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realtors: Pending existing home sales rose in US 6.1% Sep - Mortgage rates nearly unchaged from Friday 30 yr at 4.75% (5.1 APR) no pts - 11/02/09 12:30 PM
Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Rose 6.1% in September 2009-11-02 15:00:00.4 GMT Bob Willis Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The number of contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. rose in September for an eighth straight month as Americans rushed to meet a deadline for a home-buyer tax credit. The index of signed purchase agreements, or pending home sales, rose 6.1 percent after a 6.4 percent gain in August, the National Association of Realtors announced in Washington. Compared with a year earlier, pending sales rose 19.8 percent, without adjusting for seasonal variations. Many buyers accelerated purchases of new … (0 comments)
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realtors: Top Stops For Home Buyers Shopping Are Internet, Agents and... - 01/13/09 12:38 PM
[Originally posted at my blog, click here] An overwhelming majority (87%) of recent home buyers in the US say they used the internet as an information resource during their home-buying process, and nearly one-third say they first learned about their newly purchased home from an online channel, according to a study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
When asked where they first learned about the home they purchased, 34% of buyers said a real-estate agent; 32% cited the internet; 15% said from yard signs; 7% said from a friend, neighbor or relative; 7% said home builders; 3% said from … (7 comments)
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realtors: Rates creep up, but one lucky buyer locked in today at 4.75% (5.1% APR) - 12/30/08 07:09 PM
While working on a file for a client today, he texted me to inquire about 15 and 20 year rates. He was interested in paying off his mortgage quickly and I've counseled many clients in using a variety of methods to pay off a mortgage in less time than what the mortgage note might be amortized at. I had previously mentioned to him that he could do a bi-weekly program, a mortgage accelerator program (as is done in Australia and often referred to as a Money Merge Account or Equity Accelerator) or simply choose a shorter term, like a 20 or … (2 comments)
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realtors: 2.0% Rates? in Dec 30, 2008 Real Estate Report Portland Oregon & Vancouver Washington-Economic commentary, Mortgage Rates and News - 12/30/08 06:25 PM
December 30, 2008
Happy New Year - Have a Safe Time Ringing In 2009
by Ed Bisquera
For those worried about the economy and their investments, it may not seem like a very happy New Year. However, it is times like these that we should stop and reflect upon our long-term blessings. Worried about home prices going down? Yes, median prices were down to around 180,000 last month. This drop was over 13.0% in one year and represented the largest one-year plunge since the depression. Would you like some perspective? Median home prices were approximately $80,000 in 1990. In other words, … (0 comments)
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realtors: Holiday greetings with a few words of inspiration..Best wishes everyone! - 12/11/08 11:58 AM
Hi all, just wanted to wish you and yours Happy Holidays and share with you these words of inspiration during this season. May you all have a great holiday season and a blessed new year.
Thank you again for all your well wishes, comments, words of wisdom, advice and friendship. I've learned a lot from many other of you blogging here on Activerain, this short time I've been here and I look forward to getting to know many more of you "virtually" over the coming months, as we survive through this Real Estate market.
Sincerely,
Ed, Jaz (12) & … (5 comments)
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realtors: Dec 9, 2008 Real Estate Report Newsletter for Portland Oregon & Vancouver Washington Economic commentary, Mortgage Rates and News - 12/09/08 09:02 AM
December 9, 2008
Extraordinary Numbers
The numbers coming out of the markets are absolutely extraordinary. How about gas at $1.70 per gallon just a few months after it was over $4.00 per gallon? How about the loss of over a half a million jobs in one month? In addition, the government looks to be spending about $1 trillion dollars to save the economy from recession. That may include a target rate 4.5% for some purchase loans. The numbers are virtually mind-numbing. These numbers also let us know that it does not make sense to predict what will happen in the future. … (0 comments)
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realtors: Improve your real estate listing's SEO with a single property website you can create through ePropertySites.com - 12/04/08 02:52 PM
Below is an example of utilizing a single property website I created in under 3 minutes, to quickly create HTML code to post in your Active Rain blog, to market your listings via the power of Active Rain and numerous other sites, such as Zillow or Trulia.
Utilizing an account I provide at ePropertySites.com, you can create an unlimited number of single property websites, for marketing your listings or anyone else's if you are a buyer agent and simplify posting to multiple websites.With 2 clicks, you can take the info at http://nw89thst.ePropertySites.com and repost a HTML-friendly version on your blog.
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