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Canada?s real estate markets cooling
2008-04-20 10:22:00 Prices of resale homes edged up in Canada last month, but at a more moderate pace, signalling further cooling in the once red-hot sector, the Canadian Real Estate Association said this week. The average price of a resale home in Canada’s major markets was $329,383 in March (up from $327,477 in February and $325,183 in ... More About: Real Estate , Markets
Weekend Blog Linkage
2008-04-19 22:58:00 Here’s the weekly collection of the internet’s greatest hits (so to speak) from the past week. Some have something to do with San Francisco Real Estate, and some don’t even come close to being SF Real Estate related. Expect these to pop up sometime during the weekend - as my time permits. Enjoy! Turning Your Walls ... More About: Blog , Weekend , Linkage
Citi exposed to $60 billion in subprime loans - may need more cash
2008-04-19 17:00:00 Citigroup, which posted another whopping $12 billion in mortgage-related write downs, still has exposure to $60 billion in subprime-related loan bets and will likely need to raise additional capital. In it’s quarterly earnings call during which the company announced a $5 billion loss tied to that ridiculous $12 billion disclosed that it still has ... More About: Loans , Citi , Cash , Subprime , Billion
17 Ways to Get Buyers Inside the Home
2008-04-18 12:00:00 Here are some easy, inexpensive fixes that will help create that outside appeal and get you one, giant step further to a sale. 1. Paint or stain the front and garage doors, especially if they show any weathering. These are the first visuals where a potential buyer focuses. If garage doors are metal and dented, they ... More About: Home , Inside , Buyers
?Express? Tips for Selling Your Home Fast
2008-04-18 11:37:00 Tips for Selling Your Home Fast in Today’s Market 1. Price your home aggressively - Look at the other homes in your neighborhood that have sold in the past three months (except for distressed sales) and price your home below the lowest sales price. If there are active listings in your neighborhood the price ... More About: Tips , Express
Open Shutter to the Past: San Francisco in Pictures - San Francisco Burns (
2008-04-18 06:02:00 Welcome back to Photo Friday - my little way of taking a break from San Francisco Real Estate and instead blogging about our great City’s past instead. All photos are published with permission from the San Francisco History Center and San Francisco Public Library. Today is the 102nd anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. The ... More About: Pictures , Open , Past , Shutter
Merrill Plans to Cut 3,000 Jobs
2008-04-18 04:43:00 Merrill Lynch announced plans to cut 3,000 jobs on the heels of its massive, $6.5 billion write-down for the recent quarter. The write-downs bring the year-to-date totals to more than $30 billion for the Wall Street giant, tied primarily to collateralized debt obligations made up of residential mortgage securities. As Chris likes to ... More About: Jobs , Plans
Florida has a 5-year Condo Glut
2008-04-18 04:23:00 A great article in Builder highlights Jack McCabe’s research report which calculates that the Florida condo market has a whopping 5 years worth of inventory with cranes still hovering over new developments. 5-years?!?!?! Talk about a buyer’s market - from now until whenever. Worried about missing the bottom? If you’re in Florida you’ll ... More About: Condo , Year
OECD: Subprime losses could hit $420 billion
2008-04-18 04:16:00 The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) reported that the losses related to the subprime mortgage bust could hit $420 billion based on an ultimate recovery of mark-to-market assets to 40 to 50% of their initial value. The OECD denied that the $1 trillion loss that the IMF has been reporting lately is ... More About: Losses , Subprime , Billion
Sponsored Review: Thrifty Scot
2008-04-18 03:40:00 This article has been paid for by The Thrifty Scot as part of the sponsored advertising opportunities that Blown Mortgage offers to advertisers to review their Web sites and services. If you’re interested in learning about the review advertising opportunity for your business or service contact us here. While the article is paid for this ... More About: Review , Sponsored
RBC reports that Housing recession to continue in 2008; market to stabilize
2008-04-09 09:42:00 RBC reports that Housing recession to continue in 2008 ; market to stabilize in 2009 The U.S. housing market is showing little sign of recovery. The stock of homes available for sale stands very close to record-high levels and, as a result, new residential construction continues to contract. In February, the level of housing starts was 54% ... More About: Market , Recession
What is home staging?
2008-04-09 09:14:00 Home staging is the design process of de-personalizing a private residence prior to putting it up for sale in the real estate marketplace. This is often achieved by re-arranging, de-cluttering and improving on certain items. The goal of staging a home is to help it sell quickly and for the most amount of money by appealing ... More About: Home , Staging
It?s Fun to Stay at the YMCA!
2008-04-09 02:07:00 Well - it’s not so much at staying at the YMCA as it is laughing for the sake of the YMCA! It’s that time of year again, when the Richmond District YMCA throws their annual fundraiser event at the Punchline Comedy Club. It will be an evening of laughs and drinks (at least ... More About: Stay
TREB Reports that GTA Resale Housing Sales Ease in March
2008-04-08 17:51:00 GTA Resale Housing Sales Ease in March April 3, 2008 — Low inventory levels kept the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market brisk but well off record levels last month, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. “Overall sales in the GTA declined 22 per cent compared to March 2007, 27 per cent in the ...
Another nasty blogging death
2008-04-08 16:00:00 It turns out that death by blogging is greatly exaggerated, but New York Times writer Matt Richtel is concerned that bloggers are often paid based on how much they write and whether anyone reads them. He likens this to a “sales commission,” a comparison that evokes Alec Baldwin chalking “ALWAYS BE CLOSING” onto a blackboard ... More About: Blogging , Death , Nasty
Do It Yourself: Improve Your Credit
2008-04-08 14:00:00 This post is from the Blown Mortgage Hall of Fame. It originally appeared back in July 2007 on my series on credit. Now more than ever your credit score is vital to securing financing. I’m on vacation from Saturday until Tuesday the 15th so enjoy some of the classics while I’m gone. —————— ;—————̵ 2;—————R 12;– In part 1 of this series ... More About: Credit , Improve
Decorating Do?s for Spring
2008-04-08 11:14:00 Spring is the perfect time to embrace a sunny day, wipe away those winter blah’s and cheer up your space. Re-accessorize Remove lingering winter items and dark jewel colours. Think Sunshine!Add pastels, flowers, vases, pitchers and lovely china. Set up fresh plants and update your outdoor family photos to your walls or shelves. Organize ... More About: Spring
Good Design for the Bathroom
2008-04-08 11:10:00 What’s the one room that we head to before we start our day, end our day, or, when we simply need a little private time? If you said the bathroom you’re correct. The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home, yet it is often left outdated and more utilitarian than beautiful. ... More About: Design , Bathroom , Good
Are Foreclosues Considered True Comparables?
2008-04-08 10:52:00 It depends. Simply because a property sells does not make it a comparable. Often a duress sale doesn’t accurately reflect true market conditions, such as a foreclosure, short sale, estate settlement, tax sale, divorce, condemnation or other involuntary sale conditions. Professional appraisers use a standard called “arm’s length.” To qualify, the buyer or seller ... More About: True
PRICED TO MOVE
2008-04-08 10:48:00 How To Price Your Home To Sell In Today’s Market Real estate professionals agree: The single most important factor in selling your home today is price. With so many homes on the market now, setting the “right price” is critical. During the housing boom of the past several ... More About: Move
Biggest Job Losses in 5 Years - Not Good.
2008-04-04 13:33:00 We lost 80,000 jobs in the latest payroll reports as unemployment spiked to 5.1% the highest in two and a half years. The 80,000 jobs lost was the biggest single contraction of the job market in five years. From Market Watch on the dismal job numbers: In employment data that would seem worthy of the name recession, ... More About: Years , Good , Losses
Open Shutter to the Past: San Francisco in Pictures - Children?s Playground
2008-04-04 12:28:00 Welcome back to Photo Friday - my little way of taking a break from San Francisco Real Estate and instead blogging about our great City’s past instead. All photos are published with permission from the San Francisco History Center and San Francisco Public Library. There are days when I miss being a kid. ... More About: Pictures , Children , Open , Past
Agents? Sales Drop While ByTheOwner.com Sales Increase
2008-04-04 10:54:00 An article in today’s Toronto Star reports that MLS sold properties in the GTA dropped 22% in March. This is in addition to an 11% drop in February, and a 2% drop in January. So far this year MLS sales in the GTA have dropped approximately 13%. Some of the reasons given for the drop ... More About: Agents , Sales , Drop
Chipping Away the ?PRICE IS KING? Myth in Home Selling
2008-04-04 09:00:00 The way many Realtors and home sellers rely on pricing as a marketing strategy for home selling is not entirely all it is cracked up to be. Believe it or not there is a simple yet profound parallel lesson both Realtor and seller can gain from the way Lay’s potato chips are packaged, priced, marketed ... More About: Selling , Home , Price , King , Myth
Toronto real estate market in decline
2008-04-04 08:51:00 Low inventory levels kept sales brisk but well off record levels, TREB President Maureen O’Neill announced today. “With 6,631 transactions recorded during March, the overall Greater Toronto Area resale market was down 22 per cent from the 8,518 sales of March 2007. Since inventory, at 20,533 listings, fell six per cent between these two time ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Market , Market
Freakonomics: Interesting Stats on Real Estate Agents
2008-04-03 20:35:00 I recently had the pleasure of listening to the author of Freakonomics, Steven Levitt, speak at York University. In his book, Freakonomics, has talks about the power of information and those who attempt to keep it from the public in order to exploit it for their own gain. He raises some interesting points about real ... More About: Interesting , Estate , Real Estate , Agents , Stats
San Francisco Home Sales 2006 vs. 2007
2008-04-03 19:58:00 A reader commented today and asked: Do you have MLS data for sales of all types of homes in 2007 vs. 2006? I’m curious to know whether total home sales went up in 2007 vs. 2006. Why, yes, kind reader! Yes, I do have that data and I’m happy to share. Across the board, home ... More About: San Francisco , Sales , Home , Francisco
Commercial Lease Rates for GTA WEST
2008-04-03 10:27:00 GTA WEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE UPDATE 1ST QUARTER 2008 OFFICE MARKET Average Lease Rates $28.00-$36.00 P.S.F Gross For class “A” and “B” product Average Tenant Inducement $25.00-$30.00 P.S.F. The approximate vacancy in the sub markets varies as follows: Meadowvale 4%, Airport Corporate Center 4%, ... More About: Commercial , West
Home resales down by 5.6%
2008-04-03 08:40:00 Resale home sales dropped by 5.6 per cent in February compared with the previous month, with more than half the decline resulting from fewer sales in Toronto, according to data released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Sales dropped to 38,365 units in Canada in February from 40,646 in January, with 53 per cent of ... More About: Home
Zillow Mortgage Launches - How do you rate?
More articles from this author:2008-04-03 04:01:00 Zillow launched its mortgage product tonight and from my review of the platform seem to have taken a major step in the right direction when it comes to leveraging the internet to provide consumers with quality mortgage options without the treachery that is online lead generation. I had a sneak peak at the platform ... More About: Mortgage , Zillow , Rate 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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