Detroit-based Ford Motor Company Reports Profits Of $1.2 Billion

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Detroit-based Ford Motor Company reports profits of $1.2 billion

Detroit-based motor company Ford reported profits of $2.1 billion in the first three months of the year, on 27 April, Tuesday .This is the fourth consecutive quarterly profit reported by the company, which said it expects solid profits and positive cash flow from the sales of cars. The company lost $1.4 billion a year ago in recession. Ford is the only one of the three Detroit-based motor companies, which did not show bankruptcy.

The company plans to introduce models Fiesta and Focus into the market to target the small cars buyers. Ford's market share was up 14.7 percent to 17.4 percent, in the first quarter and shares tripled to $14 a share.

Tax credit to expire on April 30

Home buyers will have to purchase agreements by Friday to buy a home by June 30. The tax credit policy expires on April 30 but many first-time home buyers have got into an agreement and it is expected that buying and selling of homes will continue even after the termination of the policy.

According to the data released by Illinois Association of Realtors, ...
... in Chicago homes sales was up 49.7% in March as compared to the previous year and the sales was up 45.4 % in the neighboring areas .A real estate brokerage firm, Coldwell Banker real estate brokerage, said at least 34% of the buyers were buying homes because of the tax credit program and the company offered to give tax credit to its buyers to improve its sales in coming months.

Rise in sales of luxury homes in Canada

During recession the hardest hit section of homes was luxury homes but in the first quarter of the year the sales of luxury homes increased in at least 9 of 13 Canadian markets, as per the reports released Re / MAX .The reports called Upper End 2010 cities found the increase in sales was due to increase in personal wealth, foreign investments and immigration.

A section of luxury homes is fast regaining from recessions but still it is not in the best shape. Sales in some house markets such as Kelowa rose 700 % and in Montreal sales were as high as 300% .The sale in Greater Toronto Area increased to 263%.The minimum price of high end homes in Vancouver was $ 2 million and the entry level price in Toronto and Montreal was $1.5 million.

Low cost luxury homes can be found in St. Johns, N.L., and Halifax-Dartmouth. The starting price in St. Johns, N.L., is at $400,000 and in Halifax-Dartmouth, the starting price is $450,000.The highest area covered by the luxury home located in west of Vancouver was around 11,600 square foot and the house was sold for $10.06 million.

A steady recovery in housing market can be seen in U.K. and United States markets .There are many buyers ready to spend on homes of all sizes and at various locations. The economics of these countries is improving slowly and it is unlikely to have another bubble.

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