New Unemployment Data Suggests Good News for Homebuyers says CLRSearch

Palm Coast, FL—Statistics released in December 2011 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that with the addition of 200,000 nonfarm jobs, the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%. This is down from the 9.1% unemployment rate in August. CLRSearch, a real estate search engine, suggests that this new information could translate into an increased demand in the real estate market from home buyers.

The largest gains in employment were made in transportation, retail trade, manufacturing, health care and mining. CLRSearch points out that this can mean that hubs of these industries, like the Midwest will likely see an increase in potential real estate sale opportunities. They project that these new numbers are just the beginning of the trend.

Other areas of encouragement from the numbers are in the states that saw the largest rate of decline in unemployment. Those states were Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Ohio.

“As a real estate search engine, we want to inform our users of the potential this will have on the real estate market,” said John Verdi, President of CLR Choice, Inc. “With added jobs come a restoration of the dream of homeownership.”

The information comes just as the National Associate of Realtors reports that after reaching a 19-month high, pending home sales eased in December but stayed above year-ago levels.

“We are thrilled by this news. With the release of these new numbers, we strongly believe that people looking to sell will see increased opportunity in the next 12 months,” added Verdi.

About CLRSearch.com

The mission of CLRSearch.com is to connect real estate professionals with homebuyers to find the right home in the right place.

CLRSearch.com is a data rich Real Estate Search Engine where users can explore listings, foreclosures, community demographics, school information, and other data relevant to one of the most important decisions in anyone’s life.

With more people connecting online than ever before, CLRSearch.com hopes to create a space within the ever-expanding social networking infrastructure to allow real estate professionals to grow and increase their referral base. Additionally, CLRSearch.com offers a self-service LocalExpert Advertising Platform that provides agents and brokers with a way to take advantage of their hyper-local ad market.

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As the year comes to a close, CLRSearch predicts 2012 may be the year the housing market begins to stabilize based on the analysis of listing prices and property searches on CLRSearch.com

Growing financial incentives and a recent increase in traffic for property searches could mean 2012 may be the year the housing market begins to stabilize according to real estate search engine, CLRSearch. After analyzing 2011 data, the stabilization in listing prices and the recent increase in property searches on CLRSearch.com leads the company to believe the New Year will hold the highest traffic season they have seen in some time.

According to Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors, the 2012 baseline forecast for existing home sales is a rise of 5 percent, while home prices will finally turn positive, albeit by only 2 percent. With the majority of consumers starting their home search online, CLRSearch is already beginning to see their website traffic numbers rise.

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With temperatures already breaking record highs throughout the country, is there anywhere to go to escape from the heat? CLRSearch Real Estate Search Engine has compiled a list of counties with the coolest average July high temperatures.

After evaluating CLRSearch’s community demographic data for the counties with the coolest average July high temperatures, Park County, Colorado takes the prize. Coming in at a pleasant 66.2 °F, Park County is located high in the Rockies in the center of Colorado.

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News Release: CLRSearch Top 10 Counties to Avoid a Natural Disaster

Where is the best county to live where the risk of natural disaster is least?  CLRSearch.com sought to answer this question and find the Top 10 Counties to Avoid Natural Disasters.

Palm Coast, Fla. – CLRSearch Real Estate Search Engine identified which attributes its consumers considered most important to create the list of the best places to avoid a natural disaster. The released list shows the Top 10 Counties to Avoid Natural Disasters.

Based on a Facebook survey, CLRSearch users ranked natural events in terms of fear when searching for a place to live. The list was assembled by evaluating natural disaster indexes for tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and hail.

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