Home Sales Rise Locally, Nationally

(WCCO) There is good economic news on the housing front. Nationally, home sales rose 2.9 percent from January to February, and in Minnesota, they rose 2 percent. It’s the first real sign real estate may be on the rebound.

Austin, MN home sales go up in 2007

The number of single-family home sales in Austin increased 7.2 percent in 2007, bucking a nationwide real estate slowdown.

Foreclosures in the U.S. jump 93% over July ‘06

Nationally, one of every 693 households had filings reported in July. A study indicates that even this number may be low.
LOS ANGELES - The number of foreclosure filings reported in the United States jumped 93 percent last month from July 2006 and rose 9 percent from June, the latest sign that homeowners are having trouble […]