As prices plunge, housing experts wonder when recovery begins

As prices plunge, housing experts wonder when recovery begins With the pep talk from real estate agents contradicted by doom-and-gloom reports on the housing industry, nobody seems to really know if or when the market will begin to recover. Consumers who have been sitting on the fence are being advised by sales agents that it’s …

Where Homes Are Selling Fastest [Northern California]

Where Homes Are Selling Fastest [Northern California] Houses in Sunnyvale, Calif., home to companies such as Juniper Network (JNPR), AMD (AMD), and Yahoo! (YHOO), are typically on the market for 66 days, making it the fastest-selling real estate market in the country. That’s the good news. The bad news is that listings a year ago …

Blaine hotel builders sued

Blaine hotel builders sued Blaine Hospitality faces foreclosure proceedings after defaulting on a $5 million loan to Home Federal Savings. The developer says construction delays are to blame. The developers of a 98-room hotel near the National Sports Center in Blaine are facing foreclosure after defaulting on $5 million in construction financing. Home Federal Savings …

In slow market, developers offer ‘test drive’ of condos

In slow market, developers offer ‘test drive’ of condos The Carruth, a mix of affordable apartments and market-rate condominiums in Dorchester, opened earlier this year, as the market for condos had turned sharply downward. Sales of the 42 condos in the building languished, with only three sold to date. So, developer Trinity Financial Inc. of …