Why Are Home Prices Dropping in Today's Market? - 03/30/09 10:54 AM
A recent study performed by professor Karl Case of Wellesley College (contributing author of the Case-Schiller Home Price Indices - a quarterly nominal housing price report) revealed the rate of appreciation for home values over the five-year increments stretching back to 1980.  The research revealed that home values appreciated at an average rate of 26.5 percent of the 20 year period from 1980 through 2000.  At this point the housing market in the United States hit a boom and home value soared.  Between 2000 and 2006 the study shows an average appreciation of 89 percent!  An increase this rapid and inconsistent … (0 comments)

Home Foreclosure Search - 03/09/09 11:48 AM
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29" title="usa02" src="http://blog.yourconroehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/usa02-300x197.jpg" alt="usa02" width="300" height="197" />I have just recently added a foreclosure search option to the sidebar of my blog at <a href="http://blog.yourconroehome.com">Blog.YourConroeHome.com</a>.  Although I like to advertise primarily the Lake Conroe and The Woodlands areas, this is a good tool to have because it allows you to search the entire country to find great deals on foreclosed homes instead of HAR which only gives you the option to search for Realtor-listed foreclosures in the Houston area.  With this tool you can search by state, county, city, and/or zip code.  It has a lot of great mapping … (0 comments)

 

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