Archives of real estate blog entries for September 19, 2012 (Page 2)

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Salt Lake Real Estate Market Update August 2012 - 06:27 PM
The medium home price for a Salt Lake County home climbed above $200,000 for the first time since October 2010. The new median home price of $205,000 was sharply up from the $186,884 seen in August 2011. Strong home sales saw a total of 1,337 homes sold, the largest number of sales for over five years, going all the way back to June 2007. Homes were also selling faster taking a median of just 39 days to sell.
Median Home Price: $205,000 up 9.69%
Home Sales: 1,337 up 19.59%
Median Price Per Sq. Ft.: $93.18 up 13.33%
Median Days on … (0 comments)

ZILLOW SUES TRULIA - 03:37 AM
HA!  Zillow suing Trulia.  Almost too funny for words.  AVMs, as Conrad correctly points out, are worthless, in terms of accuracy. 
Yet, the real estate industry pushes these things to MLSs, BORs, Agents/Brokers on a regular basis.  Sadly, the MLSs and BORs are the biggest dupes.  Of course they are always looking for products and services to SELL TO AGENTS AND BROKERS.
With their high Google ranking, they will sell advertising.  That's their job.  Accuracy is not.
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Via Webster, Ma Conrad Allen, Realtor (Re/Max Professional Asociates):
Talk about much ado over nothing.  Zillow is suing Trulia over home valuations.  Allegedly Trulia … (20 comments)

Last 111 Days of 2012 - Business Accountability - Day 8 - 06:03 PM
Last 111 Days of 2012 - Business Accountability - Day 8
Another day of not doing too much.
I got to the post office to mail the box I was talking about yesterday. Sorry, Sardi, it wasn't to you.
I also took a picture of my desk. It's a disaster area lately and I'm going to do a before and after blog in the next few days. You'll love it!
Other than that, my first client EVER got a hold of me to tell me she referred a friend to me. Gotta love that!
I'm watching Nine Inch Nails on Youtube … (4 comments)

August 2012 Pleasanton Home Sales - 11:17 PM
In August over July, the neighborhood of Pleasanton experienced more than 10% growth in closed sales of single family detached homes.  The sales, year-to-date through August, have increased by 17% during 2011 - 451 versus 386 closed sales.  The prices stayed pretty steady with only 1% decline. Compared to $720,188 for the same period in 2011, the 2011 year-to-date average of the monthly median sales prices has been $715,625.
From 67 in July and 60 in August 2011, the number of closed sales went up in August of this year by 10% and 23% respectively. From $776,000 in July to $757,500 in … (0 comments)

Anthem Homes for Sale - Henderson Nevada 89044 and 89052 - September 19, 2012 - 07:44 AM
Anthem Homes for Sale - Henderson Nevada 89044 and 89052 - September 19, 2012
Anthem offers a great selection of homes in one of Henderson Nevada's most desirable master planned communities. The development has regular, gated, guard-gated and active adult neighborhoods, plus some fantastic golf courses and Henderson city parks.
Here's a quick look at single-family homes for sale in Anthem as of September 19. To see current listings of Anthem homes, click any of the neighborhood links.
 

 
 

 
Henderson Nevada is the perfect location for your permanent residence or a 2nd or vacation home. To find out more about homes for … (0 comments)

Green Valley Ranch Homes for Sale - Henderson Nevada 89012 and 89052 - September 19, 2012 - 08:27 AM
Green Valley Ranch Homes for Sale - Henderson Nevada 89012 and 89052 - September 19, 2012
Green Valley Ranch is one of Henderson's most popular master planned communities. The Henderson Multigenerational Center and The District at Green Valley Ranch provide plenty of recreation, shopping and dining options, and quick access to the I-215 Beltway make it easy to get to McCarran Airport and the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.
Here's a quick look at single-family homes for sale in Green Valley Ranch as of September 19. For more information, or to buy or sell a home in Green Valley Ranch, contact John Novak at (702) 339-9700 orJohnNovak@kw.com.
 
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Homes for Sale in Henderson Nevada - The Neighborhood Scorecard - September 19, 2012 - 09:18 AM
Homes for Sale in Henderson Nevada - The Neighborhood Scorecard - September 19, 2012
Henderson is Nevada's second largest city, with easy access to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, McCarran Airport, and the recreational activities of Lake Mead and Mt. Charleston. Homes in Henderson range from single-family starters to guard-gated luxury to active adult communities.
If you're thinking about buying a home in Henderson Nevada, here's a quick look at the single-family home inventory in a variety of Henderson neighborhoods as of September 19. To see current listings for a neighborhood, just click any of the links below.
 

 
 

 
Henderson Nevada … (0 comments)

Southwest Las Vegas Home Sales: Financing by Price Range - August 2012 - 09:27 PM
Southwest Las Vegas Home Sales: Financing by Price Range - August 2012
Out of 676 single-family homes sold in southwest Las Vegas in August, 327 (48.4%) were cash sales. Cash purchases made up 70.4% of the sales at prices below $100,000 and more than half of the sales from $100,000-$150,000 -- a sign that both first time buyers and investors are confident with our market. Popular master planned communities in southwest Las Vegas include Mountain's Edge, Rhodes Ranch, Southern Highlands, and parts of Summerlin.

To find out more about buying or selling real estate in southwest Las Vegas, just give me a call at (702) … (0 comments)

Southwest Las Vegas Homes For Sale: Listings By Price Range - September 19, 2012 - 11:27 PM
Southwest Las Vegas Homes For Sale: Listings By Price Range - September 19, 2012
Here's a breakdown of the single-family homes for sale in southwest Las Vegas as of September 19. Short sales account for 20.9% of the market, while bank owned properties (REOs) represent 8.1% and regular listings make up 71.0%.

To find out more about buying or selling homes in southwest Las Vegas, just give me a call at (702) 339-9700, or email me at JohnNovak@kw.com.
(GLVAR deems information reliable but not guaranteed. Data is for MLS areas 501-505.)
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Costa Mesa Home Sales May Follow TOM - 03:47 PM

September is a transition time for almost everybody. Here in Costa Mesa , the kids have shifted into school gear, adults have moved out of vacation mode, and businesses are already sprucing up for the (believe it or not) Holiday Season.
Inreal estate, we are looking with more than casual interest at what’s going on nationally. Especially those measures that tend to affect Costa Mesa home sales. The largest professional association in the country is our own National Association of Realtors®.  At the beginning of August, they broke another piece of welcome news. This one looks like the difference between … (0 comments)

Cedar Rapids Real Estate Blog; August 2012 Market Review - 02:27 PM
The overall market's closed sales were up +0.5% versus August 2011. Pending sales were also up +7.3% over the same month last year. The average sales price in August 2012 was $167,000 up from about $10,000 from last year. Homes sold in August took 96 days to receive an accepted offer.
For expert real estate consultation in the Cedar Rapids market call Gary & Melynda Wolter at 319-350-7901 or visit www.GaryWolter.com or www.WolterSOLD.com
Gary is a Certified  Residential Specialist and together with wife Melynda are in their 12th year selling real estate from the Iowa Realty, Marion office.
 
 
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Protect Your Blog, Your Reputation & Your Pocketbook! - 07:30 AM
Protect Your Blog, Your Reputation & Your Pocketbook! Your blog is a projection of yourself.  We (and the consumers) read it and we form opinions of you.  This person is a good agent/stager/mortgage professional/inspector and we'll call them when we have business in their area OR they'll be ice skating in Hell before I call that person!Us personally, we'll tend to give someone the benefit of the doubt (most times) when there's some perceived transgression, especially if it's apparent they're new to blogging.But the bloggers need to do their part to protect themselves too.  You might be inspired by a post … (95 comments)

Wordless Wednesday - Creepy - 06:46 PM
Wordless Wednesday - Creepy!!

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Art in the Public Eye in Carlsbad – An Interactive Public Art Map - 09:31 PM
Art in the Public Eye in Carlsbad – An Interactive Public Art Map  
Carlsbad California has had a reputation for the arts for years, and that reputation continues to grow.
 

 
Notable Carlsbad arts events and facilities include:
 
Art in the Village Faire (the largest 1-day outdoor arts and craft fairs in the country) among several other arts and crafts fairs the notable William D. Cannon Art Gallery (city owned) with multiple exhibits during the year and family open studios ArtSplash (this weekend in Carlsbad), a 2-day extravaganza of art vendors and a popular chalk art contest … (8 comments)

Aging-in-Place- Myths and Mythbusters - 07:04 PM
Aging-in-Place- The Real Story
So much can grow out of life experiences - especially if they are accentuated by events of the 60s.
Many of us -approximately 90 Million in 2012, now somewhere between the ages of 50-to-80-or so, given those events, are not settling for life after retirement as lived by our parents. Instead, we fearlessly cheer for aging beautifully and well- complementary and alternative medicine, and for innovative trends in our "At Last Homes" that utilize beautiful universal design features, and for multi-generational solutions, and for the economic power we possess- (especially women). . ..( I'm just sayin')...and … (10 comments)

Using Disability Income To Qualify For A Mortgage - 04:58 AM
My friend Ed Silva commented on the blog that I wrote as an introduction to this series of difficult income source to use in qualifying for a mortgage, and suggested a couple of income source for a blog.  Since Ed took the time to comment and suggest topics, I will try to comply with his request.  I will address Ed's suggested income source, Disability Income first.
Using Disability Income To Qualify For A Mortgage is not easy, but it can be used.  The reason why it is not easy to Use Disability Income To Qualify For A Mortgage is because in … (17 comments)

Middlesex County Chamber Of Commerce Monthly Breakfast - 08:22 PM


The speaker for the Middlesex County Chamber Of Commerce Monthly Breakfast this month is outgoing Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman.  After many years of representing Connecticut in Washington, and several years before that as Connecticut's Attorney General, Senator Lieberman is stepping down to enjoy some of his retirement years.
I did not always agree with Senator Lieberman, but he served Connecticut as well if not better than others that we have sent to Washington.  He certainly served us better than Senator Christopher Dodd.  The Middlesex County Chamber Of Commerce Monthly Breakfast will be held at the same location that it … (1 comments)

Christmas Cards for the Troops - 03:50 PM
Christmas Cards for the Troops Yes, I know, it's only September but it is not too early to start thinking about Christmas for our troops who are stationed overseas, many of them in harms way and all of them separated from their families and loved ones.   A friend of mine shared some information about two military support groups that send out cards and care packages to our troops in just those places to give them a little bit of home for the holidays.   These groups are volunteer groups and you can help them in achieving their goals.    1.  The South … (9 comments)

Topsail Beach Homes for Sale - 07:53 AM
Find real estate and homes for sale in Topsail Beach, NC with Desiree Whalen, Realtor.
http://www.desireewhalen.com/topsailbeach.php
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Elgin, IL Currently Available Homes by Price and Time on Market for August, 2012 - 01:19 PM

The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Elgin, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.
 
Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties.
 

  
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