Pending Home Sales Increase in March

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2014) – After months of stagnant activity, pending home sales rose in March, marking the first gain in the past nine months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 3.4 percent to 97.4 from an upwardly revised 94.2 in February, but is 7.9 percent … Read More

More Options for Low Down-Payment Loans

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, May 02, 2014 About 60 percent of first-time home buyers make a down payment of 6 percent or less for a home, according to the March REALTORS® Confidence Index. But with rising insurance premiums for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration, traditionally a popular first-time buyer option, more first-timers are having to look … Read More

Forest plans Teton Pass trail work

Bridger-Teton National Forest officials plan to rebuild about a third of a mile of a popular mountain bike trail that runs between Crater Lake and the Trail Creek parking lot and trailhead. Work on 1,650 feet of the Parallel Trail, also known as the Gravity Bike Trail, is expected to begin this month. In place of the route that stands … Read More

Pending Home Sales Increase in March

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2014) – After months of stagnant activity, pending home sales rose in March, marking the first gain in the past nine months, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, rose 3.4 percent to 97.4 from an upwardly revised 94.2 in February, but is 7.9 percent … Read More