January 27, 2012

Cardiff’s Greenfield Sites To Be Developed

Cardiff’s Greenfield Sites To Be Developed
It seems that Cardiff may have to start building on its previous greenfield sites in order to keep up with housing demand in the city. It seems that the green field to the west of the city in nearby Fairwater and also in Lisvane, which is to the north of the city, may now be vulnerable to development.

New homes become a bad deal in weak markets

New homes become a bad deal in weak markets

Don Eyler, who has owned E and R Construction in Terre Haute, Ind., blames the banks. He says people are still interested in having a custom-built home but can't finance the purchase. A new home, the dream of many would-be buyers, makes less and less financial sense in many places.




Because of bust, a ‘neighborhood built to fail’

Because of bust, a ‘neighborhood built to fail’

Wigena Tirado has seen the damage done to Windy Ridge firsthand. She lives there. She's also helped lead the fight against the blight caused by foreclosure and shady investing.Windy Ridge is a small petri dish in a much larger experiment. Across the country, officials and non-profits are trying to stabilize neighborhoods pummeled by foreclosures.




Why housing might be even worse than you think

Why housing might be even worse than you think

Sales of both existing homes and new homes fell sharply in February, accroding to reports out this week. The latest numbers show the housing market remains mired in a deep slump. In fact,  it may be in much worse shape than those number suggest.  By John W. Schoen.




Sal Aranda: ‘A lighter heart and optimism about our city’ – Signal

Sal Aranda: ‘A lighter heart and optimism about our city’ – Signal

Sal Aranda: 'A lighter heart and optimism about our city'
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The mayor's words confirmed what many real estate agents experience every day — an increase in listings of homes for sale, more prospective buyers visiting open houses, fewer notices of default and, gratefully, a drop in the number of foreclosures.

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Is Your Home’s Lack Of Curb Appeal Keeping It On The Market?

Is Your Home’s Lack Of Curb Appeal Keeping It On The Market?
Learn the best ways to increase your home’s curb appeal. These easy tips will add value to your home and help you sell your house for your asking price.

Nevada’s boom ends in record number of empty homes

Nevada’s boom ends in record number of empty homes

Contractor Alan Ackerly, right, helps unload shelving from a truck while on a job site in this photo taken, Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Las Vegas. Ackerly and his wife walked away from their home which was worth less than what he owed on it. Ackerly?s house is now among a growing crop of empty residences in Nevada, where a mighty boom has dissolved into a sink pit of foreclosures, bankruptcies and abandoned homes. Vacant homes more than doubled to 167,564 in the Silver State from 2000 to 2009, according to newly released U.S. Census data. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) The promise of palm tree groves and low-priced real estate lured Alan and Katherine Ackerly across the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Nevada in 2004, where thousands of new houses beckoned brightly as any neon sign.




Why housing might be even worse than you think

Why housing might be even worse than you think

Sales of both existing homes and new homes fell sharply in February, accroding to reports out this week. The latest numbers show the housing market remains mired in a deep slump. In fact,  it may be in much worse shape than those number suggest.  By John W. Schoen.




Spring Market Conditions Bode Well For Discounted Home Prices

Spring Market Conditions Bode Well For Discounted Home Prices
Fence sitters continue to hold owning a home as the foundation of the American Dream and market conditions may allow them to begin to build that dream this spring.


Home sales dive, prices near 9-year low

Home sales dive, prices near 9-year low
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell unexpectedly sharply in February and prices fell to their lowest in nearly nine years, an industry group said Monday.