Marketing | Sun Valley Real Estate – Part 4

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Daily Real Estate News | March 4, 2011 How you present a listing online and the words you choose to describe it may be turning off some buyers. Bankrate.com recently asked real estate professionals to weigh in on what listing red flags are turning off their buyers. No photos. “One red flag in many buyers’ …

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Save time and money by following these rules Buying a home is complex enough but when it comes to financing, you need to make sure you are as prepared as possible in order to get a loan. There are a number of mistakes you can make along the way of getting your loan approved. Here …

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Have to sell your home for less than it’s worth? Our seven tips will help you get the best price. There are five important steps to consider if you are faced with a short sale. When you owe more on your home than it’s worth, but you have to sell, you need to squeeze every …

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We’re about to enter the peak season for real estate shopping: spring. But, before you jump in with both feet, you should know a lot has changed since the last time you may have bought or sold a house. It’s like dating — all of those old rules you used to know have changed over …

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KETCHUM – Four hotel and residential projects valued at $2 billion in the central Idaho resort area of Ketchum and Sun Valley that have all been approved by local officials remain stalled due to the difficult economy, developers and city leaders say. Developer Jack Bariteau wants to build a four-story, 73-room hotel called Hotel Ketchum …

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February 28, 2011 U.S. home prices fell 4.3% on a year-over-year basis in the fourth quarter as foreclosures and slowing sales buoyed inventory levels, Freddie Mac said Monday in its Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index. “Foreclosed-property and short sales remain a big part of the market. However, new foreclosures will begin to gradually slow,” said …

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There might finally be some good news this year about the nation’s dismal housing market. Or, at least, the bad news could stop. Either way, it will be welcome relief for current homeowners as well as for potential real-estate investors. Reasons to be optimistic have been sadly lacking since the housing bubble burst in 2006. …

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Data through December 2010, released this morning by Standard & Poor’s show that the S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index declined by 3.9 percent quarter-over-quarter during the last three months of 2010. The closely watched gauge is down 4.1 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2009, which is the lowest annual growth rate since prices plummeted …

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The widely-advertised Chilali Lodge auction this past weekend was a total success with all 11 units being sold. While I was told that the winning bids ranged from 30 to 70% above the minimum asking prices, I have now confirmed what really happened. There were 35 serious bidders registered all with proof of funds. Winning …

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According to the most recent 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, real estate agents and the Internet continue to be the most important resources in the home process. While the usage of the Internet has increased in the process, it does not diminish the use of the agent, but rather provides a …

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I share this article as I know real estate advertising on Craigslist works when done right. Craigslist is just one of many online sites I use as part of my creative marketing systems to promote properties we represent. The main function is to drive traffic back to my site were buyers can see more detailed …

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U.S. home sales totaled 3.6 million in 2010, a 12% drop from the year before that pulled prices down with it, according to data provider CoreLogic (CLGX: 20.60 -0.15%). In November, the latest month of data available from CoreLogic, home prices dropped 5.1% for the fourth straight month of decline. Decreases in home prices have …

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FSBOs Vanish, Sellers Turn to Real Estate Pros For Results For-sale-by-owners are rare nowadays. In fact, the number of FSBOs dropped to record lows over the past year. Unrepresented sellers make up just 11 percent of the market, down from 13 percent in 2009, according to the 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home …

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American Dream Still Lives Although foreclosures and underwater homes continue to plague the current housing market, 70% of Americans still view homeownership as being part of their American Dream. Millennials Driving Economic Recovery Although many of today’s young adults came of age during the housing crash, more than one in four (26%) say their views …

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Active MLS listing inventory (this report is single family homes only) in the Ketchum, Sun Valley areas has dropped from the peak in August 2010 of 176 listings to 120 listings in January 2011. New listings entered into the MLS has also dropped from a peak of 38 in June 2010 to 3 in January …

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Great News! I’m making headway creating new features that I hope will be of benefit for those interested in our local real estate market. Here is a sample of a new feature that will be integrated throughout the site – market snapshots, i.e. pictorials of various properties currently on the market. Listings are updated in …

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