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With housing prices and mortgage rates still near historic lows, now could be a great time to become a homeowner. I recently talked to a caller on our Financial Helpline who had a great credit score and could afford the mortgage payment for the home value she wanted since it would be about the same …
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More than 42% of prospective homebuyers polled by Zillow believe home values will appreciate by 7% annually in the years ahead. “It’s troubling that we’re still in the midst of one of the worst housing recessions in history, and yet prospective buyers continue to have such high expectations for home value appreciation,” said Stan Humphries, …
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Associate Broker for Windermere Real Estate, Hailey – Sun Valley. George started his real estate career in 1975 in the Seattle area. In 1977 he received an award for his 1st “Million Dollar Month” when homes averaged apx $40,000. He is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute. George has been in top 1% in nation …
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For some home sellers, it was a long summer without a home sale. That means this fall, some buyers — smelling the desperation — may be able to cut a better deal. “Sellers who had their homes on the market all summer are anxious to move on, especially before the holidays hit,” says Bill Golden, …
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According to Microsoft, the future of consumer behavior is all about online, and that has brought with it an opportunity for advertisers to understand. The future of consumer behavior lies online – and that’s brought with it an opportunity for advertisers to understand their audiences better than ever, says one of Microsoft’s top online consumer …
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As buyers wade back into the market, there’s plenty of information to be found online. And that may be more trouble than it’s worth. arlier this year, a client asked Troy Deierling, a realtor in Sedona, Ariz., to set up appointments for three homes he’d seen online. Those viewings never happened: In spite of their …
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Three decades ago, Michael and Marlene Tallant would have loved to have mortgage interest rates that are available now — below 5 percent. Instead, when they purchased their first home in Dormont for $70,000, they had to work with a rate of about 16 percent. “We had a figure that we could afford, and since …
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Many agents are changing the services they provide and are starting to focus on various aspects of the real estate business other than just selling and marketing homes as noted in the article below. My personal approach is steadfast – Marketing and Selling Real Estate Only! Taking your eye off the ball during tough market …
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June 1, 2011 Allstate Corporation, the home and auto insurer with more than $80 billion in fixed-income investments, is scaling back bond holdings and buying real-estate equity and infrastructure assets as it prepares for rising inflation. “We should favor alternatives and inflation protection over fixed income,” Chief Investment Officer Judy Greffin told investors today. “That …
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This past month I have been involved in 2 sales that involved “Bank Owned REOs” that had been winterized prior to my involvement. When scheduling a professional inspection I requested the water service be activated so the plumbing portion of the home could be inspected and discovered both homes had busted water pipes. Home inspections …
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Washington, DC — Fannie Mae announced today that people purchasing a Fannie Mae-owned HomePath property will receive up to 3.5 percent in closing cost assistance. The initial offer must be submitted on or after April 11, 2011; and the sale must close on or before June 30, 2011 to be eligible for the incentive. Additionally, …
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Foreclosures continue to flood real estate markets across the country, and buyers are looking to cash in on what they view as some of the best real estate deals. But experts say that while some foreclosures are a great purchase, buyers need to be cautious before jumping in to make sure they really are getting …
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Data released Tuesday morning by Standard & Poor’s show that home prices are continuing to trend downwards. The 10-city and 20-city composites of the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index fell 0.9 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively, in January 2011 when compared to the previous month. The 10-city composite is down 2.0 percent from its January 2010 …
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You know Suze Orman – she delivers hardcore financial gut checks to everyday Americans on a regular basis. In her latest book, The Money Class, she also recently delivered a pretty striking declaration: that the American Dream – which, for many, includes home ownership and upward economic mobility – is as dead as a doornail. …
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD all have programs designed to give individuals looking to buy a home as an owner-occupant a chance to purchase prior to allowing real estate investors to buy these REO properties. All programs are similar with links at the bottom of this page too the specifics of the various programs. …
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