Home Builders Meeting

Thursday, June 18th  4 - 8 p m

The Cumberland Room on Hwy 48 & 13 – Rex Hawkins’ place.

FREE Food, Beer and FUN!!

Bill Farmer will be grilling meats and serving lots of sides. Sponsored by Floorz.

Texas Hold-em tables for FUN.

Sponsored by your friends and ours.

Bring a friend to help us build our membership.

Should be a great opportunity to networking, building friendships and gain important updates on the industry.

RSVP today 503-1194 or info@clarksvillehba.org or no later than June 16th 5pm

Safe Havens in Real Estate

By Louis Jones, Kiplinger.com

Nov 21st, 2008

With foreclosures skyrocketing and home prices plummeting, real estate has had a tough year. But in certain pockets across the country the damage has been minimal -- if nonexistent.

We found six cities with slow, steady growth, using data from Fiserv Lending Solutions, a home-price research company. These cities' local economies have kept unemployment and foreclosure rates below average. Plus, their affordability index -- a measure of home prices versus family income -- is low.

For comparison, we also pinpoint an average market and the worst market in the country.

Safe Havens

Lancaster, Penn.

Population: 498,465
Median home price: $206,000
12-month change in home value: +1.6%
Affordability index: 3/10
Homes sold this year: 1,166
Home value vs. national average: Same
Top employer: R.R. Donnelly & Sons publishing company

Known as an Amish cultural hub, the city is also home to a diverse group of industries, including printing and food processing. This helps keep the local market stable and unemployment low, as losses in one sector aren't devastating to the overall economy.

Locals say Lancaster is a conservative lending market, which limits foreclosures.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Population: 265,062
Median home price: $130,000
12-month change in home value: +1.4%
Affordability index: 3/10
Homes sold this year: 2,081
Home value vs. national average: -37%
Top employer: Trane Corporation

Clarksville offers an affordable alternative to nearby Nashville but is close enough that residents can enjoy the larger city's attractions.

The housing market is kept active by Clarksville's proximity to Fort Campbell. Traditionally a manufacturing town, the city also offers a robust retail economy, driven in part by Austin Peay State University.  (full article) 

Homebuilders push housing aid plan

By ALAN ZIBEL
AP Real Estate Writer

With lawmakers angling to pass an economic recovery package by the middle of next month, desperate homebuilders from around the country flew to Washington to spend Wednesday pushing a $150 billion plan to revive the housing market. The National Association of Home Builders brought around 80 builders — mainly from...

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