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Chicago Home Buzz Market Report
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Pending home sales rebounded by 5.3% in June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), against expectations that the index would fall by 1.0%. The bounce is better than the most optimistic forecasts and follows a downwardly revised 4.9% drop in the prior month.
I generally believe that Real Estate has become one of the most highly sought after conversational topics within social settings. Everywhere I go different people seem to want to talk about the same things:
Market Recap - Week of August 4'th
Yesterday's housing bill is today's housing law. Among the highlights, first-time home buyers will receive a tax credit of 10% of the purchase price of their home, up to $7,500. If you are wondering how Congress defines a first-time home buyer, it's someone who … (0 comments)
I am fortunate in that I get to Coach a number of my agents with weekly accountability sessions. One of the ladies that I coach is brand new in the business and is doing everything that we suggest. She's been in the business less than 90 days and at our company … (3 comments)
Estimated rates for the week of August 4, 2008
OK, here is a bit of a double negative: There is a definite trend of increasing inventory decreasing for the last 4 months on Austin's west side. In Steiner Ranch there is a definite trend of decreasing sales increasing for the past 3 months. We knew that new home inventory would … (1 comments)
By: David N. Slavin, ABR,SRES www.SellMyHouseDave.com www.FortBendHomeFinder.com
With preliminary numbers of residential units sold for July 2008 in from the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS (CTAR), it appears we may have hit or are within months of the bottom of the current housing market slump.
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I am sure it has here at Lake Tulloch. We have twice as many escrows than properties that have sold so far this year. YAHOO.....That is great news. I would love to hear your comments about how the market is doing where you live or work. I think I will … (3 comments)
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There has been some discussion on a forum that I frequest about house prices needing to come down on the Crystal Coast.
Unavoidably these past few days I have been subjected to the media's announcement that it is cheaper to rent than to buy in many areas of the country. 
There is no debate that the Real Estate market took off after 9/11. We were at a very rough cross roads in our history and I guess anything could have happened. One way or the other we, as a country got motivated and there are too many factors to get into … (2 comments)
I have only been in real estate to know what a down market is. The broker I started with lost my real estate application to send to the DRE for three months, so I ended up missing the end of the Great Central Valley Seller's Market. I can't wait for the market … (10 comments)
According to a mutal Rain colleague, Chase eliminated the non-conforming jumbo's. This stinks! The Hampton Roads area of Virginia is where Virginia Beach is. We have many waterways...the Atlantic, Chesapeake Bay, James River, York River, Elizabeth River, Nansemond River and so on! We have water everywhere. My point is, we have … (0 comments)
I never thought I would hear; I turned down 3 listings today! What would you have done? 
Home sales in Green, Ohio are showing a slight recovery over the trend for the past year. Sales increased steadily during the first three quarters of 2007 but dropped to an all time low in the fourth quarter. The first quarter of 2008 began to show a slight recovery while the … (7 comments)
Recently, I have seen several (over ten) articles come out saying that the Las Vegas real estate market had the biggest one-month drop in the nation. The reports said the drop was 29 percent in the month of May 2008.
Last night we had a graduation ceremony for our latest graduates in our Journey to Mastery! 6 agents total. Some with experience and some brand spanking new!
There are many factors that affect how you'll price your home when you're ready to sell. In spite of market conditions, interest rates, and so on, every transaction is unique. You should seek the assistance of an agent and prepare yourself and your home well in advance of placing the For … (0 comments)
How do the first two quarters of 2008 compare to the same time period in 2007? Here is a look at the numbers.
Houston, we don't have a housing problem.
Sorting and Deciding What to Sell
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I want to find our from all the realtors friends around active rain community what is going on in your home commiunty markets.
Thanks to all of my friends on active rain who have sent me get well cards. I was NOT sick. I was dealing with the seller from hell! I am not afraid to tell you who this seller was either, the seller was.........me!
As a Realtor in the San Diego area, I have seen the rise and fall of this huge real estate tidal wave. When you look at the curve of median home prices in Central San Diego (Bay Park, Clairemont, UTC, Mira Mesa, etc.) from 2004 to 2008, it is shaped like a big … (11 comments)
We've all walked through a Home where Smoke & Pet Odors, Rancid Hampers, Musty Carpet, and even some cooking smells have extremely limited our stay. Once you get it in your head that nothing's crawling on you, You start feeling like you need a bath and become so distracted, it's hard to keep up … (7 comments)
Today's market would be perfect for buyers if it were only a bit easier to get a mortgage. There are more empty homes now than at any other time in U.S. history; according the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation's empty homes rose to a record 18.6 million in the first quarter … (0 comments)
This article was originally posted at DothanHomeSearch.com
The number of homes for sale in and around Dothan fell back last month from the all-time high in May. As of July 1, there were 954 single family homes on the market. However, if you read yesterday’s real estate market update, you know … (0 comments)
You have probably all heard about the volcano that is going off on the big island, and many of you have heard about the VOG. All kinds of rumors going around - so I wanted to give you some straight facts.
OK, Here we go again. We should all know the reason for the slowdown in the market by now, the sub prime mortgage market crisis. Let's work together to see if we can do something to speed the market back up, before we end up like some other markets back east. We … (3 comments)
I don't know about you but I am so tired of opening the paper only to read how the housing market is on the decline. Haven't we heard this for the last two years? I opened the paper last week only to read splashed across the headlines that the market will … (0 comments)
The Saint Louis Real Estate Market this week is showing less active listings than the previous couple of weeks. We are still seeing homes selling, as our pending ratio has remained consistent. We are showing an increase in the pending ratio this week, however this is only due to less acive listings and … (0 comments)
What do you think the real estate market will do after the election in November? If Obama wins? If McCain wins? I can turn on the television and hear from the talking heads exactly what the outcome will be and how it will affect us. I can hear that in two … (6 comments)
Are you one of those buyers that keeps waiting for interest rates to drop and housing prices to plumbit? Do you keep listening to the media's "gloom and doom" about the real estate market, and think that this is the truth in ALL markets? I'm sorry to tell you that … (0 comments)
Real Estate has proven to be one of the safest and most profitable types of investments available of the past 50 years. Records statistically show long periods of steady growth With brief re-adjustment periods throughout.
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn." ~Author Unknown
Its a beautiful morning - that is the song running through my head. I have no prospects to work with, I am actively thinking of leaving real estate altogther and still.... Its a beautiful morning. 
I did a quick of some public records for home sales and foreclosure numbers for Cobb County, Georgia.
I am listing an incredible lot just under an acre in Queen Creek AZ. The land is located in breath taking Orchard Ranch! The whole neighborhood is almost completely developed with gorgeous 3000-5000 sqft custom homes. All the utilities are already on this property, and there are completed homes on the West and … (3 comments)
i have heard so much whinning from agents in the last few months. If you listened to them, it is Chicken Little all over again. Is it harder than it was last year ......yes. But, compared to the rest of the US, our market is amazing. I have been showing property … (4 comments)
Real estate pioneer calls the bottom of the market and expects home sales to begin showing modest, steady increases
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St. Charles County, MO July 15, 2008 - July 21, 2008 Residential Homes Sales Report:
When I am meeting with a potential customer, vendor, or partner, one of our primary goals is to mutually qualify the arrangement. It saves us all time and leads to a very high success rate!
"Susan, how are you holding up?" asked one of my past clients when she ran into me at the nail salon. "I'm great. What are you talking about?" I queried back. She went on to talk about the gloomy real estate market and said, "Surely you're not selling houses right now." … (0 comments)
In answer to this question, one appraiser I recently spoke with jokingly said, "How about a dart board?" Seriously, though, a lot of people are ready for a dart board. Since the mortgage crisis began last August, every lender in the good ole US of A is sweating bullets over home … (0 comments)
I had two properties that went into major multiple offers this weekend. I felt like I was back in the 1980's but I didn't get excited and here's why. When I reviewed the offers, there were stipulations that I had to have an approval letter pending only an appraisal, title, survey, … (3 comments)
It has been a rough Monday for the mortgage market. A big wholesaler has just dropped out of the market. Wachovia has suspended all wholesale operations. This is another big lender to pack up shop and will have a big effect on mortgage brokers and the market. I know a few … (8 comments)
Another modest improvement for Single Family home sales in Ada County for the month of June continues our string of higher sales numbers. There were a total of 535 SF properties sold during the month. Last year there were 710 sales for June. The bright spot of that comparison comes while … (0 comments)
The market is picking up.
There is
the classic question pair:
The market was full and teaming with locals this morning. And as I found out today, I didn’t get there early enough!!
From time to time, I will use my blog to offer up answers to questions that are typically found on an FAQ. This allows me to go into a little more detailed explanation as opposed to the abbreviated for space version. Today, I'll answer a frequent question Realtors are getting in … (0 comments)
Well the numbers are out for June 2008! Although the market appears to still be declining there are some bright spots to report. Most importantly the inventory in the condo market has been decreasing since April and at the present time we have 1,560 condominiums for sale on the beach as … (0 comments)
Some may know who Sir John Templeton was. Most will not who he is. But for the many that don't know who he was, he was one of the world's greatest financial investors. He was a man that in bleak times, he saw opportunity for growth. During the Great Depression, when … (1 comments)
As we look at the mid-year activity in the outlying areas in Park City, we see a 50% decrease in activity but prices have increased. The area in discussion is everything past the White Barn except Jeremy and Pinebrook....so it covers Promontory, Glenwild, Old Ranch Rd, Canyons, Bear Hollow, Redstone, Tuhaye, … (0 comments)
Good morning everyone. This has happened to me twice this past week. I was putting out open house signs in my neighborhood when a lady stopped to put our her signs for her open house. She told me she was selling it herself and in the course of our conversation she … (6 comments)