2012: Confidence in Economy and Home Values Increasing
- 05/15/12 02:08 AM
Both the expectation for home prices and the percentage of those who think the U.S. economy is on the right path reached record highs in Fannie Mae’s April 2012 National Housing Survey. Americans continue to expect home prices to go up, with the projection averaging 1.3 percent over the next 12 months, the highest value recorded. At 71 percent, a high percentage of Americans still say it is a good time to buy while the percentage who said it is a good time to sell was 15 percent, a 1 point increase from March. “Overall, consumer views of housing market conditions have become … (1 comments)
2012: NAR predicts home sales to be the strongest they have been in five years!
- 03/29/12 12:54 AM
The National Association of Realtors is predicting existing-home sales will jump 7 to 10 percent in 2012 to the highest level in five years, based on an "uneven but higher sales pattern" so far this year. Pending home sales fell a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent from January to February, which was up 9.2 percent from the same time a year ago, NAR said today in releasing its latest Pending Home Sales Index. Last week, NAR reported a similar trend for existing-home sales, which were down 0.9 percent from January to February, but up 8.8 percent from a year ago. The pending sales data … (0 comments)
2012: Will the housing crisis end this year?
- 02/16/12 03:30 AM
Capital Economics seems to think so! One of the main reasons is the loosening of credit. Read more about it here.
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2012: Six great tips for selling in today's market!
- 02/14/12 02:18 AM
Have you been waiting for the perfect time to sell your home? If you've finally chosen to take the plunge and sell your house this article has some awesome information!
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2012: Housing May Turn the Corner in 2012: CoreLogic
- 01/26/12 05:01 AM
CoreLogic’s chief economist Mark Fleming says housing statistics and the duration of the downturn to date indicate 2012 may be the year the housing market begins to turn the corner.
In the first release of CoreLogic’s new MarketPulse newsletter Wednesday, Fleming explained his rationale for such an assessment. He notes that housing is an industry with long business cycles. Regional housing recessions have typically taken anywhere from three to five years to find their bottom, and Fleming says the national housing recession has behaved similarly in that it has bounced along a bottom for the past two years. Fleming points out that housing … (1 comments)
2012: Mortgage rates start year near historic lows
- 01/05/12 03:36 AM
Thursday, January 5th, 2012, 9:05 am The nation's average mortgage interest rates are starting 2012 near all-time historic lows amid signs of improvement in the housing market and manufacturing industry. The Freddie Mac mortgage market survey showed the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.91% for the week ending Thursday, down from the prior week's average of 3.95%. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.77%. This week's 15-year FRM, a popular refinancing choice, averaged 3.23%, down from last week when it averaged 3.24%. A year ago, the average rate for a 15-year FRM was 4.13%. Five-year, Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages averaged … (0 comments)
2012: Hello, new year! I have a feeling you'll bring really wonderful things!
- 01/03/12 05:30 AM
Happy New Year! We at Team Carlos are so excited for this year. With 112 closed transactions behind us in 2011, we are hoping to reach 200 this year. Actually, we WILL reach our goal of 200! Read about some of the great things about 2012 in the Real Estate market Did you have a prosperous year? What are your goals for 2012? … (0 comments)
2012: The year has almost come to an end, what is in store for 2012?
- 12/27/11 05:42 AM
Hello everyone! Are you as excited as I am about starting fresh in the year 2012? 2011 has overall been a very fantastic year for Team Carlos and we are looking forward to 2012. We have hired a new short sale processor to help us out in the year 2012 and look forward to helping so many more homeowners who are facing foreclosure. In 2011, we successfully closed roughly 60 short sales on our listing side and 20 on our buyer side!! Our goal for 2012 is 200 transactions and I know we can do it. What are some of your … (2 comments)
2012: Mortgage rates a record low!
- 12/23/11 04:42 AM
http://www.dsnews.com/articles/mortgage-rates-how-low-can-they-go-2011-12-22 This is wonderful news and I'm hoping in 2012 we can help so many people buy a home and take advantage of the amazingly low rate. With the prices of homes low and the mortgage rates low, now is definitely the time to buy! I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday and best of luck to you in the year 2012! May all of your dreams and goals be met. … (0 comments)
Both the expectation for home prices and the percentage of those who think the U.S. economy is on the right path reached record highs in Fannie Mae’s April 2012 National Housing Survey.
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