New numbers on the real estate front...

Although experts predict it will take time for the economy to fully recover, there has been a lot of encouraging news recently.

Here are a few points to share with your clients:

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  The percentage of first-time buyers dipped to 29 percent as a result of more repeat buyers entering the market, suggesting signs of a return to a more balanced market.
• Americans have shifted into savings and are now putting away a larger portion of their income – so much that the U.S. savings rate has now surpassed that of Canada!
• Home prices edged up almost 4 percent between May and June of 2009, due to repeat buyers purchasing at higher price points, and distressed properties accounting for a smaller percentage of sales (33 percent of sales, compared to 45 percent the month before).
  

Get all this information and more in the free This Month in Real Estate PowerPoint Reports. You can make the report more relevant to your clients by customizing it with your market’s information.

The editable version is available for download on KW Connect (KW login required). The non-editable version is available for download on KW.com (Does not require KW login)