October home sales down 20% from 2005 Colorado Springs Gazette
Home sales continued their slump last month, another sign that a national housing slowdown has reached the Pikes Peak region. Single-family home sales fell nearly 20 percent in October when compared with the same month a year ago, according to the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors.
New Title Guarantee Assists RealtorsR in Ensuring That Home Sales Close Smoothly Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
National Homestead, the pioneer in consumer-oriented title solutions, offering the first-of-its-kind title guarantee to homeowners in the United States, partners with real estate professionals to keep home sales from falling through due to title defects.
Conn's 3Q Same-Store Sales Down AP via Yahoo! Finance
Conn's Inc., a home appliance and consumer electronics chain in Texas and Louisiana, said Tuesday that sales in stores open at least one year -- a retail performance gauge called same-store sales -- fell 3.7 percent in the quarter ended Oct. 31.
Real Estate Bubble Bursts While Home Sales Fall Across Nation The MIT Tech
Until recently, this fast-growing area was a paradise on earth for home builders. Fulton Homes’ developments, for example, were so popular last year that it was able to raise prices on its new homes by $1,000 to $10,000 almost every week.
Rona reports Q3 profits rose 5.8 per cent to $56.1 million on sales of $1.27 billion Canadian Business
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. (CP) - Home hardware retailer Rona Inc. (TSX:RON) reported its third quarter profits rose 5.8 per cent to $56.1 million as sales jumped more than 14 per cent despite weakness in key markets in Central Canada.
Astellas ups outlook, yen offsets weak Japan sales Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News
TOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Astellas Pharma Inc. , Japan's third-biggest drug maker, nudged up its annual sales and pretax profit outlook on Tuesday, as favourable exchange rates offset weak sales in its home market.
Deducting sales tax of building materials Bankrate.com
Dear Tax Talk, We live in Texas, which does not have an income tax, so we take the sales tax deduction. In addition to the standard table deduction, you can deduct large expenses including "materials to build a home." We are building a home and using a general contractor.
Mid-October home sales down 33% Orange County Register
DataQuick's latest local home sales data, for the 22 business days ended Oct. 17, strongly hints that October was the eighth-straight month where the sales pace was 20 percent or greater below the year-ago pace.
Housing sales slip further Poughkeepsie Journal
Home sales and prices softened a bit more in October in Dutchess and Ulster counties, reports out Monday show. While single-family prices have been fairly flat in Dutchess for 18 months, Ulster's have continued a modest but choppy rise over the same span.
Conn's, Inc. Reports Sales Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended October 31, 2006 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
BEAUMONT, Texas----Conn's, Inc. , a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, today announced its net sales results for the quarter and nine months ended October 31, 2006.