Year in Review: Real Estate 

Residential real estate round-up On the heels of a tough 2008, January 2009 kicked off with guarded optimism from the realtors and home builder industries. Existing home sales for 2008 fell 10 percent, compared to the year before, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But, by January 2009, the Federal Reserve had lowered interest rates, [...] [...]