Here’s your chance to catch up with news included to inform, enlighten and perhaps even entertain you. To read about The Big Apple, check out the other of today’s posts and look for Out and About early next week.
Why did the comedian cross the park?
Some celebrities are the biggest losers
Austin is his new vantage point
Number of sales of new homes plunges to record low in February
Cities with inventory growth outnumber those with flat or falling supply
There are no birds at all in more and more nests
Absorption of previously owned homes rises a bit in February from a year earlier
Less expensive homes post 0.3 percent price declines from December to January
January prices fall to lowest level since the nation’s housing bubble burst in 2007
Fannie Mae warned of foreclosure problems five years ago
Inflation data cause average rate of 30-year loan to inch up to 4.81 percent
Loan activity purchase and refinance edges up
Only couples in secure relationships should consider where to retire
And such couples need to ask the right questions
If soap scum is your biggest problem, thankfully you can get rid of it
Shadow inventory can only be estimated on a state-by-state basis
Distressed properties account for enduring gap between sales of previously owned and new homes
Men express more confidence than women about about the direction of their home’s value
How does the spring season look?
And why are analysts cautiously pessimistic about what spring may portend?
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Malcolm Carter
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Senior Vice President
Charles Rutenberg Realty
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