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AIA Santa Barbara tour: low-income design, affordable rentals

27.09.2013 , Blog, Featured , 0 Comments

AIA Santa Barbara tour: low-income design, affordable rentals AIA Santa Barbara tour: low-income design, affordable rentals Casa de los Fuentes in downtown Santa Barbara consists of 42 affordable rental units. (Peikert & RRM Design Group) In a fresh take on home tours, the American Institute of Architects' Santa Barbara chapter has organized an event Oct. 5 highlighting low-income housing as...

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Rising Rates Prompt Cash Buyers to Act

29.08.2013 , Blog, Featured , 0 Comments

While higher mortgage rates have been blamed for the slowdown in pending home sales, they may be contributing to an increase in cash purchases, RealtyTrac suggested in a recentreport. In July, about 40 percent of residential property sales were all-cash transactions. The share presents an increase from 35 percent in June and 31 percent compared to July 2012. Dallas experienced...

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Underwater Homeowners Become A Smaller Slice Of The Pie

29.08.2013 , Blog, Featured , 0 Comments

More than 1.96 million homeowners to be freed by next year Even as home values continue to recover, millions of homeowners remain so far underwater that it will take years for them to regain equity in their properties. However, the latest data from Zillow (Z) reveals that underwater borrowers are becoming a smaller and smaller piece of the...

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Pending sales of US homes slip from 6-year high

06.08.2013 , Blog, Featured , 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes dipped in June from a six-year high in May, a sign that sales could stabilize over the next few months. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales ticked down 0.4 percent to 110.9 in...

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