Sam Schifano (Reporting on San Antonio, TX.) - San Antonio sales continue to increase in the residential single-family home market. The number of homes sold in 2004 increased by 12% over 2003 and home values increased 7%. The average sales price in 2004 was $137,971 dollars. Much of the growth has been in the Northwest area of San Antonio, which accounted for 31% of the total sales. More->



Lisa Bernardi (Reporting on Lafayette, CO.) - Sales of single-family residential homes in Lafayette reached 371 units in 2004, down from 2003 by 34 units. Attached dwelling sales dropped from 201 units in 2003 to 146. Although numbers are down the average sales prices are up slightly from $350,000 to $352,000 for residential and $186,000 to $190,000 for attached dwellings. More->

Jacksonville's Super Sundays Predate Super Bowl
Jacksonville's housing market was hot long before the Super Bowl arrived, but a small segment of the housing market was suddenly hotter as some homeowners sought to rent homes to fill a void left by the town's limited number of hotel and motel rooms. FULL STORY->

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Disclosure Name Of The Game In Buying
Given our current litigious society, it has become necessary for real estate professionals and residual service providers to let you know about everything before you can do anything. M. Anthony Carr explains how this will affect you when it comes time to buy your next house. FULL STORY->

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Ask Realty Times
What happens if a house is missing square footage? Who should pay for dirty carpet? How can I avoid a dispute between a broker and a builder? Peter G. Miller looks at this week's most interesting questions for Realty Times. FULL STORY->

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Long-Term Mortgage Rates Drop For Fourth Straight Week
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.63 percent, with an average 0.7 points, for the week ending February 3, 2005, down from last week when it averaged 5.66 percent. FULL STORY->

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Charlottesville, Virginia Tops Best Cities Lists, Say Realtors
There's a reason why Charlottesville, Virginia attracts such a diversity of homebuyers, including famous authors and politicians, say local Realtors. FULL STORY->