Blog entries tagged with "good time to buy":


good time to buy: San Francisco Real Estate Stats--March This Year vs. Last Year - 04/26/08 07:45 PM
I just got an email from my title company rep and wanted to share some of my ponderings on this with you.
 First of all, San Francisco is a very diverse market and very much a neighborhood-by-neighborhood market. The info I have is by districts which is still very general. We only … (0 comments)

good time to buy: Real Estate is on Sale - 04/23/08 01:30 PM
I attended a conference last week and found some of the comments shared there to be quite compelling.  The best comment I have heard regarding the current real estate market was made by Terry Watson, one of the funniest speakers I have ever heard.  He made a great point saying that … (0 comments)

good time to buy: It's really a good market! - 04/20/08 08:07 AM
Are you thinking of buying?  Are you trying to time it so that you hit the bottom of the market?  This market is ripe for buyers.  Yes money is tight but, there are still lots of programs out there for buyers. You just have to know who to call to find them!  Call … (0 comments)

good time to buy: You Can't Believe Everything You Hear: Now Is A Great Time To Buy A Home - 04/04/08 11:53 AM
 
     Recently all of the negative media attention about the "mortgage meltdown" has many buyers second guessing their pursuit of homeownership.  When actually, if you are thinking of buying a primary or even a secondary home and can afford it, now is a great time to buy. Mortgage rates remain very … (0 comments)

good time to buy: Rates are low, inventory is high...now is a good time to buy - 04/03/08 11:11 PM
It's a button......Rates are low, inventory is high...now is a good time to buyToday one of my dear friends Michael (actually he is our guy when we travel to C.A.R. meetings who makes our dinner reservations, provides with flight info and rental cars....we girls are his harem!) sent me an email … (9 comments)

good time to buy: Who says it's not a good time to buy? The media of course... - 03/31/08 10:20 AM
The media is persistently at work spreading negative information about our industry, the real estate market. I read an online article entitled, "Is the time right for first-time home buyers?" in which the author suggests that now isn't a good time to buy. The article states that due to the "credit … (8 comments)

good time to buy: Guess how many people think that the time is right to buy a home in a recent nationwide survery in March? - 03/27/08 09:57 AM
In a recent survey released 77 percent of adults said it is a good time to buy given that market conditions are so favorable for a qualified buyer. Availability and variety of properties have peakedSellers are giving more and greater concessions Mortgages rates are at historic lowsWith the lapse in sales … (0 comments)

good time to buy: South Florida Real Estate Update - Prices on Properties for Sale drops - 03/24/08 04:16 PM
The good news is that homes sales increased unexpected last month on a national scale. Sales actually rose by 2.9 percent.
The bad news is that home sales in South Florida fell in both price and amount of properties sold.  Last February Broward County's sales for the month were 360, while the year before the … (0 comments)

good time to buy: It is a good time to Buy? - 03/24/08 02:07 PM
     Is it a good time to buy?  You better believe it and not only because home prices are flat or because sellers are willing to negotiate but because no one can predict what the mortgage market will look like "later". Now is full of knowns where later is full of … (3 comments)

good time to buy: Why it's a Good Time to Buy. - 03/07/08 11:23 AM
Why is it a good time to buy?
 It is true that home prices have fallen nationwide, and some feel prices may continue to fall over the next year.  So why is it a good time to buy?  
If you are purchasing a home to live in for the next 8 - … (0 comments)

good time to buy: Burlingame Residents This is a Good Time to Buy or Sell a Home! - 03/03/08 02:43 AM
Real Estate was the engine driving the economy, and real estate in Burlingame was no exception to this. We can't go a single day without some one telling us that this is the worst real estate market ever. Is it, really?  Yes, of course it is in many places in the … (0 comments)

good time to buy: Where are our Housing Prices Headed? - 02/23/08 05:53 PM
I just had a conversation the other day with a friend of mine asking "what do you think is going to happen to prices here on Oahu?" He said that a from all sources he's been hearing from "if Hawaii hasn't been effected yet, it will be" and that prices are … (1 comments)

good time to buy: When is a good time to buy Real Estate in Tampa?, - 01/17/08 11:26 AM
When is a good time to invest in Real Estate?By: Rae Catanese, RealtorI was speaking with a friend of mine about the Real Estate Market in the Tampa Bay Area. The conversation started by her saying "I want to buy a house this year." Since she is a friend, I wanted … (1 comments)

good time to buy: Oh the Media, and Their Pessimism - 12/06/07 11:47 AM
Today, before I opened my AOL email I noticed a headline that read "Steep Drop Predicted for Home Prices". While the market is bad I do not believe that this type of reporting is genuine. It is all speculation and predictions. And how often do these types of predictions or speculation … (4 comments)

good time to buy: I am Not Alone in NOT Believing All that I Hear & Read (& A Sad but True Story) - 11/28/07 07:34 PM
They spoke about this at our morning business meeting today and one of our local title companies had sent this to us as well. Karen Ruero, Keller Williams San Francisco Properties, gave me permission to use this. 
I find it very interesting that prominent people and publications are always giving people bad advice. Can … (3 comments)

good time to buy: Why are Buyers Still Afraid? - 11/28/07 01:56 AM
I had "coffee" (for 2 1/2 hours!) with a great new lender, Zachary Hoffman, today. We talked about everything and then talked about it all again. He thinks--and much of what I hear and read concurs--that rates will go down again.
What are the buyers waiting for??? Interest rates are low, … (2 comments)

good time to buy: POSITIVE MARKET SIGNS IN UTAH - 10/31/07 02:12 PM
i wanted to share the news that we are starting to see some positive signs in the market here already.  There are more flyers leaving our boxes, we are getting showings and properties under contract.  There seem to be more buyers around again, loans seem to be getting approved, as expected, … (0 comments)

good time to buy: Stocks are up & all is good........ - 08/11/07 05:04 AM
Do we believe this stuff?  Wall Street has been full of doom and gloom these days, but for the average investor in for the long term things are not that bad. Well tell us something we didn't know. Anytime a investor is in for the long term they are as a … (2 comments)

good time to buy: Is it still a good time to buy? - 08/04/07 09:12 PM
Is it still a good time to buy? In my opinion the answer is yes. I understand that the media has been overwhelming buyers with the negativity of the subprime market and the fact that the rates are going up. Yes rates are going up slightly and lenders guidelines have been … (3 comments)

good time to buy: Everything is heating up! - 06/24/07 05:38 PM
Yesterday the temperature in Buena Vista, Colorado hit 90 degrees.  Tyically that happens once a year...occasionally twice.  The air here at 8000 feet in the Heart of the Rockies is quite dry, so that a breeze in the 80s often feels cool.  But at this altitude, the sun is strong, so you … (1 comments)

good time to buy: It's a Good Time to Buy - 03/12/07 08:52 AM
It's true, there are a lot of people, potential home buyers, out waiting for the market to bottom out. Of course, the only way to know a market has hit bottom is to look back from the other side when it is headed back up. And, well, then they have missed … (0 comments)

 
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