buyer information: Price Reduction on Magnificent Lancaster PA home - 06/08/09 06:52 PM
If You See This Magnificent Home In the Heart of Lancaster County...
...you will appreciate what an incredible value it is at the reduced price of $549,900.
On a premium lot, this stately Georgian style brick home with its gables, overlooking a pond and farmland, has both superior size and superlative upgrades. (5 comments)
buyer information: Lancaster County PA Mortgage Rate Analysis - 05/20/09 06:48 PM
Interest rates in Lancaster County PA continue to be quite low by historical standards. According to the Lancaster County Association of Realtors, a poll of local lenders as of April 27, the latest figures available, averaged 5.04% for fixed 30-year mortgages, and 4.71% for 15-year loans.
Of course, these low rates (5 comments)
buyer information: Veranda Beauty - First Time Open in Lancaster, PA! - 05/15/09 08:05 PM
Discover Elegant Living In the Heart of Lancaster County...
On a premium lot, this stately Georgian style brick home with its gables, overlooking a pond and farmland, has both superior size and superlative upgrades. 1465 Drake Lane is one of the finest homes in the desirable Veranda community.
Are you tired of renting??
Have you heard about the new FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT? It could put up to /$8,000 cash in your pocket! You can make your dream of home ownership come true!
There will be a FREE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SEMINAR THURS. April 30, 6:30 (4 comments)
buyer information: Lancaster PA Real Estate: First Time Home Buyer Seminar - 03/24/09 09:18 AM
Are you tired of renting??Have you heard about the new FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT? It could put up to /$8,000 cash in your pocket! You can make your dream of home ownership come true!
FREE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SEMINAR THURS. March 26, 6:30 -7:30 PM at 1000 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, (1 comments)
buyer information: Lancaster PA Real Estate: Grandview Open House - 03/20/09 04:44 PM
1111 Crest Lane is a charming Cape Cod in Grandview Heights, Manheim Township, Lancaster, PA.
I will be holding an Open House Sunday, March 22, 2009 for this 3-bedroom home, priced at $179,000.
A mortgage consultant will be on hand as well - Ray Smith, of Home National Mortgage. You can get (0 comments)
buyer information: Grandview Heights Open House - 03/16/09 07:39 PM
Grandview Heights is a wonderful mature, established neighborhood in Manheim Township, Lancaster, PA. This picturesque cape cod will be held open between 1:00 and 3:00 PM Sunday March 22.
This charming home is on a beautiful Grandview Heights street! Columned front entry, gleaming hardwood floors, modern kitchen with access to a (0 comments)
buyer information: First Time Home Buyers Seminar, Lancaster PA - 02/21/09 01:41 PM
TIRED OF RENTING??
MAKE HOME OWNERSHIP YOUR DREAM COME TRUE!
FREE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SEMINAR THURS. FEBRUARY 26th
6:30 -7:30 PM at 1000 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA
Are you tired of making payments to your landlord month after month and having nothing to show for it? Now a FREE seminar reveals (0 comments)
buyer information: Lease With Option to Purchase - 02/09/09 08:40 AM
In today's uncertain economy, credit for traditional mortgages may be more difficult to obtain for buyers, and sellers may have more difficulty finding qualified buyers. In the early 1980s there were similar conditions, caused not by a lack of credit but by extremely high interest rates. The lack of mortgages from traditional (4 comments)
buyer information: Lancaster PA First Time Homebuyers Seminar - 01/30/09 03:01 PM
Lancaster First-Time Homebuyers Seminar
Thursday Feb. 26, 2009 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Coldwell Banker Lancaster PA (map)
1000 North Prince StreetLancaster, PA 17603
Interesting in owning a home in Lancaster County, PA?
Let the experienced team members of the Jeff Geoghan Realty Group share the process and options of investing (0 comments)
buyer information: How to Improve Your Credit Score - 12/01/08 02:39 PM
Years ago you could get a loan from a local banker who knew you personally. Your reputation and your relationship with your lender were often enough to get your loan approved. Nowadays, your credit score is the factor that determines whether or not you can get credit.
Improving your credit score (11 comments)
buyer information: How Do I Buy a HUD Repossessed Home in Lancaster County PA? - 08/06/08 03:32 PM
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insures mortgage lenders who make FHA loans. The FHA is part of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
What happens when a homeowner defaults on an FHA mortgage? The home, after going through a foreclosure procedure, reverts to HUD, where it will eventually be resold.
How do (9 comments)
buyer information: We're 100,000 Real Estate Blogging Professionals Strong! - 07/26/08 11:40 AM
Imagine a place where you could go daily to find the finest, most up-to-date real estate opinions and information. A place where 100,000 of the best, most knowledgeable REALTORS, mortgage lenders, home stagers, virtual assistants, home inspectors, appraisers, title agents and more, share FREELY of their advice and secrets.
Of course, you (8 comments)
buyer information: Lancaster County PA Housing Market Report 7-13-08 - 07/13/08 03:06 PM
The figured compiled by the Lancaster County Association of REALTORS show a mixed picture for the local housing market. On one hand, for the month of May, 2008, only 462 homes settled, down 13% from the 531 homes which sold in the same month of 2007.
On the other hand, the (4 comments)
buyer information: Senate Passes Housing Stimulus Bill - 07/12/08 07:38 PM
Friday, July 11, 2008: The U.S. Senate passed a housing stimulus bill today. Among other things the bill increases the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which supports building affordable rental housing for low income families.
The bill also creates a new regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while at the (8 comments)
buyer information: "Dear Brian, Thanks For Your Great Service, BUT..." - 07/03/08 07:01 PM
It makes me think of the old "Peanuts" comic strip where Lucy tells Charley Brown to kick the football. then pulls it away at the last second, causing poor Charley Brown to kick nothing but air and fall on his back!
We spend weeks or months showing properties to a prospective (79 comments)
buyer information: Should I Sign a Buyer Agency Agreement? - 07/03/08 02:53 PM
If you are a real estate buyer in Pennsylvania, eventually you will probably come face to face with a REALTOR. You may be confused by the papers that are put in front of you and that you are asked to sign.
Many buyers that I speak with have been to see (8 comments)
buyer information: Sellers - Disclose Everything! - 06/24/08 06:11 PM
In Pennsylvania there is a Seller Disclosure law that requires sellers to provide prospective buyers with fairly extensive information about the home they are selling. Among the types of information required:
How long you have owned the properrty
Whether you live in the property
Whether pets have lived in the property (7 comments)
buyer information: Is Carpeting Investment Properties a Good Idea? - 06/03/08 09:56 AM
Is carpeting your investment properties a good idea? There really isn't one answer that covers all situations. There's no question, though, that tenant abuse and damage to carpets exceeds all other costs to landlords, and is a major factor in whether landlords realize a profit or a loss over the years. (10 comments)
buyer information: Serving as "Dutch Uncle" for First Time Home Buyers - 06/02/08 07:54 PM
Years ago when I was a young sales engineer for an energy corporation, there was an older engineer who had a great "bedside manner" with both our corporate customers and the newer sales people. When problems arose, he would come out from the regional office to our areas, and counsel us as to (6 comments)
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