U.S. Homes Unexpectedly Move

Sales of existing units rise in December, though prices erode.

Fools or vultures, somebody's rushing in where angels fear to tread: American home sales unexpectedly rose in December from November, reflecting a sudden interest in distressed properties at bargain prices.
The National Association of Realtors reported Monday that the pace of existing home sales in the United States rose 6.3% in December, or 4.7 million, from November's annual rate of 4.5 million. Analysts had expected a decline to 4.4 million units.

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Real Estate Resurrection Begins

Hello all. I would like to apologize for have not posted anything for a month, but I was on vacation i Europe. As I see not too many things have changed on the market for one month. Here is an article that proves that.

While the data on prices and sales are still awful on a nationwide basis, there are rays of hope emerging for real estate.

Sales of new and existing homes continue to decline in the U.S., as assets of all stripes are re-priced lower and consumers become more risk averse. But the news in real estate is not all bad, and in some of the hardest-hit areas, like California, Florida and Nevada, sales in some areas have been rising in recent months.

While the national real estate figures show the country continues to be mired in a downturn that started more than two years ago, there are increasingly pockets of hope out there. It's true that much of the recent uptick in real estate activity reflects distressed sales, such as foreclosures. But the fact is that drastically lower home prices and more attractive mortgage rates--rates are down almost a full percentage point on a 30-year loan--are creating more buying interest, especially in the areas that have been hurt the most.

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