Straight from the National Association of Realtors: "The three straight months of rising pending home sales is welcoming and encouraging. First-time buyers are responding to the incentives of rock-bottom mortgage rates and the tax credit to pick up low- priced homes. Recent figures suggest about 45 percent of buyers have been first-timers, higher than the typical 35 to 40 percent during more normal years. A high proportion of the transacted homes are distressed, either in foreclosure or requiring a lender approval short-sale, with deep discounted prices. By the fourth quarter, existing home sales are projected to be about 15 percent higher compared to the comparable period the year before, if all goes as planned."
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