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January
25

Reported by Jeff Ayres

 

jeff.ayres@jackson.gannett.com

 

January 25, 2009

 

It's tough to sell a house these days. Just ask Brandon resident J.P. Martin.

 

He has not only seen prices plummet and inventories swell as he tries to sell his Byram home, but also must contend with a new round of payments at his new home in Rankin County.

 

When he put the 4-year-old Byram house up for sale more than seven months ago, the asking price for the 1,300-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house was $124,900. It was lowered to $119,000 last week.

 

More price reductions may not make a difference, Martin said, as an ongoing credit crunch makes it more difficult for many people to buy homes.

 

"We've had quite a few people...

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January
25

Crye-Leike Realtors held its annual meeting on Thursday for its Chattanooga region offices.

 

Nationwide, the company's agents sold 25,871 homes in 2008 valued at $4.2 billion.

 

"The market's not what it was a year ago but there is still a lot of real estate moving," said Crye-Leike President Dick Leike. "Some agents actually did better in 2008 improving their sales totals over what they sold in 2007."

 

CEO Harold Crye said he expects the real estate market to begin picking up in May or June

 

"With banks cutting builders back, there is not a whole lot of new construction going on right now. We expect to see a shortage of homes in 2010 which will drive home values back up."

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