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Entries for December 2009

Another Big Gain in Existing-Home Sales as Buyers Respond to Tax Credit

Existing-home sales rose again in November as first-time buyers rushed to close sales before the original November 30 deadline for the recently extended and expanded tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

Complete Story: http://www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2009/12/another_respond

New Home Energy-Efficiency Incentives Could Boost Recovery, Says NAHB

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB.COM) has a great array of information, statistics, and tools for builders to access, a lot of information is available to the public and the news is always factual, hard-hitting and helpful. This article on an initiative to boost economic activity through energy efficiency should be of interest.

National Association of Home Builders today commended President Barack Obama as he proposed a new initiative to create jobs and make today’s homes more energy efficient.

In a speech Tuesday morning at a Home Depot in the suburban Washington, D.C. area, the president called on Congress to extend energy-efficiency tax credits for home owners as part of an $8 billion effort to reduce energy use.

Complete Story: http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=10129