NuWire Investor: RealEstateInvestment

Bay Area Real Estate Market Approaches Return To Normalcy

DQNews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT

Although trends in the Bay Area real estate market remain mixed, early signs of recovery emerged in October, when the nine-county region posted its first year-over-year gain in median home prices since 2007. Increased FHA loans, increased sales of higher priced homes and a decline in the number of...

California Home Sales: Ratio Of Foreclosure Sales Shrinking

DQNews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT

October home sales in California were up slightly from September, however, they remained down from the same period last year. Sales of foreclosed properties were down from last year, but still made up more than 40% of the homes sold in October. See the following article from DQNews for more on this...

China Real Estate Market Continues Rapid Growth

Property Wire — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT

The recent explosion in Chinese real estate is raising expectation of a response from the nation's banking sector, specifically focusing in on debt purchases and leverage ratios. 2009 has seen sales volume in new and existing floor space sky-rocket, residential prices steadily climb, and property investment...

Builder Confidence Up Due To Housing Stimulus Extension

Austin Kilgore — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:57:00 GMT

Builder confidence is on the upswing, thanks in large part to the extension and expansion of the federal homebuyer tax credit. First-time buyers have accounted for around half of new construction sales. With the expansion of the tax credit to include existing home owners, it will open the door for more...

US Commercial Real Estate Losses To Take A Toll On Economy

Property Wire — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:53:00 GMT

Commercial real estate investments in the US are likely to see stiff losses in the months ahead, as the lingering effects of the economic downturn come to fruition. This will deal a particularly heavy blow to the life insurance industry. With mounting delinquencies in commercial mortgages ,and the value...

Residential Real Estate In India Leading Recovery

Property Wire — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

The demand for affordable residential real estate in India is spurring development, and blazing the trail for recovery, in India's property market, while the commercial sector continues to lag. Infrastructure spending and planning have helped Delhi keep its edge over Mumbai as the favored spot for builders...