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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "In recent years, residential real estate sales have glowed even brighter for buyers from overseas. Some see it as fulfilling their dream to take a bite of the Big Apple; others buy here to add to their property portfolio; while still others purchase...

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A report from the Santa Fe New Mexican. "Santa Fe's housing market has lost its fear. With buyers finally stepping up, the number of residential sales in the first quarter was the highest in five years. 'I think the buyers are tired of waiting,' said Stephanie Duran, an agent with Barker Real...

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Readers suggested a topic on living environments. "I would like to see a topic on the future of the exurbs. The Washington Post had an article recently on how outer exurbs are dwindling. According to the article, somewhere between 30% to 50% of people in the US would like to live in a walkable...

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It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "As India’s real estate industry is still in a recovering state, industry experts think it is the right time for consumers to go for their dream homes before the prices shoot up. Property expert Sai Chand Talluri says that 2.5K units arrive in...

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The Mercury News reports from California. "Sales of all types of homes in the Bay Area in March were up 35 percent, to 7,694 homes from February and up 9 percent since March 2011. The median price was virtually unchanged. Agents are reporting multiple offers on both sides of the bay. One home in...

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The Missoulian reports from Montana. "In recent years, Missoula real estate broker Rebecca Donnelly had gotten in the habit of bringing a book to open houses. The dreary residential housing market meant visitors were few and far between. This year, Donnelly hasn’t done much reading. On top of that,...