real estate: Mortgage Predictions for 2012 - 01/06/12 04:03 PM
http://www.kcmblog.com/2012/01/05/mortgage-predictions-for-2012/
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real estate: KCM's 5 Real Estate Trends to Look for in 2012 - 01/05/12 05:58 PM
http://www.kcmblog.com/2012/01/03/9880-5-real-estate-trends-to-look-for-in-2012/
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real estate: 4 Predictions about 2012 Real Estate Market - 01/03/12 03:08 PM
4 predictions about 2012 real estate market | Inman News http://t.co/cRizrdK3
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real estate: Best Post of 2011: Short Sales - 12/29/11 05:16 PM
http://www.kcmblog.com/2011/12/29/best-post-of-2011-short-sales/
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real estate: Best Post of 2011: For Buyers - 12/29/11 05:13 PM
http://www.kcmblog.com/2011/12/28/best-post-of-2011-for-buyers/
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real estate: Best Post of 2011: For Sellers - 12/29/11 05:09 PM
http://www.kcmblog.com/2011/12/27/best-post-of-2011-for-sellers/
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real estate: First Quarter Trends - 04/01/11 02:56 PM
The first quarter of 2011 is over and we can now ask what's happening in the real estate marketplace and what are the new trends?
More ALL CASH transactions: In January, over 30% of all real estate transactions in California were All CASH. In 2010 27.8 % of all sales were all cash. Many investors paid all cash as did 29.2% of the buyers of the $1,000,000 and up market.
Vacation Homes Sales surged higher in a sign that the housing market is finally making a major move in a positive direction. Condo sales in Hawaii and Florida are … (0 comments)
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real estate: Vacation Home Sales Surge Higher - 03/28/11 05:49 PM
http://rismedia.com/2011-03-26/vacation-home-sales-surge-higher/
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real estate: Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity for Buyers? Donald Trump thinks so! - 03/18/11 06:24 PM
http://kcmblog.com/2011/03/18/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-for-buyers/
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real estate: The impact forclosures have on house prices - 03/17/11 02:01 PM
http://kcmblog.com/2011/03/16/the-impact-foreclosures-have-on-house-prices/#more-7481
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real estate: If prices are falling, Why are the rich buying? - 03/15/11 06:46 PM
http://kcmblog.com/2011/03/14/if-prices-are-falling-why-are-the-rich-buying/
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real estate: The 'surge' is coming! - 01/24/11 06:54 PM
http://kcmblog.com/2011/01/24/distressed-inventory-to-step-out-of-the-shadows/#more-7053
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real estate: Selling a house? Do it NOW! - Buying a house? Do it NOW! - 01/19/11 06:57 PM
http://kcmblog.com/2011/01/19/most-americans-say-it-is-a-good-time-to-buy-a-home/#more-7019
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real estate: What Happened in 2010 and Predictions for 2011. - 01/14/11 02:02 PM
2010-What happened during the year in Real Estate?
We now seem to be headed toward stability. Here are just a few of the statistics that Seven Gables CEO and Manager discussed this week at our office meeting.
For Orange County:
Active Listings were up 28.8%
Pended Sales were down .3%
Months of Inventory 4.2
Price differential listing to selling price: 4%
In the price range of $600,000 and below:
Active listings up 51%
Pended sales down 4.4%
Months of Inventory: 3.6
Price differential listing to selling price: 2%
***This shows us that in this price range, there is little … (1 comments)
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real estate: Six Reasons to List your Home During Winter - 12/10/10 02:52 PM
Fewer Showings:
While there are fewer buyers out looking and therefore fewer showings, the appointments made for your house will be by serious buyers, who are looking at homes rather than doing holiday shopping. Make sure you carefully "black out" the days that you absolutely do not want visitors, and for the rest of the time try and make your home available.
Less Competition:
Many people wait until the first of the year or even the beginning of spring to list their home. This means that you will have less competition during the winter than at any other time of … (3 comments)
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real estate: How many houses should one see before buying? - 12/03/10 04:46 PM
Hi Lesslile,
How many homes should I see before I make a decision and buy? My friend says 45.
Hello Jerry,
On, November 17, 2010, RISMEDIA published a lot of information that indirectly answers your question. Personally, I think 45 are too many although there are Realtors who disagree. The Rismedia article stated that "Five years ago, a serious buyer who was pre-approved for a mortgage loan typically spent three to four weeks looking for a home and usually visited 15-20 homes, and now many people tend to look much longer. Buyers have a hard time saying ‘yes.' One Chicago … (2 comments)
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real estate: 5 Tips to Buying a Home on Deadline and How the Tax Credit Extension Can Help - 11/24/09 02:27 PM
RISMEDIA, November 24, 2009-(MCT)-House shopping usually slows down in the winter, as people put their home searches on hold to trim the tree, buy presents to put under it and avoid the chilly weather. This winter, however, might be different, thanks to the extended-and expanded-first-time home-buyer tax credit.
"We're going to see far more interest in the fourth quarter than we generally do because of the tax credit," said Heather Fernandez, vice president of Trulia.com, a real estate search engine. Traffic surged on the site on Nov. 5, the day Congress approved the credit extension, she said.
The new law extends … (1 comments)
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real estate: What impact will the extension of the new buyers tax credit for real estate and home buyers? - 11/06/09 02:59 PM
First of all we'll have to see exactly who, other than first time buyers, will be eligible for the credit and how much credit. Some analysts think that it will not have much of an effect, but I personally believe that there will be many people who will want to take advantage of it. The present $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit goes away on December 1, 2009 and if a buyer is not already in the pipeline (loan submitted 45 days before) it is highly unlikely that a buyer will get it. The new bill extends the credit until the end … (0 comments)
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real estate: Recovery more rapid than expected--UCI prof. Vandell says - 10/20/09 12:40 PM
As far as Blame for the Economic and Real Estate Meltdown, no one walks away free. All of the above listed were a part of the problem and certainly the Federal Government for it's loose policies on home ownership is a big culprit. In addition and an important element is Basic human greed, which was left out of the equation. In reality, everyone wanted to jump on the band wagon, buy a house to have appreciation and a cash cow. People couldn't wait to buy one house, re-finance after a year, buy anohter (or a Hummer, pay for college, take a … (2 comments)
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real estate: What The Economic Stimulus Package Means to you and why Buyers should act now. - 02/20/08 12:57 PM
President Bush Wednesday signed off on the $168 billion stimulus packaged approved by Congress last week, which, in addition to tax rebates for millions of working Americans and business owners, includes a vital, but temporary increase in the conforming loan limit. The economic stimulus package will allow the Federal Housing Administration, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to offer mortgages above the current conforming loan limit of $417,000 to as much as $729,750 in high-cost areas using a formula that considers an area's median home price. The increase would only apply to loans originated between July 1, 2007 and Dec. … (1 comments)
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