ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 24, 2008 – For the first time in almost three years, Florida’s existing home sales rose in September, noting a 24 percent increase in activity in the year-to-year comparison; last month’s sales of existing condos statewide increased 11 percent in the year-to-year comparison, according to the latest housing data released by the [...]

BRADENTON, Fla. – Oct. 10, 2008 – Florida is becoming a hot spot in the global real estate market.
Declining property prices coupled with a desirable climate is making the state an attractive investment and bargain for foreign buyers.
And local real estate professionals are taking advantage of that appeal and doing more to establish international relationships.
“The [...]

More Americans unexpectedly signed contracts in August to purchase previously owned homes as mounting foreclosures pushed down prices.
The index of pending home resales rose 7.4 percent, the most since October 2001, after falling 2.7 percent in July, the National Association of Realtors said today in Washington. The increase is the fourth so far this year.
“Vulture [...]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sept. 24, 2008 – For the second month in a row, several of Florida’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) reported increased sales of both existing single-family homes and existing condos in August 2008, according to the latest housing statistics released by the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR).
“Despite economic uncertainty and the start of [...]

LOS ANGELES – Aug. 28, 2008 – Is this the real estate turnaround?
On the heels of an increase in Florida home sales, a spike in new home sales and an upswing in consumer confidence, traffic to Realtor.com went up significantly in July with month-over-month increases in both traffic (29 percent) and time spent on site [...]

Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – fell 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.86 million units in June from a pace of 4.99 million in May, and are 15.5 percent lower than the 5.75 million-unit rate in June 2007, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
NAR President [...]

In a sign that the U.S. housing market may weaken further, an index of sales contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes declined 4.7% in May from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. The index, which is considered a leading indicator of existing home sales, was down 14% from the May [...]