Category Archives: Real Estate News

September Real Estate Buying Advice: Move-up buyers needn’t wait

Another month of economic bad news is taking its toll on the housing market. That can be good news or bad news for homebuyers, depending on who – and where – they are. Wild stock-market swings, slumping sales and prices … Continue reading

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Scorecard for Obama on the Housing Front…

During his speech before Congress Thursday night, President Obama briefly referenced an initiative to help rescue the troubled housing market. “To help responsible homeowners we’re going to work with Federal housing agencies to help more people refinance their mortgages at … Continue reading

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Fixing the Housing Crisis Would Create One Million Jobs Annually

By writing down all underwater mortgages to market value, the nation’s banks could pump $71 billion per year into the economy, create more than one million jobs annually and save families $6,500 per year on mortgage payments. That’s the bottom … Continue reading

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5 Super-Expensive Foreclosures For Sale

Million-dollar-and-up homes are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. foreclosure market, with banks seizing some 335% more such properties last year than they did in 2007. “We’re seeing evidence in our data that the high-end market is starting to get … Continue reading

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It’s The Biggest Purchase You’ll Ever Make… Don’t Mess It Up

Like any area of personal finance, there are no “secrets” to buying a house. But it does involve thinking different than most other people, who make the biggest purchase of their lives without understanding the true costs. Although I may … Continue reading

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NEW LAW IN CA effective July 1, 2011 – Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010

Effective July 1, 2011, all homes must be equipped with Carbon Monoxide Detectors.  The first part of the new law requires that as of July 1, 2011, Transfer Disclosure Statements (TD forms) include a line item regarding the presence or absence of … Continue reading

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The Latest Home Equity Mortgage News Study: Shadow real estate inventory stifling recovery

A recent study conducted by Equifax revealed that high real estate shadow inventories are posing real challenges to the ongoing economic recovery. According to Equifax, financial conditions overall are suggesting stabilization and growth of the U.S. economy but continued instability … Continue reading

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It is official… 2011 is seen as “turning point” for home prices

MacroMarkets panelists expect little growth through 2015 More than half of economists, real estate experts and investment strategists polled by MacroMarkets LLC in June said they now expect national home prices to hit a bottom sometime in 2011 and remain stable … Continue reading

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Chase and Wells Fargo lead in HAFA Short Sales

Government provided incentives on 8,000-plus short sales through May JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are pursuing short sales more aggressively than other loan servicers participating in the government’s Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) program, according to the latest figures released … Continue reading

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A MUST DO Before Applying for a Mortgage

Whenever you apply for a new mortgage the first steps are checking and correcting your credit report. Paying down excellent balances in your credit cards. Not applying for new or frivolous lines of credit. Ensuring you could have a steady … Continue reading

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