Local real estate sales for September came within an inch of matching last year’s sales and, while down 17.5 percent from August, this is a big improvement from the 26 percent drop comparing the same two months in 2008. The average selling price of $243,069 was off 8.1 percent from last year but improved 6.9 percent from the previous month. Results for the third quarter are much improved over …

RISMEDIA, June 3, 2009-As a part of its ongoing technology partnership with Microsoft, John L. Scott Real Estate has entered into the social networking space through the launch of JLSconnect. JLSconnect augments the previous “Property Tracker” service found on www.JohnLScott.com which provides the ability for individuals to log in and save ..

RISMEDIA, June 1, 2009-The number of newly built single-family homes on the market shrank to 297,000 units in April, thinning supplies to their lowest level since May 2001, according to government figures. The report noted that the pace of new-home sales held virtually even with the previous month, at a …