DataQuick reported today that 3,631 Orange County homes sold for $1 million or more in 2012, the highest number since 2007. That’s up 34 percent from 2011′s tally of million-plus sales, compared to an increase of 17 percent for sales of all homes in the county. Statewide, million-plus sales increased 27 percent to 26,993, vs. …
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Good news for real estate in the Orange County area! In a recent article by the Orange County Register, “the Orange County housing market ended 2012 on a strong note, as sales soared and prices climbed to the highest level in 4 1/2 years, according to two reports released” recently. With both sales and prices up …
Demand in the Northeast and West drove an increase in pending home sales in November to the highest level in 2 1/2 years. Pending home sales grew by 1.7 percent from October to November and were up 9.8 percent from a year ago, reaching their highest level since April 2010, when buyers were rushing to …
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/ First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) continued its trend of marked monthly improvements in January, according to a release from the NAHB. The index rose for the fifth consecutive month in January to reach 242, once again achieving a record high. The index measured 201 in December… …According …
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