New-home sales, prices keep falling -
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HOME sales on Long Island continued to slide in the first quarter of 2008, with even the usually resilient East End vacation market falling on sluggish times. (article 5)
In Nassau County, there were 502 foreclosure filings in April 2008, 113 percent higher than in April 2007, according to RealtyTrac, an Internet-based firm that tracks foreclosures nationwide. (article 5)
Many facing foreclosure will put their homes up for sale at discounts that will " become a drag on the market said Pearl M. Kamer a business organization. (article 5)
The ailing housing market got a bit of a bump last month, as steadily falling home prices led to a small increase in sales, a realty group said Thursday. (article 1)
Faced with the prospect of ongoing housing doldrums, Miller echoed the building industry's call for the federal government to step in to help break the cycle of rising foreclosures, stagnating home sales and skidding home prices. (article 4)
The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums rose by 2 percent to 4.99 million units last month. (article 2)
The median price of an existing home sold in May dropped to $208,600, a fall of 6.3 percent from a year go. (article 2)
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Source articles
- In May, Housing Market Rallied With Small Gain (nytimes.com, 06/27/2008, 558 words)
- U.S. pre-owned home sales edge higher, prices fall (dallasnews.com, 06/26/2008, 374 words)
- New-home sales, prices keep falling - (baltimoresun.com, 06/27/2008, 242 words)
- Lennar 2Q loss narrows; sees worsening conditions (Washington Post, 06/26/2008, 314 words)
- Even in the Hamptons, Homes Are Slow to Sell (nytimes.com, 06/28/2008, 894 words)
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