School starts in about a month so most buyers want to try and be closed by end of August and not much later than mid September.
I am holding 2 Open Houses this week Open House #1 is at 8501 W 5th Ave in Hanson Park. Great 2009 built 3 bed 2 bath rambler 2100 sq ft on a corner lot. This home is cute cute cute! Click on the link for more details CLICK HERE FOR (0 comments)
So the Tri-City Association Of Realtors delivered some sobering news about our market the other day. Feb 2009 was not a great month either in real estate in our area. Here's what it looks like LISTINGS Feb 09 1222 Feb 08 1319 Thats good news! At least we don't have a glut of homes for sale. TOTAL SOLD Feb 09 132 Feb 191 Not alot of people buying AVERAGE SOLD PRICE Feb 09 $178,800 Feb 08 $193,900 Yep it's a buyers market and not alot of high end homes selling HOMES UNDER CONTRACT Feb 09 145 Feb 08 183 Some buyers (1 comments)
kennewick: FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS TAX CREDIT UPDATE!
- 02/26/09 03:54 AM
Good Morning Everyone! Despite all the news we have all heard on the news or read in the newspaper or seen on-line. Here are some facts that have come from the National Home Builders Association on the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit. There are several provisions in the overall stimulus package that will be beneficial for many of our members - and help stimulate demand for housing. Chief among these is an $8,000 home buyer tax credit for new home buyers. While we are disappointed and would have preferred a more enhanced tax credit like the Senate version, the conferees did (0 comments)
kennewick: Go ahead! Foreclose me! I dare you!
- 02/24/09 08:56 AM
Hey everyone! So I came across this article from the homebuilders website that I think explains the President's plan on helping with foreclosures. Here it is: President Obama last week unveiled details of a $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan designed to help seven to nine million "responsible" home owners remain in their homes with affordable mortgage payments. The official rollout date for the program is March 4. "We applaud the Obama Administration for unveiling its plan to stem the rising tide of foreclosures that is flooding the market with excess inventory and undermining overall home values," said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson. (0 comments)