Strong Gains in Existing-Home Sales

For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

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Daily Real Estate News

08/21/2009

Eastbrook Homes offers 'sneak peek happy hour' at The Cottages in Gaines Township

Gaines Township - Eastbrook Homes is holding a sneak peek happy hour Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. at The Cottages, part of Cooks Crossing, a development on Eastern Avenue SE just north of 84th Street.

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The Grand Rapids Press

08/18/2009

Grand Rapids: A relaxed urban getaway

I'm sitting with my wife on the fringe of Rosa Parks Circle as a multiracial band blasts bluesy tunes for a small but very receptive crowd--it's like a Dave Matthews concert in miniature--and it occurs to me that, for the slightly stressed Chicagoan, this western Michigan town represents the ideal urban getaway.

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Chicago Tribune

08/10/2009

Site condo buyers now can get FHA financing

Real estate agent Cheryl Grant is negotiating a deal on a site condo in Cascade Township using mortgage financing from the Federal Housing Administration.

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Grand Rapids Press

06/29/2009

Progress being made on tannery project, say consultants

WHITEHALL -- The city of Whitehall's consultants for dealing with the contamination cleanup and proposed redevelopment of the former Whitehall Leather Co. tannery site impressed upon city leaders this week that strides have been made and a final step is near.

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Muskegon Chronicle

05/17/2009

HUD Action Allows Home Buyers To Use $8,000 Tax Credit For Downpayments On FHA-Insured Loans

 

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan’s decision to allow consumers to use the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit to help cover their downpayment and closing costs on FHA-insured mortgages will be a big boost to the housing market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

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NAHB

05/13/2009