More Signs of the Bottom: New Home Sales Unexpectedly Rise.
By Gary McNinch, Broker, Renton WA Real Estate
(Better Properties Real Estate)
More Signs Of A Bottom : New Home Sales Unexpectedly Rise The national housing market got its third piece of good news in 3 days: Monday: Existing Home Sales up Tuesday: Home values appear higher nationally Wednesday: New Home Sales upAnd although national real estate statistics are irrelevant to the local Renton and Kent markets in which real estate transactions happen, to a country of would-be and wanna-be home buyers, repeated positive news on housing can be a strong signal that it's time to get off the sidelines. At least, that's what the data is showing us. According to an industry trade group, first-time home buyers accounted for half of all sales of previously-owned homes. The stimulus package's $8,000 tax credit likely played a role in this 50 percent figure, as well as sagging ...
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