<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Front Gate Properties, LLC Real Estate &#187; Real Estate News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/category/news/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com</link> <description>We are the &#34;key&#34; to your Front Gate in Aiken, South Carolina</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:08:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Will High Rents Push People to Buy Homes?</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/will-high-rents-push-people-to-buy-homes/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/will-high-rents-push-people-to-buy-homes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:08:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High Rents]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7399</guid> <description><![CDATA[With Marcus &#038; Millichap&#8217;s National Apartment Report showing that the U.S. average for asking rents in 2011 came in at $1,061 a month, housing analysts believe more apartment tenants will look to own. 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New-home sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 307,000 in December — less than half the 700,000 pace that economists consider healthy for the sector. 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The defendants, which include real estate agents, an accountant, mortgage brokers, and the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/6-charged-in-builder-kickback-scam/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pending Home Sales Decline in December, Remain Above a Year Ago</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pending-home-sales-decline-in-december-remain-above-a-year-ago/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pending-home-sales-decline-in-december-remain-above-a-year-ago/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:04:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pending home sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7397</guid> <description><![CDATA[After reaching a 19-month high, pending home sales eased in December but stayed above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, declined 3.5 percent to 96.6 in December from 100.1 in November but is 5.6 percent above December 2010 when it [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/pending-home-sales-decline-in-december-remain-above-a-year-ago/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Where the Biggest Foreclosure Discounts Are</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/where-the-biggest-foreclosure-discounts-are/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/where-the-biggest-foreclosure-discounts-are/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:02:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foreclosure Discounts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7409</guid> <description><![CDATA[Foreclosures in the third quarter sold, on average, for about a 34 percent discount compared to the average sales price of homes not in foreclosure, according to the latest report from RealtyTrac. But in some metro areas discounts can be even larger between foreclosures and other home sales. Here are the metro areas that offered [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/where-the-biggest-foreclosure-discounts-are/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mortgage Rates Rise After Posting Record Lows</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-rise-after-posting-record-lows/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-rise-after-posting-record-lows/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:03:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7407</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage rates started to edge higher this week, after a series of recent positive reports showing the housing market on the mend, Freddie Mac reported in its weekly mortgage market survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage after posting all-time record lows for the past three weeks reversed course this week and ticked up to 3.98 percent. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/mortgage-rates-rise-after-posting-record-lows/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Builders Feel the Most Upbeat in More Than 4 Years</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/builders-feel-the-most-upbeat-in-more-than-4-years/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/builders-feel-the-most-upbeat-in-more-than-4-years/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:08:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Builder Confidence]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7375</guid> <description><![CDATA[Builder confidence is at its highest level since June 2007, yet another sign that things are finally perking up in the new-home market, which has faced some of its darkest days on record this past year. 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Based on rankings of 146 metro markets, here are the cities that had the highest search rankings for December 2011 at Realtor.com: 1. Chicago Median list price: $189,000 2. 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