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2012
This is a very good post by Stephanie Jordan Lim-Keller Williams Realty Manassas. Home sellers should read and take note of the issues with opening your home to strangers. Yes, prospective buyers are total strangers. Buyer's agents (showing agent) do the best they can, but there are no guarantees...
08/28/2012
Real Estate Headlines - 7 - Worthy of Attention... New Short Sale Guidelines for GSEs Will Make Process Easier source: dsnews.com "Starting November 1, 2012, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will implement new short sale guidelines to make the approval process easier for eligible borrowers." So says th...
08/27/2012
Posted with permission. _____________________________________________ Fla.’s housing market continues positive track in July 2012 ORLANDO, Fla. – Aug. 22, 2012 – Pending sales, closed sales and median prices rose, while the inventory of homes and condos for sale dropped in Florida’s housing mar...
08/23/2012
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Hurricanes are Just Like Blizzards Glued to the TV Tube and Tuned into the Radio We lived in New England - Boston area - for more than 30 years. The BIG weather events are blizzards especially the Nor'-easter variety. The reporting similarities are uncanny. I'm in no way minimizing the dangers an...
08/23/2012
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Naples Area Inventory Continues to Fall Month Ending Inventory by Year - April and July This chart shows the total inventory active for sale at the end of the month and the comparison of the same period over recent years. No better way to look at the trend. Looking at the last two data points o...
08/20/2012
Real Estate Headlines - 6 - Worthy of Attention... Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. Increases to Five-Year High source: bloomberg.com The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder confidence index previously at 35 in July rose to 37 an unexpected increase not predicted. Permits Up...
08/19/2012
Lee County - Fort Myers - Real Estate Market Changes for the Better Decreasing Inventory, Rising Prices Fuel Faster Home Sales Reported in The News-Press today... The real estate article recounted a story about a retiree who purchased a new to-be-built villa home and put their current 3 bedroom...
08/12/2012
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Late Mortgage Payments at 3-Year Low Lowest Level Since Q1 2009 A number of media outlets have reported this information originating from TransUnion on Wednesday. The rate at which it is improving is slow but nevertheless declining delinquencies - i.e. going in the right direction. It will be som...
08/08/2012
Real Estate Headlines - 5 - Worthy of Attention... Home Prices Continue to Rise source: rismedia.com rismedia.com reported the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices as released by S&P Dow Jones Indices. For renters, buying a home pays off after three years on average source: latimes.com latimes.com...
08/06/2012