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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 […]
December Existing-Home Sales Down but Who Cares
Existing-home sales dipped slightly in December and that may be news worthy but among the data delivered Tuesday by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®, there is a much more important take away. Here are the most significant points of NAR’s release. December’s existing-home sales, which do not include new construction were down 1% month-over-month however, year-over-year sales […]
Headlines in Real Estate for week ending January 11th 2013
There has been lots of positive news in real estate as of late such as equity increasing, rising list prices and great looking forecasts for the housing sector. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: CA short sellers may not be off the hook yet Di Matteo Group A much anticipated and […]
CA short sellers may not be off the hook yet
Amid the fiscal cliff resolution a number of measures were subtly added in the bill ranging from tax breaks for NASCAR to tax credits for algae growers (I’m not making these things up). A much anticipated and welcome piece of legislation was the extension of the Mortgage Debt Releif Act of 2007 to January 1st, […]
Headlines in Real Estate for week ending November 30th 2012
Home prices keep rising across the country as the lack of homes available for sale continues. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Factoring in commuting costs (via The New York Times) A recent study by the Center for Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology suggests that borrowers […]
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 October 12th 2012
This week in real estate headlines: Fraud, Lender forced home owners insurance and the clock is ticking for short sale tax breaks. Here are the headlines in real estate you may have missed this week: Short sale fraud “heating up,” expert says (Orange County Register) A panel of short sale experts presenting at CALIFORNIA REALTOR® […]
The Buyer Frenzy
It wasn’t too long ago when for sale and foreclosure signs lined our suburban negiborhood streets as if they were Christmas decorations. The days of low ball offers and endless selection of properties to choose from are long gone. Today, there is buyer frenzy happening as real estate begins to turn the corner in many […]
The Renter: A Short Sale’s Biggest Gamble
A short sale, the sale of a property in which the amount owed exceeds it’s current value is common place in the real estate market ever since home values began declining in the late 2000s. Short sales are performed by thousands of sellers everyday as they attempt to avoid foreclosure and get out from under an unbearable mortgage which […]