http://www.positiveonrealestate.com Positive Real Estate News Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:28:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Falling home prices have transformed many properties from asset to albatross, but there's hope yet for those looking to sell: Nearly two-thirds of the Baltimore region's ZIP codes saw sales increases last year, the first time since 2005 that buying didn't slump across the board. Sales are on the upswing as ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/547 Home Sales Up in the OC by 7% http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/545 10 most undervalued areas, according to the study: Las Vegas, -41.4 percent Vero Beach, Fla., -39.8 percent Merced, Calif., -37.7 percent Cape Coral, Fla., -36.8 percent Houma, La., -34.6 percent Port St. Lucie, Fla., -33.3 percent Warren, Mich., -32.3 percent Vallejo, Calif., -31.9 percent Modesto, Calif. -31.8 percent Stockton, Calif., -31.8 ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/543 The pending home sales index rose a seasonally adjusted 3.7% in October from September, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported. The index is up 31.8% compared with last October. The index rose 6% in September. Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for NAR, said the increase in pending home sales ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/541 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke "Housing in the coming year is going to be a relative bright spot - a helpful driver of national economic growth, rather than the wet blanket it's been for the past couple of years." http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20091124_realestateoutlook.htm http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/537 The following is an article originally posted with housingtrendsenewsletter.com that  I wrote it in an attempt to illustrate the necessity of selling lifestyle value in today's real estate marketplace. It is so easy to get caught in a "greed trap". Selling rising home prices, or multiple offers to insert a ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/535 Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2½ years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit. Home sales nationwide are now up nearly 37% from their bottom in January, data Monday showed, though they are ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/533 Wong, president of Optimus U.S. Real Estate Fund, has bought 60 condos at heavy discounts from developers in financial trouble. Wong paid about $62,500 each for 18 Las Vegas condos that once were priced at about $250,000 apiece. "This could be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for real estate investment," said Wong, whose ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/531 Southern California home sales rose in October. Shrinking inventory of homes for sale and government and industry efforts to stoke demand and curtail foreclosures helped prices stabilize. Last month 22,132 new and resale houses and condos closed escrow in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties. ... http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/529 http://www.positiveonrealestate.com/pr/526