Realtors in the News

With all the recent reports focusing on the mortgage crisis and the impending doom and gloom for the real estate industry we have decided to post a few briefs of realtor news.

If we get a lot of interest, will make our Realtor News Section a regular feature at News Olio. If you're interested, be sure to let us know.

Realtors: Median home price up ever so slightly
Bizjournals.com, NC - 16 hours ago
The median home price in metro Portland in March was $286500, an increase of $300 from a year ago. While local home prices are holding their own against a gloomy national backdrop, news from the Regional Multiple Listing Service noted that both pending and closed sales have tanked. Closed sales dropped nearly 40 percent and pending sales dropped nearly 37 percent, the Realtor group said Tuesday.

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Washington REALTORS endorse Dino Rossi for governor

The Washington Association of REALTORS, the state’s largest professional organization of 25,000 members, has endorsed Dino Rossi for governor. The endorsement follows interviews of both Rossi and Gov. Christine Gregoire by a 17-member Statewide Candidate Interview Team. Good news for him.

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Prudential Parks & Weisberg Realtors sold
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 21 hours ago
Prudential Parks & Weisberg Realtors has been sold to two children of president and managing partner Pat Parks, the firm announced in a news release.

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Local realtors discuss increase in housing market activity
Log Cabin Democrat, AR - Apr 15, 2008
By RACHEL PARKER DICKERSON Last week, news from the Arkansas Realtors Association showed Faulkner County's home sales in February were down only 1 percent from the same month in 2007.

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