Team Thayer Real Estate Blog

Results of 2008 Q3 Homeowner Confidence SurveyThere's no doubt we've been deluged with depressing economic and housing news over the past few months. Every day is a new headline, every channel has a new pundit and the recession debate has shifted from "if" to "how long."Given this, when fielding...

Part of the government's original $700 billion plan to purchase troubled mortgages and take them off banks' books is being shelved - primarily because of the long-time involvement to implement it effectively. Instead, the money will be used to quickly strengthen the capital position of financial ...

Here is the latest way people are trying to profit from others misfortune. The following was actually sent to me about a house I have listed. I removed the actual persons name and website. They obviously did not realize they where contacting a Real Estate Broker so I investigated further to find ...

As Foreclosures Rise, More Sellers and Lenders Consider Short-Selling The headline news recently was that the number of mortgages entering the foreclosure process rose to a record level. Of the nearly 44 million mortgages, about 0.58 percent - that's 254,590 - or one out of every 172 loans, are n...

There are a few ways to find great deals on foreclosed homes and short sales. The most popular but the least effective is cold calling off a  default list. You can get this list from your local Title and Escrow company however these are rarely folks who are interested in selling but  usually peop...