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Handy Web Sites for Home Sellers Who Go It Alone

Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. Foregoing an agent, however, is easier these days thanks to Web sites that help homeowners advertise their ...

From ALEX VEIGA, E-Commerce Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Yahoo!,  Craigslist.org

Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers

LOS ANGELES—Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. Foregoing an agent, however, is easier these days thanks to Web sites that help homeowners ...

From ALEX VEIGA, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Yahoo!,  Craigslist.org

D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares ...

From ALEX VEIGA, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: D.R. Horton, Inc.,  Thomson Reuters

D.R. Horton sees 27 perecent spike in 4Q orders

The surge in orders came as many first-time homebuyers sought to qualify for an $8,000 tax credit that was set to expire at the end of this month before Congress extended it into next year. ...

From ALEX VEIGA, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: D.R. Horton, Inc.,  Thomson Reuters

General Growth, lenders agree on mall debt rework

LOS ANGELES - Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, said Thursday its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in shopping mall mortgage loans. ...

From ALEX VEIGA, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Growth Properties, Inc.

General Growth says some malls may exit bankruptcy

LOS ANGELES - Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. says its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in loans secured by shopping centers. ...

From ALEX VEIGA, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Growth Properties, Inc.

Homebuilder sentiment index unchanged in November

A key gauge of homebuilders' confidence held steady in November, reflecting a cautious outlook from residential developers as they waited to learn whether Congress would extend a homebuyer tax credit. The National Association of Home Builders ...

From ALEX VEIGA, eTaiwan News,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Survey shows spike in 1st-time homebuyers

The U.S. housing market welcomed a bigger share of first-time buyers and single women this past year, while a majority of sellers resorted to dialing down prices to get their homes sold, a new homebuyer survey shows. First-time buyers accounted ...

From ALEX VEIGA, Taiwan News,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Paul Bishop,  U.S. Congress

FHA boss: FHA is not the new subprime

Federal Housing Administration Commissioner David Stevens says concerns that the agency is headed for the same financial trouble that snared Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the subprime sector are unwarranted. Stevens made the remarks during a speech at ...

From ALEX VEIGA, TheNewsTribune.com,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Housing Administration,  Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac

Realtors: US home prices to rise 4 percent in 2010

U.S. home prices are expected to grow modestly next year and sales will keep rising as the housing market continues to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the National Association of Realtors said Friday. Home resales are ...

From ALEX VEIGA, eTaiwan News,  13 Nov 2009

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