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Monte Helme
Member since 18th November 2005
Monte Helme is a national public relations consultant with HouseHunt, Inc. Previously, he was vice president of public relations and publications for Century 21 Real Estate Corp.
13th July 2006
Real Estate Market Reaches Equilibrium between Buyers and Sellers
Exceptions are in northeast, western states & Chicago metro area.
Three months ago, the "Current Market Conditions" survey showed that overall the U.S. housing market was displaying...
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07th April 2006
For the first time in eight years, the overall U.S. real estate market is experiencing a rare balance between home buyer demand and home seller supply, according to the latest "Current Market Conditions" quarterly survey.
Only 45% of respondents repor...
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05th March 2006
Home sellers said that overpricing was the biggest mistake they made when listing their homes. Next worst mistake is dealing with the same real estate agent who represented the buyer.
Overpricing a home is the number one mistake sellers...
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02nd February 2006
In 2005 7.07 million home sales set a real estate record for fifth straight year. After five consecutive record years of existing homes for sale nationwide, key real estate industry observers are optimistic that 2006 will be the second best year in histor...
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19th January 2006
On average, the length of time required from real estate listing to contract has increased dramatically in the U.S. in the past six months, according to HouseHunt's latest national "Current Market Conditions" homes for sale activity survey. Seventy-five ...
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19th January 2006
Only six percent of homeowners said they favored the proposal. The remaining nine percent said they were undecided.
In addition to replacing the home mortgage interest deduction – an important component of the U.S. tax code since 1913 – the Advisory Pan...
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13th December 2005
The five-year boom in existing and new housing sales in many U.S. housing markets is expected to cool in 2006 but final results should still be second best in history, according to projections by top industry economists. National average home price apprec...
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06th December 2005
The nation's inventory of unsold homes – an important component of a more balanced housing market in the second half of 2005 – is growing steadily in many areas of the country even though buyer demand continues strong, according to the latest HouseHunt, I...
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29th November 2005
The 10 most livable and most affordable real estate metro areas in the United States have a number of other favorable characteristics in common, according to a new HouseHunt "Current Real Estate Market Conditions" su...
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