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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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And a fresh drop in home prices is likely to result. Banks have stepped up the pace of home seizures after a year-long slowdown brought on by the “robo-signing” scandal in which banks were accused of seizing properties without a proper review of loan documents. The number of foreclosure filings — which include default notices, …
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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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Below is a list of the zip codes people live that have visited my personal real estate website, within the past 45 days. A high percentage of visitors stay on the site in excess of 60 minutes ing for properties. According to the 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers released by the Association …
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The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes rose in August. But the sales were driven by an increase in foreclosures, a sign that home prices could fall further next year and slow a housing recovery. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that home sales rose 7.7 percent last month to a seasonally …
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Americans’ pessimism about the economy, home prices, and household finances are deepening, according to findings from Fannie Mae’s August National Housing Survey. More than three quarters of Americans (78 percent) say the economy is on the wrong track and only 16 percent think the economy is on the right track (compared to 70 percent wrong …
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For the 56th straight month, Nevada continued to have the highest foreclosure rate in the country, where one in every 118 homes received a foreclosure filing during August, according to the latest figures from RealtyTrac. Nationally, 1 in every 570 households received a foreclosure filing in August. Meanwhile, five states accounted for 53 percent of …
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Million-dollar homes aren’t escaping foreclosure, or the hefty price discounts that often come with it. The number of homes in foreclosure that have mortgages that are $1 million or higher are nearly twice as high now as they were in 2007, representing about 2.3 percent of all homes in foreclosures, according to RealtyTrac. “We’re seeing …
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Below is a graph that shows the real estate activity in the Wood River Valley, i.e. Sun Valley, Elkhorn, Warm Springs, Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue areas. The chart shows the percent of properties that are financially distressed properties, i.e. short sales and/or bank owned REOs. If you have any questions regarding the chart please feel …
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View all Bank Owned REO listings currently available for purchase listed in the Sun Valley Board of Realtors MLS database. These are not Short Sales subject to lenders approval, these are homes owned by various banks, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, etc., that are ready to purchase and close without extended negotiations with both the seller …
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Daily Real Estate News | Friday, August 19, 2011 Housing affordability continued to be near record highs in the second quarter, hovering near its highest level in the 20-plus years it has been recorded, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. About 72 percent of all new and existing-homes sold …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreclosures made up roughly one-third of all home sales this spring. While that’s a smaller share of sales from the previous quarter, it’s six times the percentage of foreclosures in a healthy housing market. Foreclosure sales, which include homes purchased after they received a notice of default or were repossessed by lenders, …
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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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WASHINGTON, DC July 5, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the June edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard– a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. The latest housing data offer continued mixed signals as home prices turned slightly upward, …
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