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It is a roller coast visualization of home prices since 1890.
I often get the question - so what is selling - if only 13 homes sold? Most people believe that is only the bottom feeders trying to steal foreclosures - but take a close look - it is all over the board. I have to apologize also - it shows 15 homes on … (0 comments)
Cherie Vuong / Franklin Run, LLC / www.franklinrun.com / cvuong@franklinrun.com / 407-443-4507
That is the million dollar question, right? I hear so many different answers to that question everyday. From, "...we have hit bottom...", to "...we have at least 2 more years to go...". I don't claim to know the answer but I do know that no one else can either and that … (7 comments)
I recently received the following question from a home owner in Colorado Springs.
I often have clients contact me from out of the area who are moving to the South Bay and are interested in finding a home in Manhattan Beach. While most people think of Manhattan Beach as one town, the various neighborhoods are all quite a bit different, have their own pros … (0 comments)
Home buyers and sellers please visit www.SanDiegoRealtyUpdate.com for the LATEST IN LOCAL and NATIONAL REAL ESTATE NEWS.
Just released May Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 10-city index plunged 16.9 percent, its biggest decline in its 21-year history.
As an active rain member I have researched historical home price declines for statistical patterns. The last time we had www.appraisal-values.com excuse me home property values drop was in 1987, when the stock market crashed. At that time a median property value range of 10% year over year for three consecutive … (1 comments)
An ideal time to sell a home? Really? Yes really and here is why........
Saw one of the "snapshots" that USAToday includes on the lower left of the sections of their paper that applied to us here in Austin/Round Rock - it was a list of the top 5 cities with the lowest percentage of homes purchased in 2007 that are now worth less than … (1 comments)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so is value. A home or a piece of real estate is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it. Just because you purchased a home at 200K does not mean that a buyer will pay that same amount … (18 comments)
Recently, Suze Orman wrote the following in the Summer 2008 Oprah Magazine article entitled: Suze Orman, Six Money Matters to Stop Worrying about Now:
Featured Bank Repo: Anaheim 
In response to increased traffic of overseas buyers and to provide a broader marketing platform for the European property investor, Chase International has expanded its London office with the addition of Mayfair International Realty.The alliance with the United Kingdom's Mayfair International forges another link in Chase's chain of international connections which … (0 comments)
One of the factors that can affect home prices is the schools in an area and how they grade on the state and federal tests. A lot of families don't want to live in an area where the schools are known for not being the best in the area.
Consumers want to know the value of their home. They want to know what did the house sell for down the street. They want to know how much is the house listed for but they don't want to call or speak with an agent. Over 85% of the consumers are turning … (3 comments)
I received a message today that I thought would be great to share with each of you. A man goes into the realtor's office who tells him, "The problem, Mr. Smith, is all the houses in your price range were sold in 1973." Bank owned properties are moving the market value of homes … (3 comments)
I'm looking at all the properties on the market right now in my area of FL and I keep wondering when changes will come...not anytime soon.
Hello there! This is my first blog and I'm looking forward to keeping it going.
I have recently made a big career decision to step out of the managing broker job and I've jumped back into the real estate market at a time when some folks think the market is "BAD!" I won't … (5 comments)
Wow! I love this question! Such an open-ended question. "My house is worth what someone will pay for it"...nope. Won't appraise. "My house is worth what it will appraise for"....seriously...are you kidding? "My house is worth what the market analysis says it is worth."...maybe...but let's talk about the blue carpet and the … (0 comments)
28-06-08-01
This
blog
is a follow-up to my last post. As I’m NOT from Toronto and I
am spouting about
their great economy, I thought that it would be appropriate to see how
their
market really is so I went ahead and did a little research. This is
what I’ve … (0 comments)
Home prices across 20 major U.S. cities have dropped a record 15.3% in the past year and are now back to where they were in the summer of 2004, according to the Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday by Standard & Poor's. Case-Shiller is deemed one of the most reliable measures … (0 comments)
Don't you just love the selling agents that come to you with a low-ball offer, looks at you knowingly and say, "We looked up what they paid for it"
I listen to the news, I read the news, I watch the news... and some days it seems no matter how I get the news, the news echoes from media outlet to media outlet. The news item that has been echoing over the past day or so and that has me … (6 comments)
Last Week Financial Freedom announced they were discontinuing their jumbo Cash Account product. The Cash Account was the first proprietary reverse mortgage jumbo introduced as reverse mortgages became accepted into the main stream market. The reverse mortgage market is similarly affected as the forward mortgage market. Investors are few, existing lenders … (0 comments)
HARFORD COUNTY LUXURY HOME - WILLOW CHASE - JUST LISTED!
1308 Springvale Drive - MLS # HR6793413HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLANDBEL AIR (21015)
OFFERED AT $999,900
Featuring!7600+ Finished Square Footage!Bedrooms: 4Bathrooms: 3 FULL & 3 HALF
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Have you gotten tried of the negative news about the market? i know sellers are tried of hearing about how the home they love and was the best thing since sliced bread when they moved in is now not worth anything.
The Herald Tribune in Sarasota had some positive news today … (1 comments)
Can a lot of homes for sale in the same neighborhood or same street ever be a good thing??
Sometimes, Yes! Let me explain....
Earlier this morning, I was showing a client a home for sale in Paradise Valley; a wonderful and exclusive township adjacent Scottsdale.
This home was everything the … (4 comments)
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In his recent post Ben Kolkman details what the market looks like for homes over 2 million in Minneapolis. An important analysis for buyers/sellers in this market, as it's not what you'd think based on general info. Market conditions vary dramatically by location and price range. Here are a few of the unique, and important … (1 comments)
Jim Crawford blogged about the role of inflation on the real estate market. While I agree with his analysis to a great extent, I have to add that much of the increases in commodity prices we are seeing are reflective of a weak dollar... for example, gasoline prices in Europe have … (2 comments)
I stumbled onto the web site of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) today and found their House Price Calculator. This calculator takes a different approach to home values than sites like Zillow, in that it it projects what a given house purchased at a point in time would … (2 comments)
The Fayetteville, North Carolina real estate market is geared around educational choices. You do have a percentage of people that don't care and just want a home that makes them happy because they are retired, they don't have kids, or some other reason.
We have the "school of choice" system where … (0 comments)
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If you are waiting for the national news in regards to the housing market to get better, then your wait is over. Although in the news last week it was all about the 14% decline in home sales nationwide, what the media did not tell you is that the worst … (0 comments)
The latest look at the national housing market shows an unexpected improvement.
Pending home sales increased in April over March to the highest reading since October, according to the National Association of Realtors. But even with the month-to-month uptick, pending home sales remain more than 13 percent below the number reported … (1 comments)
These days having a credit card seems almost like a necessity, not so much a luxury anymore. This has caused many people to get themselves into debt. So how can you save enough money to buy a home if you're in debt?
A great way to start getting yourself out of … (0 comments)
Most Common FHA Appraisal Report Compliance Issues
Anthony Blackburn, of Apple Appraisal, Inc., in Martinez, CA responded recently to a WinTOTAL Users Group forum question about common errors with FHA appraisals. The following was his response. At the bottom of this blog post is a "bookmarked" pdf highlighting the references to … (0 comments)
Today I talk about what I have been seeing and hearing in the real estate market. There is a lot of fear about buying property because values are still dropping and yet when you look at the facts, homes are on sale, interest rates are still at historic lows and money … (1 comments)
The Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller Survey for March 2008 showed that the Charlotte Metro Statistical Area, which represents the counties of Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, Anson, and York (SC) showed a 1-Year Increase in home prices of 0.8%. I know you're thinking why pop the cork on the champagne for 0.8% … (1 comments)
If you listen to financial lore, they say you should buy when the market is down like it is today because you get more of a bargain.
Is it time to buy? More and more sellers are throwing in the towel and slashing their asking price. This could be your opportunity. … (0 comments)
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A local title agency sent us some links to real estate articles, and one of them is this article at Bankrate.com, 20 things that can alter the value of your home.
It looks like the higher-end, luxury homes in Orange County are starting to feel the same pinch that has been felling the "moderate" priced homes (or at least as moderately priced as homes get in Orange County) for some time.
According to DataQuick Information Systems, the median sales price in zip code 92260 … (2 comments)
Had a listing appointment the other day and wanted to share my experience as well as maybe get your advice or opinion.
Welcome to all City Park Residents and those who want to hear more about City Park.
For the past year I have been publishing the "City Park Newsletter" every month. Being a monthly requred that the content of the newsletter was not time sensitive.
However, this "blog" is going to make it … (0 comments)
Inventories are up, prices have eased and interest rates remain near historic lows. Clearly, it's a Buyer's Market. So, why aren't the buyers buying?
In my market, Westport, CT, activity appears to be picking up. Listings are receiving showings and anecdotal evidence indicates that agents are not lacking buyers. Yet, statistics, … (13 comments)
Wondering what's going on with the Davis, CA real estate market? Every person I know asks how things are in the Davis Real Estate Market. Let me just share some numbers taken directly from Metrolist over the past few days. 
In New York's Capital region (and Tech Valley), there is a difference of opinion about the current status of home values. Some "experts" are alarmists and enjoy claiming the headline limelights by saying home values are slipping and that the market continues to decline. I know better, and I'll share the … (0 comments)
I just read a new CNN report on line discussing the low numbers for many markets across the nation. While median prices nationally (-5.8)% and regionally (-3.2%) continued to fall, our median price has rebounded (16.1%). Danville continues to be a value in the world of real estate. When we see the … (1 comments)
Lets talk about trees for a moment, shall we? After all, I can think of no better way to celebrate Arbor Day than by praising the tree and its impact on real estate values.Here's an article I just found talking about the efforts on the part of city leaders to increase … (1 comments)
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AOL/Zogby 2008 Housing Survey Press Release 
Today's consumer is empowered with more information than ever before when they set out to buy or sell a home. Generally speaking, this is a good thing. However, I have recently seen a trend that is becoming more and more prevalent and is potentially giving consumers an unrealistic look at home … (4 comments)
Well ok maybe not, but here in Southern California seems like a lot of the news would have you believe otherwise. Yesterday the Los Angeles Times reported that prices are down, sales while up compared to February are lower than normal seasonal increases, blah,blah, blah, http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-fi-homes16apr16,1,5279643.storyWhat isn’t being talked about:Well in … (5 comments)
Hi Friends,
I came across this chart showing the history of home prices dating back to 1890. It's a shocking eye-opener to me and I wanted to post it for discussion.
Dave Gallagher is the business editor at The Bellingham Herald. He maintains a business blog for the Bellingham & Whatcom county business pulse.
A depression is either a long recession or a severe recession.Let's see if we can avoid the depression by getting back to normal!If agents can push housing prices down to levels that are fundamentally sound, and do this quickly, consumer confidence can increase. The increase in consumer confidence will in turn … (16 comments)
How you approach this declining market, sub prime lending fiasco and liquidity meltdown is the key. I can only relay what we have found here in our local market as we study recent past sale data. Do not confuse what you hear on the national news programs with what is happening … (0 comments)
It's a happy day! The National Association of Realtors announced sales of existing homes increased in February. They also indicated that home prices within metropolitan areas are more telling and that half of the metro areas in the U.S. reflect price increases. Wanting to know more about your home town? Email … (0 comments)
...if you are into this kinda stuff.
NAR did a great job with the 2008 campaigns of 'Building Wealth' and 'Home Values'...if you haven't seen them yet check out the consumer side on the new NAR website, www.housingmarketfacts.com. We recently used the NAR Ad Generator to customize the many varieties of marketing materials that NAR porvides for both of … (0 comments)
Reality isn't pleasant for many Home Owners at this time and in most locales. It is even harder for some who bought within the past 18 months, believing they were joining a wave of ever rising property values. In actuality, they were getting into the Market as it was reaching its … (3 comments)
I am terribly confused. I think I was watching HGTV and there was a commercial for NAR stating that buying a home is a good investment because home values double every ten years. I sat there aghast that they would run this particular commercial at this particular point in time. It's … (7 comments)