<?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; Home Sales</title> <atom:link href="http://www.frontgateaiken.com/tag/home-sales/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>Third Quarter Metro Prices Soften, State Sales Rise</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/third-quarter-metro-prices-soften-state-sales-rise/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/third-quarter-metro-prices-soften-state-sales-rise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:18:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=7174</guid> <description><![CDATA[Metro area median existing-home prices in the third quarter generally were down from a year ago, while sales rose in every state from the third quarter of 2010, according to the latest quarterly reportby the National Association of REALTORS®. The median existing single-family home price rose in 39 out of 150 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/third-quarter-metro-prices-soften-state-sales-rise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Weak Appraisals Hamper Home Sales, Experts Say</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/weak-appraisals-hamper-home-sales-experts-say/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/weak-appraisals-hamper-home-sales-experts-say/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:26:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Appraisals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=6901</guid> <description><![CDATA[Weak appraisals are “driving down the real estate market” and “borders on buffoonery,” says William Maxwell, an expert in finance and professor at Southern Methodist University&#8217;s business school, who has seen his own Dallas property fluctuate in appraised value by $60,000 in just a year. While the sluggish economy has pushed home values down the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/weak-appraisals-hamper-home-sales-experts-say/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Housing inventory Falling</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/housing-inventory-falling/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/housing-inventory-falling/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:15:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Total housing inventory]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4820</guid> <description><![CDATA[A parallel NAR practitioner survey shows first-time buyers purchased 46 percent of homes in May, down from 49 percent in April. Investors accounted for 14 percent of transactions in May compared with 15 percent in April; the remaining sales were to repeat buyers. All-cash sales were at 25 percent in May, edging down from a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/housing-inventory-falling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Existing-Home Sales Up 7.6% in April</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/existing-home-sales-up-7-6-in-april/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/existing-home-sales-up-7-6-in-april/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:43:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Foulkes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[affordability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=4632</guid> <description><![CDATA[Existing-home sales rose again in April with buyers motivated by the tax credit, improving consumer confidence, and favorable affordability conditions, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Existing-home sales — completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condos, and co-ops — increased 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million units in April [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/existing-home-sales-up-7-6-in-april/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Faulty Appraisals Harming Housing and the Economy</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/resources-seller/faulty-appraisals-harming-housing-and-the-economy/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/resources-seller/faulty-appraisals-harming-housing-and-the-economy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:42:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Seller Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Appraisals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAHB]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=2212</guid> <description><![CDATA[Twenty-six percent of builders are seeing signed sales contracts fall through the cracks because appraisals on their homes are coming in below the contract sales price, according to a nationwide survey conducted by NAHB. “Home builders are increasingly concerned that inappropriate appraisal practices are needlessly driving down home values. This, in turn, is slowing new [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/resources-seller/faulty-appraisals-harming-housing-and-the-economy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First-time Buyers Drive February Sales.</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/first-time-buyers-drive-february-sales/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/first-time-buyers-drive-february-sales/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:06:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first-time buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAR.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=1389</guid> <description><![CDATA[. Existing-home sales increased in February, reversing losses in January, according to the latest report by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. However, sales activity remains relatively soft, reflecting additional layoffs and buyers waiting for housing provisions in the economic stimulus package to take effect, according to NAR. Existing-home sales— including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops—rose [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/first-time-buyers-drive-february-sales/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Zillow Report Shows Homeowners Facing Reality, Sort Of.</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/zillow-report-shows-homeowners-facing-reality-sort-of/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/zillow-report-shows-homeowners-facing-reality-sort-of/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:31:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home owners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Housing Market]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=797</guid> <description><![CDATA[When it comes to real estate, more Americans are moving from denial to acceptance. Zillow.com, a Web site that provides housing-market information, says it found in a recent survey that 57% of participants believe their homes lost value during the past year. That was up from just 38% in a similar survey during last year’s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/zillow-report-shows-homeowners-facing-reality-sort-of/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New House or an Old One?</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/new-house-or-an-old-one/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/new-house-or-an-old-one/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:43:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home renovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=707</guid> <description><![CDATA[As you embark on your venture to buy a home, one of the first decisions to make is whether to buy new or purchase an existing home. Each choice has its advantages, and there is no single answer that works for everyone. You may be drawn to the shiny new, energy-efficient appliances, the great room, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/new-house-or-an-old-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US home sales see surprise rise</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/us-home-sales-see-surprise-rise/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/us-home-sales-see-surprise-rise/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:01:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Housing Market]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=577</guid> <description><![CDATA[© BBC MMIX US home sales unexpectedly rose in December as buyers took advantage of much lower house prices, industry figures have showed. Sales of existing homes rose 6.5% to an annual rate of 4.74 million, up from 4.45 million units in November, the National Association of Realtors said. Analysts had been expecting December sales [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/us-home-sales-see-surprise-rise/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Home prices see sharp dip.</title><link>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/home-prices-see-sharp-dip/</link> <comments>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/home-prices-see-sharp-dip/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:14:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Front Gate Properties</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Real Estate News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economic advise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home equity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Prices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[investments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortgage Rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Refinancing loans]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.frontgateaiken.com/?p=497</guid> <description><![CDATA[A new government report reveals declines that are steeper than usual &#8211; even for this market.By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) &#8212; Home prices continued to plunge in November, according to a new government report released Thursday. Full story. Front Gate Properties, We&#8217;re selling the BEST Real Estate in Aiken, SC.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.frontgateaiken.com/news/home-prices-see-sharp-dip/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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