Realty Times-NAR's Second Homes Report Shows Investors, Others Still Buying

Editor's Note-While I'm pleasantly surprised to read the results of the NAR report, I still believe there will be a bumpy road ahead in real estate.

Not surprisingly, the National Association of Realtors' annual Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey showed that homes purchased for investment or perhaps speculation slowed in 2006, but eyebrows may bolt upwards upon hearing that second home purchases set a new record -- up from 2005, what many call the end of the so-called housing bubble.

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