It's here...now...what does it mean! - 04/30/08 02:01 PM
I love to read blogs. It has become a hobby, I guess you could say. There were several (and I mean ALOT) posts about "soft market" policies that lenders were using and what that means. So, here are a few useful blogs about what a "soft market policy" is and what it means for you.
Important Soft Market Policy Update by John J Moriarty
Soft Market Policies by Dustin R. Burke
Housing Market Rankings Affect Home Loans by Michael Johnson
Countrywide New "Soft Market" Policy Changes by Kris Krajecki
Soft Market Requirements by Ed Nailor
The "Soft Market" Policy has now come to Savannah. It's being … (1 comments)

Creatively Writing Your Way into a House - 04/20/08 09:35 PM
A couple in New Mexico have decided to give their house away. Yes, that's right! If you can't sell it, you give it away. But wait, there's a catch. If you want their house, you have to enter a writing contest for it! They are charging each entry $100 and are requiring 2,500 entries before they will decide a winner.
 
So after they make $250,000 on their home, they will give it away. Not a bad idea. However, officials are determining whether or not this is legal. They have said that they will refund entry money if the required number of … (13 comments)

Buying a home in rural Chatham County just got easier - 04/11/08 07:04 PM
Today in the Savannah Morning News, they have an article that says the USDA Rural Development Agency is making low-interest loan funds available to eligible applicants to purchase homes in rural Chatham County such as Pooler and Bloomingdale. 
With the number of homes and recent financing fiasco, this will allow buyers to buy a home at a reasonable price with a realistic annual percentage rate. For more information, see Special Loan Program. 
 Picture: © 2008 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited, and its licensors. All rights reserved. … (0 comments)

Lenders Let Homeowners Stay - 04/08/08 11:38 PM
According to Lenders Swamped by Foreclosures Let Homeowners Stay, banks and lenders have been hit so hard they let the homeowners stay in the house. They are doing this in particularly hard hit areas and areas where vandalism is greater. Once a home becomes vacant, it is subject to many perils. The homeowners being foreclosed on can sometime be the culprits of the vandalization. However, people will also break in and take everything they can from a house.
 
While this appears to be a good situation for both the banks (lenders) and the homeowners, it is apparently not allowing us to … (4 comments)

Bryan County March 2008 Market Report - 04/05/08 12:37 AM
March Sales Data
Number of sales during this period: 28 Average Sales Price: $208,050 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 97% The Average Time on the Market: 186 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 1Number of Single Family Homes sold: 26Number of Townhomes sold: 1 
 
February Sales Data
Number of sales during this period: 34 Average Sales Price: $253,751 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 97.4% The Average Time on the Market: 153 days Number of Condos Sold: 0 Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 1 Number of Single Family Homes sold: 33 Number of Townhomes sold: 0
 
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Effingham County March 2008 Market Report - 04/05/08 12:35 AM
March Sales Data
Number of sales during this period: 47Average Sales Price: $192,084 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 96.87%The Average Time on the Market: 141 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 4Number of Single Family Homes sold: 42Number of Townhomes sold: 1 
 
February Sales Data
Number of sales during this period: 44 Average Sales Price: $176,735 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 93.8% The Average Time on the Market: 147 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 4Number of Single Family Homes sold: 39Number of Townhomes sold: 1
 
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Chatham County March 2008 Market Report - 04/05/08 12:30 AM
March Sales Data
Number of sales during this period: 65 Average Sales Price: $195,411 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 96.6% The Average Time on the Market: 127 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 1Number of Single Family Homes sold: 54Number of Townhomes sold: 10

February Sales Data
Number of sales during this period: 41 Average Sales Price: $251,343 Percentage of Asking Price Obtained: 97% The Average Time on the Market: 127 daysNumber of Condos Sold: 0Number of Mobile or Modular Homes sold: 0Number of Single Family Homes sold: 39Number of Townhomes sold: 2
 
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