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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "There were 2,411 foreclosure notices filed in a 13-county metro Atlanta area in February, according to data from Kennesaw-based Equity Depot. That’s about even with January’s number, which was the lowest seen since June 2003. Barry Bramlett, whose...

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The Los Angeles Times reports from California. "Southern California home buyers continue to turn their backs on an expensive market with few houses for sale. Home prices fell 3.8% in January compared with December, though the median price remained up sharply compared with January of last year,...

The Denver Business Journal reports from Colorado. "As with many homebuilders around metro Denver, KB Home Colorado Inc. had a busy 2013 and seems primed to be even busier in 2014. The evidence comes by way of the company's recent single-family home land grab in metro Denver. 'We've just had so...

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The Globe and Mail reports from Canada. "Canada’s home building industry suffered a setback as the year kicked off, with home construction on the decline and pointing to a lower level of activity. 'It wasn’t a good start to the year for residential construction with this below-consensus report for...

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The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports from California. "A report released from the U.S. Census Bureau looking at regional migration patterns shows 42,000 new residents moved from Los Angeles County to San Bernardino County between 2007 to 2011. Experts say the major reason for the numbers is...

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I suggested a topic on the increase in housing inventory. "Let the carnage begin!" A reply, "We are going to be selling homes this year. But to do so, we need to kick out the residents (who will need another place to live). The most important things in these markets is the type of homes that are...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "In New Jersey, foreclosure filings — which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — rose 44 percent last year, RealtyTrac said. Atlantic County was up 45 percent, Cumberland County 38 percent and Cape May County 20...

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The Gazette reports from Colorado. "Colorado Springs-area home sales fell in January for the third consecutive month, although prices continued to climb, according to a report by the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors. Bruce Betts, broker-owner of Re/Max Advantage, a Springs residential brokerage,...

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