The Market And The Media

ALL REAL ESTATE IS LOCAL…is the mantra of the National Association of Realtors.

REALTORS® Predict Home Sales Will Pick Up in 2008 ... A
Good Time to Buy!  TUCSON, ARIZ. (January 9, 2008) – Directors of the Tucson Association of REALTORS®/ Multiple Listing Service (MLS) announced today at a forecasting seminar at the Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites they expect home sales in Tucson to stabilize and return to normal, pre-boom levels in 2008. (click here for full press release)

Here are some other links to some interesting articles, events and statistics regarding our market:

• Homeownership, The American Dream Housing Summit" May 31, 2008
   

• Information and Resources on I-10 Widening
   

• Is The Housing Crisis Over? 
   

With the first quarter of 2008 behind us, our industry is continuing to show small signs of recovery. No one is denying
that the market is certainly not where it was in 2007; although the quarterly statistics for 2008 show a slight but steady
increase month over month.  According to NAR research, increasing FHA loan limits will help an additional 138,000 Americans achieve the dream of homeownership and will allow nearly 200,000 homeowners to refinance and potentially keep their home.     (click here to view Tucson's complete April 2008 statistical housing report)