Tag Archives: Real Estate in the News

Home Sales in the West Surge 17 Percent in March

By the Associated Press Article courtesy of NYTIMES.com Home sales surged 17 percent in the West last month, as buyers scrambled to take advantage of low mortgage rates and qualify for...

U.S. home prices down in January EXCEPT Los Angeles

By Greg Robb, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities fell a not-seasonally adjusted 0.4% in January compared with December, according to the...

Gibson International Agent Quoted in the Wall Street Journal!

Seeking Real Estate Bargains? Try Looking at the High End Mainstream Home Prices May Be Rising, But Luxury Properties Still Offer Deep Discounts By BRETT ARENDS Falling real estate...

Washington Biz Journal-Freddie Mac allows financing of 125% of home value

Freddie Mac announced Wednesday that it would offer loan-to-value ratios on home mortgage refinancings of up to 125 percent for qualified borrowers. The announcement comes as the Obama...

Jim Cramer: Buy A House Now, Calls Housing Bottom

Jim Cramer recently appeared on TheStreet.com TV and was certain of one thing: now is the time to buy a house. Cramer, whose stock picking record has certainly drawn its share of...