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Pending Home Sales Stabilize
Written on 2 Feb, 2010 at 14:40 in Blog | viewed 339 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in December, increased... (Continue reading)
10 Home Features Buyers Want
Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 12:36 in Blog | viewed 249 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Home designers and builders speaking at the recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas say that buyers are seeking cost-effective features and rejecting things that don’t have lasting value. “It’s all about family togetherness – casual living, entertaining and flexible... (Continue reading)
Ten Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers
Written on 26 Jan, 2010 at 14:29 in Blog | viewed 134 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Here are 10 cheap ways to make a property more attractive to shoppers. Improve first impressions. Touch up the paint on the front door and other areas that buyers see first. Clean up the landscaping. Trim the hedges and trees... (Continue reading)
December home sales down nearly 17 percent
Written on 25 Jan, 2010 at 8:51 in Blog | viewed 121 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in more than 40 years last month, sinking more dramatically than expected after lawmakers gave buyers additional time to use a tax credit. The report reflects a sharp... (Continue reading)
Apartment Dwellers on the Move This Year
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 9:10 in Blog | viewed 149 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
With apartments increasingly available, renters are more demanding than they used to be. Here are some key issues that landlords should consider, according to Apartments.com, whose recent survey of renters showed that 60 percent of apartment dwellers intend to move... (Continue reading)
BUYING A HOME AFTER A FORECLOSURE
Written on 20 Jan, 2010 at 9:06 in Blog | viewed 144 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Put your fears aside. Just because you have bad credit, filed bankruptcy or gone through a foreclosure does not mean you cannot buy a home. You most certainly can buy a home with bad credit. But you’re going to pay... (Continue reading)
Government Announces Short Sales Guidelines
Written on 2 Dec, 2009 at 19:47 in Blog | viewed 146 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The U.S. Treasury Department announced new guidelines this week designed to make short sales go more smoothly. To qualify under these new guidelines: The property must be the home owner’s principal residence. The home owner must be delinquent on the... (Continue reading)
Nine Consecutive Gains for Pending Home Sales
Written on 2 Dec, 2009 at 9:46 in Blog | viewed 127 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based... (Continue reading)
Home prices climb for 2nd straight quarter
Written on 24 Nov, 2009 at 8:48 in Blog | viewed 157 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Home prices rose for the second consecutive quarter but remained nearly 9% lower than a year earlier, according to a housing market report issued Tuesday. Prices nationwide rose 3.1% in the three months ended Sept. 30,... (Continue reading)
Mortgage Delinquencies Are Still Rising, More Foreclosures to Come in 2010
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 18:30 in Blog | viewed 134 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Mortgage delinquencies rose for the 11th straight month, reaching 6.25 percent in the third quarter from 3.96 percent a year earlier and 5.81 percent in the second quarter, according to the credit management company TransUnion. “Until the housing market can... (Continue reading)