market: Confidence in Economy and Home Values Increasing - 05/15/12 09:08 AM
Both the expectation for home prices and the percentage of those who think the U.S. economy is on the right path reached record highs in Fannie Mae’s April 2012 National Housing Survey.
Americans continue to expect home prices to go up, with the projection averaging 1.3 percent over the next 12 months, the highest value recorded.
At 71 percent, a high percentage of Americans still say it is a good time to buy while the percentage who said it is a good time to sell was 15 percent, a 1 point increase from March.
“Overall, consumer views of housing market conditions have become … (1 comments)
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market: The new Facebook Timeline for business pages - 03/06/12 08:49 AM
Today Team Carlos has officially made the switch on our Facebook page!
I am excited to explore the new changes to our business page and to fill it with great content. While researching things about this change, I came across a couple of articles I thought may be very helpful to someone implementing Timeline into their Facebook page.
First let me say how HAPPY I am for the ability to create an awesome cover photo! With the new Facebook Timeline for pages you can customize or upload your own image to the "cover" and it will show up at the top … (0 comments)
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market: Wishing the short sale process was faster and that less foreclosures occurred? Hope this proposed bill passes! - 02/23/12 08:52 AM
To avoid losing homes to foreclosure due to long response times for short sale transactions, three senators introduced legislation to speed up the short sale process.
Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) proposed the bill addressing the issue of short sales timelines on February 17. A short sale is a real estate transaction where the homeowner sells the property for less than the unpaid balance with the lender’s approval.
“There are neighborhoods across the country full of empty homes and underwater owners that have legitimate offers, but unresponsive banks,” said Murkowski. “What we have here … (1 comments)
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market: To Pin or not to Pin - Have you joined Pinterest yet? - 02/21/12 08:45 AM
How many of you Realtors have a Pinterest account you actively use for marketing? We at Team Carlos have been contemplating on whether or not there would be any advantages to becoming a "Pinner" of things dealing with Real Estate. To my knowledge, this is a simple website that allows you to find neat images and "pin" them to a board you create. A lot of people have recipe boards and save delicious recipes there so they may later go back and take a peak at a fun new recipe to try!
Pinterest in my eyes seems to be more … (1 comments)
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market: Six great tips for selling in today's market! - 02/14/12 10:18 AM
Have you been waiting for the perfect time to sell your home? If you've finally chosen to take the plunge and sell your house this article has some awesome information!
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market: What Happens When You Walk Away From Your Home? - 01/31/12 12:20 PM
By Chris Taylor | Reuters
It was just last summer that Charlotte Perkins made the hardest decision of her life as she and her husband Jim were caught in the vise of the housing bust.Wanting to downsize their lives as they headed toward retirement, they bought a new house inMesa, Arizona, before they sold the old one, also in Mesa. Their previous home had been appraised at nearly $400,000 at the height of the market, but as the housing crisis ravaged Arizona, they were told they'd be lucky to get $200,000 for it.They were carrying a loan of $260,000 on their original home alone, meaning they … (1 comments)
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market: Housing May Turn the Corner in 2012: CoreLogic - 01/26/12 01:01 PM
CoreLogic’s chief economist Mark Fleming says housing statistics and the duration of the downturn to date indicate 2012 may be the year the housing market begins to turn the corner.
In the first release of CoreLogic’s new MarketPulse newsletter Wednesday, Fleming explained his rationale for such an assessment.
He notes that housing is an industry with long business cycles. Regional housing recessions have typically taken anywhere from three to five years to find their bottom, and Fleming says the national housing recession has behaved similarly in that it has bounced along a bottom for the past two years.
Fleming points out that housing … (1 comments)
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market: Social Media tips! - 01/24/12 11:42 AM
2011 was a big year for social media. The “Big Three,” Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn got bigger. Hundreds, maybe thousands of other social networks flourished. One would be hard-pressed to make the case that social media is still just a fad. Instead, it’s become clear social media is here to stay. It has fundamentally changed the way we do business and the way we document our everyday lives. One in every nine people on Earth are on Facebook and people spend over 700 billion minutes a month sharing photos and status updates. As 2011 comes to a close, I thought I’d … (0 comments)
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market: Affordable townhome for sale near FSU and FAMU! 2111 S Meridian St in Tallahassee, FL. - 01/12/12 04:03 PM
2111 S Meridian StTallahassee, FL 32301
2/1.5 Townhome with completely separate 1/1 with complete Kitchen. Almost 2300 square feet! Great location, close to Universities and near the historic district. Newer A/C and water heater. Great fenced in back yard.
To view all of our listings, please check out our website!
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market: Team Carlos New Listing! 10359 Roger Hamlin - 12/20/11 02:21 PM
Adorable 3/2 mobile home on an acre of land! Large walk in closet in Master, Master Bath has a garden tub. Kitchen has an island, 8X10 storage shed in the spacious backyard. Perfect for the first time home buyer or someone who enjoys quiet living!
http://teamcarlos.kwrealty.com/
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market: Google Currents - 12/15/11 01:04 PM
I am very excited about Google's new service - Google Currents!
Read more about Google Currents here
After reading the above article, I have now downloaded Google Currents to my Android mobile phone and set up my own "magazine" with my YouTube channel and Twitter! You can incorporate your blog and a plethora of other things. My hopes are that someone using Google Currents can search for my local market's name and Real Estate and that our publication will be there for their viewing pleasure. The app is very simple, sophisticated and beautiful when viewing it on my phone. This app … (2 comments)
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market: New Listing - 2882 Royal Palm Way - Video! - 12/14/11 11:25 AM
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market: Team Carlos New Listing! 2882 Royal Palm Way (Sawgrass Plantation) - 12/13/11 12:27 PM
Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you have a fantastic week and are almost ready for the Holidays!
Team Carlos has a new listing located at 2882 Royal Palm Way in Tallahassee, Florida! This beautiful home is located in the cute neighborhood, Sawgrass Plantation.
This is a one story townhome with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a one car garage. It features tile floors, an open floor plan with an exterior wooded view (not looking at the building next door), large wood deck overlooking large backyard. The home is clean as a whistle. One car garage has pull down stair to attic … (0 comments)
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market: The number of FSBO decline due to more sellers turning to Real Estate Agents - 12/13/11 11:18 AM
The times have changed and now a majority of sellers are relying on Real Estate agents to help sell their home. Real Estate agents have the expertise and experience and are sure to make the process as easy and quick as possible - old methods seem to be going out the door.
From 1991 to 2011 the percentage of sellers using an agent to sell their home rose from 77% to 87%!
During the same time period, the number of sellers who sold their homes as an FSBO decreased from 19% to 10%. Sellers feel that Real Estate professionals can help … (5 comments)
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market: Barclays analyst sees housing rebound coming in 2012 - 12/08/11 01:40 PM
Monday, December 5th, 2011, 11:34 am
Barclays Capital (BCS: 11.28 -6.23%) analyst Stephen Kim predicts a housing recovery buoyed by improving jobs numbers and the fact prices for nondistressed homes will have stabilized without government support.
"In the absence of a government homebuyer incentives, prices for non-distressed home sales have stabilized for almost a year," Kim said. "This is the most important trend in the housing industry right now, and we are amazed at how little attention it has been getting from the media and the street. This stability on the part of nondistressed prices has occurred despite a very high share … (0 comments)
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market: New Listing - 2633 Fenwood Ct - Video! - 12/06/11 03:53 PM
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market: Team Carlos New Listing! 2633 Fenwood Ct - 12/06/11 03:27 PM
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market: What is your favorite Internet Browser? - 12/01/11 12:21 PM
Google Chrome is taking over!
What internet browser do all of you use the most? Why do you choose that one?
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market: To Rent or Buy - That is the Question - 12/01/11 11:35 AM
Recently I wrote about Renting vs Buying - I came across this article today and it includes some very interesting information. For a good read, check out: Own vs Rent
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market: Facebook could be valued at 100 BILLION! - 12/01/11 11:27 AM
Facebook is exploring an IPO - initial public offering - that may raise the value of Facebook to over $100 billion.
Read more about it here!
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