The housing market threw the world another curve on Thursday. After five straight months of declining sales of existing homes, a sixth dreary month was pretty generally expected. Instead the National Association of Realtors announced that February sales of previously-owned homes had jumped 5.2 percent...
Two studies released in the last few days indicate that both new home construction and the sale of existing homes continue to merrily roll along. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported on Monday that, according to preliminary figures, existing home-sales had set yet another new record in...