Southern United States Defies Housing Trends
Despite the general downward trend in the housing market throughout the United States, the Austin Business Journal reports that Texas and other southern states are managing to enjoy a slight increase in sales.
The Austin Business Journal sites a report released by the National Association of Realtors, which indicated tat the total home sales in the United States fell by 2.2% while home sales in the South have gone up by 0.5%. The data, which was gathered in August for the month of July, included a number of states considered to be in the South region. These include:
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Delaware
• D.C.
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Mississippi
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• South…