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1). Real Estate: Homes on Market Taking Much Longer to Sell, in Past Six Months
On average, the length of time required from real estate listing to contract has increased dramatically in the U.S. in the past six months, according to HouseHunt’s latest national “Current Market Conditions” homes for sale activity survey. Seventy-five percent of respondents said it is now taking more than 30 days. Of that figure, 30% said it is taking more than 60 days.

2). The Real Estate Market Currently Has a Balance of Buyer Demand and Seller Supply
For the first time in eight years, the overall U.S. real estate market is experiencing a rare balance between home buyer demand and home seller supply, according to the latest “Current Market Conditions” quarterly survey.
Only 45% of respondents reported more buyers than sellers, compared to a 61%-39% ratio six months ago. Thirty-one percent reported more sellers than buyers; the remaining 24% said their markets are almost evenly divided.

3). In 2006 Projected U.S. Home Sales To Be Second Best In History, Key Industry Observers Predict; Consumer Real Estate Confidence Highest In Three Years
In 2005 7.07 million home sales set a real estate record for fifth straight year. After five consecutive record years of existing homes for sale nationwide, key real estate industry observers are optimistic that 2006 will be the second best year in history and that the national median home prices will continue to increase, although at a slower pace that last year’s 10.

4). Real Estate Home Prices to Cool in 2006 - Soft Landing Projected for Current Record Housing Boom
The five-year boom in existing and new housing sales in many U.S. housing markets is expected to cool in 2006 but final results should still be second best in history, according to projections by top industry economists. National average home price appreciation is also expected to slow from an unsustainable rate of 12.7% this year to about 5.0% next year.

5). Real Estate: Inventory of Unsold Homes Growing Steadily Across the Nation
The nation’s inventory of unsold homes – an important component of a more balanced housing market in the second half of 2005 – is growing steadily in many areas of the country even though buyer demand continues strong, according to the latest HouseHunt, Inc., quarterly “Current Market Conditions” survey. The percentage of member real estate agents reporting plentiful vs.

6). Overpricing Homes: Sellers #1 Mistake When Listing Their Home
Home sellers said that overpricing was the biggest mistake they made when listing their homes. Next worst mistake is dealing with the same real estate agent who represented the buyer.

Overpricing a home is the number one mistake sellers said they made when listing their homes, according to a new national real estate e-mail survey. The margin was nearly three-to-one over the second choice concerning homes for sale.

7). Affordable Homes: Real Estate in Nation's 10 Most Cheap & Livable Metro Areas
The 10 most livable and most affordable real estate metro areas in the United States have a number of other favorable characteristics in common, according to a new HouseHunt “Current Real Estate Market Conditions” survey conducted by HouseHunt, Inc., a consumer-oriented Internet firm that provides free information to thousands of homeowners, home buyers and home sellers across the nation.

8). Is Windows Vista Really That Bad?
Windows vista is really not that bad of a beast as some people think.

9). Protect Yourself From Online Identity Theft!
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10). How is Your Marrige, Can You Make it Work?
Is your marriage working or is it a train on a bad track?

11). Take Care of Your Skin Now for Better Health!
There are small steps anyone can take to having a younger more healthy looking body.

12). How To Market Your Website!
It can be easy to get traffic to your website once you know how.