ventura county certified short sale specialist: Interest Rates Are Staying Low-But For How Long? #ChrisBJohnsonRealtor
- 03/30/16 02:44 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Time to Sell Your Home? Mortgage Pre Approval Neighborhood Market Report Time To Buy A Home Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank should proceed cautiously as it looks to raise interest rates, pushing back on a handful of her colleagues who have suggested another move may be just around the corner. Yellen's comments were echoed on Wednesday by Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, who said there was a high hurdle to raising rates in April, given low inflation. "You have got the follow through from the Fed. They are … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Home Owners List Your Home Today #ChrisBJohnsonRealtor
- 03/22/16 02:06 AM
3 Charts That Scream ‘List Your Home Today’ In school we all learned the Theory of Supply and Demand. When the demand for an item is greater than the supply of that item, the price will surely rise. SUPPLY The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently reported that the inventory of homes for sale stands at a 4.4-month supply. This is considerably lower than the 6-month inventory necessary for a normal market.
DEMAND Every month NAR reports on the amount of buyers that are actually out in the market looking for homes, or foot traffic. As seen in the graph below, buyer demand in February … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Interest Rates Are Heading Up..No, Wait, They are going Back Down, No,
- 03/21/16 02:18 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR®, SFR®, CDPE®, CHS® Neighborhood Market Report Interest Rates Remain Stable "Markets had little doubt that the Fed would leave the funds rate unchanged at last Wednesday's meeting—futures markets implied only about a 5 percent chance of an increase before the announcement," wrote Pandl and Struyven. "Yet the decision was clearly a major dovish (no inflation on the horizon) surprise for markets, with interest rates declining across the curve and the dollar falling against other developed market currencies."
.....and, The world’s biggest bond dealers are getting saddled with Treasuries they can’t seem to easily get rid of, adding to evidence of cracks in the … (2 comments)
Weekly Mortgage Rate Update Wednesday's Fed meeting resulted in positive news for mortgage rates. Mixed economic data released over the past week was roughly neutral. Mortgage rates ended the week lower. THIS WEEK'S RATE TREND IS DOWN … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Mortgage Rate & Home Value Update #ChrisBJohnsonRealtor
- 03/11/16 09:01 AM
Weekly Mortgage Rate Update The big event over the past week was Thursday's ECB meeting. The stimulus measures announced by the ECB made investors more willing to own riskier assets such as stocks, which was negative for safer assets such as bonds. The small amount of U.S. economic data released over the past week had little impact. As a result, mortgage rates ended the week higher. THIS WEEK'S RATE TREND IS UP THIS WEEK'S RATE TREND IS U Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Featured Listing Time to Sell Your Home? Mortgage Pre Approval Neighborhood Market Report Time To Buy A Home 1 Million Borrowers … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Short Sale Specialist Homeowners Short Sale Update
- 03/03/16 05:05 AM
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Curt Long, Chief Economist with the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, stated..."it seems far more likely than not that the committee will revise down its expectation of four rate hikes in 2016 in their March release.” When Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling took the floor for his opening statement at Wednesday’s hearing, he was a little more blunt in his assessment of the recent "economic headwinds". “The reality is since the president was elected and the Fed embarked upon its unprecedented quantitative easing and zero real interest rate policies, working families’ paychecks have declined, their net wealth has declined and the … (2 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: The Housing Market Is Still HOT - Time To Sell #ChrisBJohnsonRealtor
- 02/10/16 12:48 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Your Neighborhood Market Report The Cost Of Waiting Still A SELLER’S Market? In real estate, the housing market tends to go up and down in unison with the yearly seasons, with the busiest months coming in summer. This year, however, the market is still going strong as we near the Spring months. Given the crazy year for housing, it’s really no surprise! Month after month, housing activity increased, reaching a nine year high in May. Many homeowners, who thanks to rising home prices and recovering equity are finally in a position to sell, are taking advantage of the current … (0 comments)
Weekly Mortgage Rate Update Most of the economic data released over the past week fell short of expectations. However, strong wage growth in Friday's employment report offset some of the weakness perceived in the other data. Mortgage rates ended the week a little lower. THIS WEEK'S RATE TREND IS DOWN Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home Chris B Johnson, REALTOR®, SFR®, CDPE®, CHS® Your Neighborhood Market Report
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ventura county certified short sale specialist: You Should Sell Your Home Before Spring! #ChrisBJohnsonRealtor
- 02/03/16 09:34 AM
You Should Sell Your Home Before Spring! Click The Links For HyperLocal Market Updates Chris B Johnson, REALTOR®,SFR®, CDPE®, CHS® Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home Moorpark Home Values & Market Trends Moorpark Condo Values & Market Trends No Matter Which Groundhog You Listen To, You Should Sell Before Spring! Tuesday February 2nd, 2016 For Sellers, Housing Market Updates, Pricing Is spring closer than we think? Depending on which Groundhog you witnessed today, you may have less time than you think to get your home on the market before the busy spring season. Many sellers feel that … (0 comments)
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ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Mortgage Rates and Home Value Updates
- 01/30/16 02:04 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Time To Buy A Home Weekly Mortgage Rate Update Over the past week, central bankers in the U.S. and Japan acknowledged the slowdown in global growth, which was positive for mortgage rates. Recent economic reports supported the outlook for slower economic growth. As a result, mortgage rates ended the week lower.
THIS WEEK'S RATE TREND IS DOWN … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Short Sale Specialist, Certified REO Bank Owned Realtor
- 01/29/16 01:21 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR®, SFR®, CDPE®, CHS® For Ventura County Bank Owned REO, Short Sale and Probate Homes For Sale, click the Map below: Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home Your Neighborhood Market Report The Cost Of Waiting Still A SELLER’S Market? Moorpark Short Sale HELP!! California May Pay You To Short Sale Oxnard REO Coming To Market What Is My Home Worth? … (2 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Why is there such an urgency to buy a Ventura County home right now?
- 01/27/16 01:15 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home There is very limited inventory. We always think that six-month inventory is normal for existing homes. We’re in that mid-four-month inventory range. We know that rents are going to continue to rise. You have the option of either renting or owning. Rents have actually been going up while interest rates have stayed the same or even going lower. Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates are below 4 percent. I can remember when I was purchasing my first house—I had it built, and I was a professor at Texas … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Mortgage Rate & Home Price Update #ChrisBJohnsonRealtor
- 01/25/16 02:06 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home Weekly Mortgage Rate Update A number of factors caused volatility in global financial markets over the past week. Comments from central bankers around the world, slower growth in China, and U.S. economic data were some of the biggest influences. Despite several large daily moves, the net effect was small, and mortgage rates ended the week with little change.
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ventura county certified short sale specialist: It's Going To Be A Busy Week-What's Ahead For 2016?
- 01/19/16 01:11 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home The economic slate gets off to a slow start with government offices closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday. But after that comes a bevy of data about the housing sector, the latest inflation reading and new details about manufacturing. 1Homebuilder Survey Says… After touching a 10-year high last fall, home-builder
confidence has slipped in recent months. Watch for the survey from the on Tuesday to see whether builders are feeling better to start the year, or if rising interest rates and global … (0 comments)
ventura county certified short sale specialist: Is A Lack of Listings Slowing Down the Housing Market?
- 01/13/16 10:59 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Neighborhood Market Report Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home What Is My Home Worth? The housing crisis is finally in the rear view mirror as the real estate market moves down the road to a complete recovery. Home values are up. Home sales are up. Distressed sales (foreclosures and short sales) have fallen dramatically. It seems that 2016 will be the year that the housing market again races forward. However, there is one thing that may cause the industry to tap the brakes: a lack of housing inventory. While buyer demand looks like it will remain … (8 comments)
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ventura county certified short sale specialist: Ventura County Real Estate Shines as an Investment in 2015
- 01/05/16 01:41 AM
Chris B Johnson, REALTOR® Featured Listing Mortgage Pre Approval Time To Buy A Home Real Estate Shines as an Investment in 2015 Tuesday January 5th, 2016 First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers A survey by The Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University reveals that when a family is buying a home they consider the financial benefits of homeownership along with the social benefits. The survey mentions things like:
Paying rent does not make sense Homeownership provides a good financial opportunity Owning a home helps you building family wealth Buying a home is investing in your retirement Home equity gives you something to borrow … (2 comments)
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