Sep 20, 2012 | CONSUMER, ECONOMY, REAL ESTATE, STATEN ISLAND |
WASHINGTON — Existing-home sales continued to improve in August and the national median price rose on a year-over-year basis for the sixth straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors®....
Read MoreSep 19, 2012 | CONSUMER, ECONOMY, LIFESTYLE, REAL ESTATE, STATEN ISLAND |
When the economy was exploding in the early 2000s, many of us began to dream about purchasing that vacation home on the lake or securing a home in a more appropriate location for our retirement years. However, with the booming...
Read MoreSep 14, 2012 | BUSINESS, CONSUMER, ECONOMY, LIFESTYLE, REAL ESTATE, STATEN ISLAND LIVING |
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve opened a new chapter Thursday in its efforts to stimulate the economy, saying that it intends to buy large quantities of mortgage bonds, and potentially other assets, until the job market...
Read MoreSep 10, 2012 | BUSINESS, CONSUMER, ECONOMY, LIFESTYLE, REAL ESTATE, STATEN ISLAND, STATEN ISLAND LIVING |
In August, home prices on Staten Island were mostly stable. According to the latest figures released by the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR), the Median Sales Price decreased 1.9 percent to $385,000. The “Days on...
Read MoreSep 6, 2012 | CONSUMER, ECONOMY, LIFESTYLE, Market Trends, REAL ESTATE, Realtors |
A new measure shows the typical amount of time it takes to sell a home is shrinking, and for traditional sellers is now in the range of historic norms for a balanced market, well below the cyclical peak reached in 2009,...
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