buyers: Tis the Season to get a Tax Credit! - 11/11/09 10:07 AM
On November 6th, 2009, President Obama signed, into law, legislation extending and expanding the Homebuyer Tax Credit. What does this mean for "First Time Home Buyers"? What does this mean for "Move Up" Buyers? Let's see, shall we:
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Unintended consequences are outcomes that are not (or not limited to) the results originally intended in a particular situation. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen, but they should be the logical or likely results of the action. For … (0 comments)
buyers: Who wants to have some fun? - 06/04/09 01:35 PM
I originally recorded this video last week, after reading Matthew Ferrara's post Points of Perception. In his post, Matthew proposes that the reason today's home-buyers are still sitting on the proverbial fence, despite; abundant inventory, lower home prices and historically low mortgage rates; may be because the "process" of buying a … (4 comments)
buyers: Get Off The Fence in Toms River, NJ - 05/27/09 10:25 PM
Riddle me this Batman; if the lowest home prices and mortgage rates in years, combined with an abundance of homes to choose from, make this the BEST time in recent history to purchase a home, why are so many buyers still sitting on the fence?
Well, while I can't speak for … (0 comments)
buyers: How many were REO's and Short Sales? - 02/11/09 06:24 PM
My good friend and colleague, Charles Swope, asked me this very question after reading my post, http://activerain.com/blogsview/914699/Toms-River-NJ-Monthly-Market-Report-January-2009.
So, I did the very research Charles had inquired about and here are the results:
9 Single Homes CLOSED in Toms River, between $200,000 & $249,999, in January '09
3 of those 9 were … (0 comments)
buyers: 2008 Year End Report for Toms River, NJ - 01/02/09 01:14 PM
The best thing that could be said about 2008 Real Estate in Toms River, NJ; "It's OVER!"
Looking at the numbers (2008 compared to 2007):
SALES of "Single Family Homes" in Toms River, were DOWN almost 15%
The Average Listing Price for a "Single Family Home" was DOWN about 6.5%
The Average Sales … (0 comments)
buyers: My Blackberry Has Been Buzzing All Afternoon! - 11/25/08 03:51 PM
It's 4pm(EST) and I have received no less than 3 e-mails alerting me to the Fed's decision to purchase X amount of mortgage backed securities and the subsequent effect this announcement has had on interest rates. Isn't technology wonderful? In order to verify this information, I went to Inman News and … (3 comments)
buyers: Riddle Me This, Batman... - 11/12/08 10:31 AM
Within the last 2 weeks, I have been questioned by a couple of our better Listing Agents as to why our company does not list RENTALS. Apparently, there are a significant number of unsuccessful sellers in the Toms River, NJ, market that would like the "option" to rent their home if … (4 comments)
buyers: I Want My Cake And Eat It Too! - 10/01/08 04:45 PM
"I don't want a "starter" home! I want the home I grew up in. I don't want to do any work and I'm only going to pay this much for it." --Today's First Time Homebuyer
"Yes, I'm aware it's no longer a Seller's Market but I'm not going to give … (3 comments)
buyers: Monthly Market Report for Toms River, New Jersey: - 06/03/08 03:18 PM
Sales and Inventory History for the month of May, 2008, Single Family Homes in Toms River:
As we can see, the Toms River Market appears to be stabilizing; signaling the formation of a "bottom" and positioning itself for the eventual and inevitable "recovery" cycle. Prices may continue to decline in the next few … (0 comments)
buyers: "Lowball Offers on the Rise" - 03/21/08 01:44 PM
That was the headline of the lead article of the real estate section of Sunday's New York Times; Lowball Offers on the Rise I remember discussing a similar article from MONEYmagazine about a year ago. That author reported that some buyers were basing their initial offers at 15% below asking price and making … (7 comments)
buyers: What to do on a Sunday in Ocean County with no football? - 01/26/08 04:06 PM
With a little over a week until the "Superbowl", many households across America are trying to reconcile their activities for this Sunday (the break). Honey-Do lists are being re-written or, at the very least, dusted off in anticipation of 7 months of football-free Sundays. Why not get a head-start on the … (0 comments)
buyers: "We Shall Overcome..." - 01/21/08 05:14 PM
I thought in observance of MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, just how profound these words have become: If we look back over the last 40 years, or most of my lifetime, we've come quite a long way. Most of us have never known segregation. We have African-American and Female Presidential Candidates. Hell, the Berlin … (4 comments)
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On November 6th, 2009, President Obama signed, into law, legislation extending and expanding the Homebuyer Tax Credit. What does this mean for "First Time Home Buyers"? What does this mean for "Move Up" Buyers? Let's see, shall we:
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