Roundabouts, Around About Issaquah - 01/16/10 02:24 AM
I love roundabouts.  I think they are good public policy.  I especially like the ones around here in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon.
 
Here is a lot of fun.  Here is a little insight.  Here is a Dan's great blog post on Roundabouts.
The first video is funny.
The second is great instruction.  You WILL learn how to get round about a roundabout.
 
 
 
 
 
Via Dan Tabit (Northstone Real Estate Inc.):
Roundabouts, Around About Issaquah
The new Roundabout is open in Issaquah at the intersection of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and SE 43rd Street.  It's a bit different from the single … (9 comments)

Who CANNOT Claim the $8000 and $6500 Federal Income Tax Credits -- Notes from the Instructions for the newly published IRS Form 5405 - 01/16/10 12:55 AM
Who Cannot Claim the Credits This is one of a series of posts
on the extended
Federal Income Tax Credit for First-Time Buyers ($8000)
and the newer
Federal Income Tax Credit for Long-Time Residents ($6500)
based on the newly published instructions for the new
Federal Form 5405.
 
You cannot claim either credit if any of the following apply:
1. The purchase price of the home is more than $800,000.
This rule applies to homes purchased after November 6, 2009. 2. Your modified adjusted gross income is:
a. $95,000 or more ($170,000 or more if married filing jointly) … (7 comments)

FINALLY! The IRS is (NOW, TODAY, FOR REAL) ready for your clients to file for their $8000 or $6500 FEDERAL INCOME TAX CREDIT for purchases made after November 6, 2009. - 01/15/10 12:24 PM
HEAR YE!  HEAR YE! The Internal Revenue Service has just published (at long last) the newly revised (and more complicated) Federal Tax Form 5405 which will be used by individuals claiming the $8000 Tax Credit for First-Time Buyers and the $6500 Tax Credit for Long-Time Residents for purchases made after November 6, 2009 (when the extension of the old and the creation of the new was signed into law). Here are the links to the IRS website: For the new Form 5405 For the Form 5405 Instructions Please note:  This form will also by used to repay the credit if you … (2 comments)

Short Sales- HAFA Guidelines and The TEN Day Dream Short Sale - 01/14/10 01:57 AM
This is the third of a series on the impact of the new HAFA guidelines on Short Sales around the US.
The continuing series is being written by Katerina Gasset of Florida -- a great agent with endless experience with short sales.
Not everything in this series applies in Oregon, but this is great information.
Via Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.):
Short Sales- HAFA explained- this is the third part in our series on analyzing the HAFA guidelines. 
Today I started getting links and calls from Real estate agents around the county and even … (0 comments)

Short Sales and HAFA- Defining The Details For Real Estate Agents and Homeowners - 01/14/10 01:56 AM
This is the second of a series on the impact of the new HAFA guidelines on Short Sales around the US.
The continuing series is being written by Katerina Gasset of Florida -- a great agent with endless experience with short sales.
Not everything in this series applies in Oregon, but this is great information.
Via Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.):
HAFA- Defining The Details- Part II Since I wrote the post, Let's Get To The Truth About HAFA- The New Short Sale Guidelines- there have been more questions raised. Like I said in … (0 comments)

Let's Get To The Truth About HAFA- The New Short Sales Guidelines- Rumors VS Facts - 01/14/10 01:55 AM
 
This is the first of a series on the impact of the new HAFA guidelines on Short Sales around the US.
The continuing series is being written by Katerina Gasset of Florida -- a great agent with endless experience with short sales.
Not everything in this series applies in Oregon, but this is great information.
 
 
 
Via Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.):
Let's Get To The Truth About HAFA- The New Short Sale Guidelines Active Rain and the internet has seen a surge in posts and articles written by agents … (0 comments)

Would you build here? Wordless Wednesday - 01/14/10 01:44 AM
Would you build on sand?  Only for the fun of it.
 
Solid rock is better.
 
Dan makes a great point of an old Biblical teaching.
 
Via Dan Tabit (Northstone Real Estate Inc.):
Would you build here?  Wordless Wednesday. 

There is an old story about building on solid ground and not on the sand.  Ground like this will not support very much and a solid house requires a firm footing and foundation.  A firm foundation includes solid representation from your agent and your lender.  If you wouldn't build on such a site, why consider less than solid assistance and guidance … (4 comments)

Has Housing Reached A Turning Point Or A Point Of No Return? - 01/13/10 01:58 AM
John bills himself as a Housing Guru.
 
Guru?  Maybe.  A philosopher with sound thinking?  Certainly.
 
Take a read:
 
 
Via John Mulkey, Housing Guru (TheHousingGuru.com):
While the pundits and politicians discuss the housing crisis and the various ways to effect a recovery, the question to consider is: Has housing reached a turning point or a point of no return? It appears that housing is unlikely to return to its most recent glory days. But that’s not necessarily a negative interpretation; it just means that the housing market of the future will look dramatically different from that of the past decade.
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WE'RE ALL STILL WAITING....for the IRS to publish a new Form 5405 for claiming the $8000 or $6500 tax credits - 01/12/10 02:42 PM
If you've looked on line lately to see if the Internal Revenue Service has gotten around to publishing a new Form 5405 so your clients can file for their First Time or Move - On Home-buyer Tax Credits for purchases that closed after November 6 , 2009, you know they haven't.
It you go there you'll STILL see this notice:
 
Information regarding the 2008 Form 5405
First-Time Homebuyer Credit
Changes have been made to the first-time homebuyer credit by Public Law111-92, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009,which was enacted on November 6, 2009.
As a result, this … (0 comments)

7 Things You NEED to Know About the $6500 Tax Credit! - 01/10/10 10:28 PM
This explanation of the new $6500 fully-refundable federal income tax credit for MOVE-UP-OR-DOWN Home-buyers is very well written.
 
 
 
 
 
Via Jamie Carroll ~ S&B Real Estate Team ~ Vancouver, WA ~ Clark County (Keller Williams Premier Partners):
Several months ago Congress approved a $6500 tax credit for homebuyers aimed at so-called "move up" buyers. Though it's been law since November, there are still a lot of questions and mis-information floating around. Here are a few things you should know about taking advantage of the tax credit:
To qualify, you must have owned and lived in your current home for … (7 comments)

Our goal is to reach 3000 registered attendees to VirtualReBarcamp.com! - 01/03/10 01:36 AM
Gosh, I hate being caught in the dust of the herd.
 
I wasn't going to attend this on-line event...until Melina Tomson told me coming in my  sweats would be okay.
Via Real Estate Tomato (Real Estate Tomato):
Our goal is to reach 3000 registered attendees to VirtualReBarcamp.com!
The event is free being presented by 28 of the top minds in RE technology and social networking. Currently we have 1500+ registered attendee.  To reach our goal we need your help.  Fortunately, we have a ringer in our pocket: The generosity of ListingMoves.com.  ListingMoves.com is going to be running  a contest for everyone that helps … (2 comments)

This is a chart of the point totals achieved over the last few months by the TOP (page one) OREGON bloggers here on ActiveRAIN. It's a real in-group post -- strictly of interest to members. - 01/01/10 09:07 PM
This is a chart of the point totals achieved over the last few months by  the TOP (page one) OREGON bloggers here on ActiveRAIN. It's a real in-group post -- strictly of interest to Members. It is instructive on where we have all been.  It is not necessarily indicative of future performance.  (Your investment of blogging effort could be subject to a loss of capital...if you fall silent.)
 
 
 

 

The chart has one big omission:   His name is TODD CLARK. He is number one for points in Oregon.  Todd is so far ahead of the … (23 comments)

Home Sales by Type - Regular Sales, Short Sales, Bank-Owned Sales - COBURG - HARRISBURG - I-5 RMLS Market Area, Lane and Linn Counties, OR - November, 2009 - Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET - 01/01/10 07:48 PM
Here is the break down for single family home sales for
November, 2009
in LANE and LINN COUNTIES, OR's
 
COBURG - HARRISBURG - I-5
 (RMLS Market Area)
 
(SHOWN BY type of sale:  REGULAR SALE, SHORT SALE, or BANK-OWNED SALE)
 
 5 Single Family Homes sold in November:

 
Short Sales:                                                            Bank Owned Sales:
856 N. 7TH ST           $170,000                  1020 Diamond Hill RD        $166,865
                                        … (0 comments)

Home Sales by Type - Regular Sales, Short Sales, Bank-Owned Sales - RIVER ROAD RMLS Market Area, Eugene, OR - November, 2009 - Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET - 01/01/10 06:55 PM
Here is the break down for single family home sales for
November, 2009
in EUGENE, OR's
 
RIVER ROAD
 (RMLS Market Area)
 
(SHOWN BY type of sale:  REGULAR SALE, SHORT SALE, or BANK-OWNED SALE)
 
 8 Single Family Homes sold in November:
 
 
Short Sales:                                                            Bank Owned Sales:
                                                                  1363 David AV        $149,000                           
 
 
 
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Jim Hale Principal Broker Graduate, REALTOR … (0 comments)

Home Sales by Type - Regular Sales, Short Sales, Bank-Owned Sales - SANTA CLARA RMLS Market Area, Eugene, OR - November, 2009 - Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET - 01/01/10 05:43 PM
Here is the break down for single family home sales for
November, 2009
in EUGENE, OR's
 
SANTA CLARA
 (RMLS Market Area)
 
(SHOWN BY type of sale:  REGULAR SALE, SHORT SALE, or BANK-OWNED SALE)
 
 24 Single Family Homes sold in November:
 

 
Short Sales:                                                            Bank Owned Sales:
                                                                  1097 Sanborn AV        $141,000                           
 
And here, for reference, is:
October, 2009
 33 … (0 comments)

Home Sales by Type - Regular Sales, Short Sales, Bank-Owned Sales - NORTH GILHAM RMLS Area, Eugene, OR - November, 2009 - Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET - 01/01/10 04:31 PM
Here is the break down for single family home sales for
November, 2009
in EUGENE, OR's
 
NORTH GILHAM
 (RMLS Market Area)
 
(SHOWN BY type of sale:  REGULAR SALE, SHORT SALE, or BANK-OWNED SALE)
 
 5 Single Family Homes sold in November:
 

Short Sales:                                                            Bank Owned Sales:
2647 Valley Forge DR     $425,000                            
 
 
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