everett real estate: Everett Real Estate the Hits just keep on Rolling - 02/25/10 07:24 AM
Zillow Home Value Index More US Home Values
Experts wrong again and again and again
Homes for sale in Everett and Everett real estate in general just took another “unexpected” drop. Are you getting as tired of the “experts” being wrong, wrong, wrong again and again as I am.
This broken record is not unexpected to me. For almost a full year the number of sales of new homes has dropped. There was a minor blip in October / November 2009 from the new home tax credit but all that did was suck purchases from December and January and put … (2 comments)

everett real estate: Everett Real Estate Federal Tax Credit - 02/22/10 09:59 AM
Another Obama plan that will do nothing for Everett real estate
This information will not have a major impact on homes for sale in Everett and / or Everett real estate in general. The IRS finally got around to clarifying the guidelines for the home buyers tax credits. That’s right the $8000 credit for first time buyers and the $6500 credit for move along buyers.
This is the same credit that many think, myself included, hasn’t made a single additional sale since its inception. Think about it, if I am on the market for a home for sale in Everett … (0 comments)

everett real estate: Jobs key to Recovering Value of Everett Real Estate - 02/20/10 04:01 AM
Again the Law of Unforeseen Consequences strikes at the heart of Government Actions
Or how to not think something through.
More wasted tax dollars and how that affects the market for homes for sale in Everett. Don’t expect the feds to help improve the outlook for homes for sale in Everett or the Everett real estate market in general. To put it politely they can’t find their behind with both hands at the same time.
Let’s take the new the weatherization plan, it’s part of the porkulis or stimulus plan, and your wasted $500,000,000 so far. (PS that’s a … (0 comments)

everett real estate: How to finance and refinance Everett real estate. - 02/20/10 02:33 AM
Why Yield Spread Premiums can be a good thing for the consumer
YSP (yield spread premium) or also called rebate is very useful tool in financing or refinancing Everett real estate. For example I just did a refinance using an FHA mortgage.
I used the YSP to pay for my clients closing costs. I saved him a ton of money, and didn’t take a bunch of his equity to make the loan.
I used the YSP to save my client money, lower his payment and save his equity.
Some politicians want to eliminate the YSP because they don’t understand its … (2 comments)

 
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