Ithaca sheltered from real estate bubble [Ithaca, NY] With relatively low prices for houses, a stable housing market and steady employment, Ithaca hasn’t experienced the real estate crash some places have. “People talk about the real estate bubble bursting, but in Tompkins County the bubble never really got that big to begin with,” said Elia …
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Ways to cope despite real estate’s dire outlook
Ways to cope despite real estate’s dire outlook If you’d asked housing economist David Seiders at this time last year to forecast the real estate industry’s future, he would have told you to expect “a recovery year” in 2008. “That outlook has been cut dramatically from what I was saying a year ago,” Seiders, chief …
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A master insurance policy for your condo isn’t enough
A master insurance policy for your condo isn’t enough Sometimes, we need a painful experience to prod us into doing what we should have done in the first place. On Oct. 1, a serious fire ravished a condominium building in the Adams Morgan section of Washington, D.C. Fortunately, it does not appear that there were …
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Tips to stay on top of finances in 2008
Tips to stay on top of finances in 2008 As we wind down 2007, certain financial trends seem to be accelerating: As a nation, we’re still spending more than we earn. Credit, which has been the backbone of our ability to live beyond our means, appears to be tightening. And, home values have fallen nationally …
Southeast Steady Performers
Southeast Steady Performers Since Southeast cities like Charlotte, N.C.; Raleigh, N.C. and Nashville, Tenn. didn’t really follow the condo boom, they’re not likely to experience the same fall-off as cities that did, industry observers agree. In fact, Integra Realty Resources, a real estate valuation and counseling firm, believes a number of key Southeast cities are …
Home prices may be leveling [Southwest Florida]
Home prices may be leveling [Southwest Florida] Southwest Florida’s sagging housing market showed signs of stabilization in November, with Sarasota-Bradenton agents selling twice as many existing single-family homes as Miami and with prices perking up from fall lows. “Our area was inflated for so long,” said Garrick Newman, a Re/Max agent in Bradenton. “But over …
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