Headlines in Real Estate for week ending February 22nd 2013

Here’s what you might have missed this week in real estate news. Neighbors’ effect on appraisals The New York Times When calculating the value of a property, an appraiser also factors in surrounding conditions. Neighborhood nuisances like an overgrown yard or a resistant odor could, in some cases, bring down the value of adjacent homes […]

Ways Sellers Can Improve Their Home Appraisal

In today’s real estate market, selling a home can have its complications. One hurdle which can make or break the deal is the appraisal. Home appraisals are based on recent sales prices of comparable properties. And in rising price markets, those sales prices might not be high enough to support new home sale prices. Here […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending February 1st 2013

Home prices post biggest jump in six years CNNMoney Home prices in 20 major cities were up 5.5 percent in November compared with a year earlier, their biggest jump in more than six years. Read the full story First Time Buyer’s Top 3 Questions Answered Di Matteo Group First-time home buyers entering the housing market […]

Preventable problems for home sellers

Financing delays, low appraisals, title problems, home inspections, and even buyer’s remorse can interfere with a seller’s ability to close a sale. The good news though is that many of these problems are preventable if sellers are proactive and involved. Sellers should seek out a buyer who has been pre-approved for a mortgage.  Typically, the buyer’s […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending December 28th 2012

The Fiscal Cliff impact on struggling homeowners, solutions to low appraisals, first time buyers, November prices and sales jump in this weeks real estate headlines you may have missed. What to do when an appraisal comes in below the selling price The Washington Post As the real estate market heats up and prices continue to […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 16th 2012

Predictions: Home prices to rise 15% in 3 years, less foreclosures hitting the auction block, the hassles of appraisals and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: New short-sale program offers relief for underwater homeowners (via Los Angeles Times) One of the federal government’s most-important financial relief efforts for underwater homeowners started operating […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending August 24th 2012

4 year high for home prices, the investor effect, short sales and much more. Here are your real estate headlines you may have missed this week: California home prices near 4-year high (via Orange County Register) California home sale prices came close to a 4-year high in July, with the pace of sales year-over-year growing for […]