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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2000
Page
7
Money May 11 2000 presents closing prices and quotations provided by Ron Campbell Investment Planning and Raymond James Financial Services. Details include market activity and brokerage contact for investors seeking price data and guidance from NAD/SIPC members.
The era of intact older houses ends as buyers raze comfortable homes to build sprawling two to eight thousand square foot replacements. The trend reflects a culture eager for larger spaces, with investors pushing for ever rising market values even as earnings lag.
Washington reports April retail sales fell 0.2 percent to 266 billion dollars after March's 0.5 percent gain. Economists say weaker sales likely won’t halt a Federal Reserve rate increase next week. The decline marks the first drop since August 1998 and the largest since July 1998.
New York stocks rose broadly after a Commerce Department report showed retail sales fell 0.2 percent, easing fears of higher rates. The Dow gained 178.19 to 10,545.97, Nasdaq up 114.85 to 3,499.58, and S&P 500 up 24.76 to 1,407.81 as investors weighed the pace of Fed rate hikes amid light trading volume. Major banks rallied with JP Morgan advancing to 127 5/8 and Citigroup up to 58 15/16 on the news.
A National Association of Realtors survey shows single family second-home sales rose 9.3 percent from 1997 to 1999. About 377,000 second homes were sold last year, with typical prices around 127,800. Beach houses, cottages and chalets remain more common than estates, with prices ranging from under 50,000 to several hundred thousand.
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