly sales rose in every region but the West, where inventory is very tight.

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales and prices both posted strong gains in July, with the sales pace showing positive year-over-year growth for the fourth straight month and the median price reaching a near-fo...

WASHINGTON, DC - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales declined in June but marked 14 consecutive months of year-over-year gains, according to the National Association of Realtors®