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The 2012 Leap Year Missouri Tornado | The Family Is Safe - 02/29/12 07:19 PM
The 2012 Leap Year Missouri Tornado | The Family Is Safe I normally don't talk about my family too much, but today is an exception. As most of you know, Missouri was one of the states that was hit by tornados last night. Branson's business strip is seeing a lot of damage.
My daughter woke me during the night and let me know her finance farm was one of the farms that was destroyed by a tornado and she was heading to there to make sure he came out safe. His farm is East of Branson.
The farm (11 comments)
help the economy and the housing market - 02/25/12 06:47 PM
With low interest rates and reduced prices on homes, nows the time to buy and sell a home. Read how to help the economy and the housing market.
Via dale taylor chicago illinois realtor chicago illinois homes townhomes condos (Re/Max All Properties New Lenox Illinois): The Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates will likely stay near zero for nearly three more years, a move that is expected to spillover to long-term mortgage rates for home buyers and home owners. In August, the Fed had made a rare move to say it would keep rates near zero until at least mid-2013. (4 comments)
8 Effects that Foreclosure can have on your life.. - 02/21/12 06:17 PM
Foreclosure can cause you more problems than the bank coming after you for the difference. Read what Team Dibiase has to say on the effects that foreclosure has on your life and credit. Via Shelby DiBiase (REMAX Professionals): When a homeowner can no longer make payments to a lender for a home, the lender may repossess a home in the process of foreclosure, usually with the purpose of reselling it, to recover the amount owed on the defaulted home. Homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings will face lasting implications. A few of the effects of foreclosure are: 1) Your credit scores will be significantly (9 comments)
181 Wildcat Road Billings Mo | Billing Mo Short Sales - SOLD | Billings Mo Real Estate - 02/12/12 07:23 PM
181 Wildcat Road Billings Mo | Billing Mo Short Sales - SOLD | Billings Mo Real Estate Enjoy country living in the wonderful ranch home that offers a full finished walkout basement, formal living room with an open floor plan, and a formal dining room. The master bedroom is separate from the other bedrooms and includes a master bath with a jetted tub a walk-in shower and large walk-in closet. Downstairs could be an in-law quarters, with it's own private kitchen, dining room, office and additional master bedroom with a private bath. In all, there are 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, covered (8 comments)
303 N Wren Willard Mo | Willard Mo - SOLD | Willard Mo Real Estate and Homes - 02/12/12 06:03 PM
303 N Wren Willard Mo | Willard Mo - SOLD | Willard Mo Real Estate and Homes In a great neighborhood, with new homes under construction, take a look at this wonderful ranch home that offers a large open floor plan, formal dining area, large eat-in kitchen, granite counter tops, split bedroom floor plan, cozy corner fireplace, private master bedroom and bath, jetted tub, walk-in closets, covered patio, and large 3 car garage.
This is a subdivision that went from distressed to great in a few years. Most of the homes started out at 1800 Square Feet with 3 (2 comments)
3767 E Fox Grape Springfield Mo | Springfield Mo Short Sale | Springfield Mo Real Estate - 02/11/12 09:24 PM
3767 E Fox Grape Springfield Mo | Springfield Mo Short Sale | Springfield Mo Real Estate Short Sale opportunity. Gorgeous all brick home luxury home in James Towne Square. The home includes 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, a formal dining room, finished basement, gourmet style kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Elegant entry, 3+ living areas, media room or exercise area, hardwood and tile flooring, wonderful covered deck for entertaining, 3 car garage and mature landscaping. There's even an inground sprinkler system. In a subdivision of higher priced homes. See this today. See more of 3767 E (3 comments)
Ozark Missouri Real Estate Market Report - January 2012 - 02/05/12 07:36 PM
Ozark Missouri Real Estate Market | January 2012 Here's the latest on the Ozark Missouri Real Estate for January 2012. The market is showing changes with 35 homes currently under contract.
Over the past year, the Ozark real estate market dropped for the month of January. The average sale price decreased in 2012 to $150,358 compared to $175,128 in 2011. More homes sold in 2011.
Here is a comparison for 2011 and 2012:
Number of new listings for 2012: 39 Number of residential Expired listings: 14 Number of Withdrawn listings: 20 (5 comments)
Buyers Are Missing The Foreclosure Bubble - Springfield Mo Foreclosures - 02/03/12 08:25 PM
Buyers Are Missing The Foreclosure Bubble - Springfield Mo Foreclosures Over the past few years, the Springfield Missouri real estate market has been saturated with foreclosures. In the middle of this foreclosure crisis, there's good news.
The number of foreclosures have dropped significantly since 2009. Many of the foreclosures in 2009 was attributed to local real estate scams, forcing many homeowners to lose their Greene county real estate. I can not track the number of short sales, but I do attribute the drop in foreclosures for 2011 to homeowners aggressively pursuing short sales. More and more sellers are finding out (13 comments)
The latest news according to Kay about real estate in Springfield Missouri and surrounding areas including, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard, Strafford, Highlandville, and Clever.
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