Rents Higher for Apartment Dwellers in Riverside - 2004-01-24
The Inland Empire's robust economy is a mixed blessing for Inland apartment dwellers whose rents are increasing the fastest in the West, according to a study released this week.

"You have job growth, which is quite unusual in most areas of the United States," said Gerald P. Cox, Real Facts' director of marketing. Employment expansion and in-migration, Cox said, have brought new renters to replace many who have taken advantage of low mortgage rates to become homeowners.
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Realtors see more sunny days - 2004-01-24
The spring real estate season is off to an early start as home buyers look to take advantage of a continuation of surprisingly low mortgage rates.

In past years, the Massachusetts spring selling season often did not begin in earnest until the weather warmed up. But with mortgage rates at their lowest level in six months -- a surprise to some economists who expected rates to be at 6.5 percent to 7 percent by the end of the year -- many buyers are eager to move fast, realtors said, on the belief that rates will soon climb sharply.
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