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How Long Do Owners Stay? Why Do They Sell?

(Jan. 28) A look at homeowners' tenures in their home and motivations for moving from the 2011 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers.
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Cash Down Payments, Still High

(Jan. 28) Realtors® Confidence Index shows that cash down payments are at or above 20 percent in 34 percent of the transactions.
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Home Ownership Rates by Age

(Jan. 27) Home ownership rates have decreased overall since 2000, but not all age groups had the same experience through the tougher housing market.
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Population Projections Around the World

(Jan. 27) Most demographers believe that the world population will continue to grow throughout this century, topping out at around 9 to 10 billion people.
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Pending Home Sales Decline, Remain Above Year Ago

(Jan. 25) After reaching a 19-month high, pending home sales eased in December, but remained above year-ago levels.
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Blue Chip: Accurate Home Price Forecasts?

(Jan. 20) Lawrence Yun discusses the Blue Chip Consensus forecast and its outlook on home prices in 2012.
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Housing Indicators

Existing-Home Sales (December)
4.61 million units*

Existing-Home Median Price (December)
$164,500

Housing Starts (December)
657,000

New Home Sales (December)
307,000

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

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Staging to Sell: The Secret to Selling Homes in a Down Market

In order to sell homes at top dollar, houses must be "prepared for sales"—that's where staging comes in.

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