Monthly Archives: April 2010

Tax Deal Lifts Home Sales but Price Pressures Loom

Tax credits sparked a big jump in home sales last month, as first-time buyers took advantage of low prices and interest rates.
But the longer-term housing outlook remains clouded, with a large inventory of foreclosed homes expected to hit the market later this year.
The Wall Street Journal’s latest quarterly survey of housing-market conditions in 28 [...]

Charlotte-area home sales improve

Charlotte-area home sales were up 13.7 percent last month from a year ago, and they rose 36 percent from February, according to the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association.
The number of closings in March totaled 1,900, jumping from 1,671 a year earlier and 1,397 in February, the association says, citing Carolina Multiple Listing Services Inc. data.
Pending contracts [...]