Vacation News Archive

'Vacation-home sales set record in 2006; investment deals tumble (Market Watch)
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- A sharp drop in investment-home sales offset a record number of Vacation-home purchases to bring down the overall share of second-home purchases in 2006, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.

'Investment homes down, vacation homes up (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sales of second homes purchased as investment properties plunged in 2006, but demand for Vacation homes remained strong, a real estate trade group reported Monday.

'Kids use summer vacation to burn fat (The Times of India)
This summer vacation, kids are not fighting Ninja Turtles. They are fighting flab instead!

'5 vacation-home locales in Texas (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Lakes Texans have always loved their lake houses, and these remain among the most affordable of vacation homes. We focus here on two lakes to the west ? Possum Kingdom Lake and Granbury Lake ? because they?re easy to get to and popular. The areas around both ? Palo Pinto County near Possum Kingdom and the Hico/Glen Rose area outside Granbury ? also are worth a look. Possum Kingdom Lake The buzz: ...

'US Vacation Home Sales Hit Record; Investment Home Sales Down (Nasdaq)
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Second-home sales were a mixed bag in 2006, with vacation-home sales hitting a record high, while investment property purchases dropped off sharply, according to the National Association of Realtors.

'Vacation Bible school deadline is today (Tallahassee Democrat)
Summer's approaching, and it's time to send in vacation Bible school listings.

'Vacation-Home Sales Rise to Record, Investment Sales Plummet in 2006 (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Second-home sales were mixed in 2006, with the combined total of vacation- and investment-home sales accounting for 36 percent of all existing and new residential transactions -- down from 40 percent of sales in 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors(R).

'Vacation days slip away as fewer workers play (Florida Today)
Don't bring work along with you when you go on vacation. And don't forget to take vacation days, because that help prevent you from burning out on the job.

'The Method to Finding the Right Vacation Home (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(ARA) - Vacations produce a lifetime of memories. No matter where you go, you get to spend quality time with your friends, family and the people you care about. Many travelers realize this is priceless and have decided to investigate owning a vacation home or joining a destination club.

'Volunteer vacation means embracing the world, not escaping it (The Daily Reflector)
I was face to face with another upcoming summer Vacation. Many people I knew had told me about their plans to go on exotic tropical Vacations. In our society, people say they want to go on long Vacations to escape the world and "find themselves," but I don't think finding yourself means escaping the world, it means throwing yourself right into the middle of it. Last summer was not like just any, ...

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