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Canadian Housing Market Update
2008-03-18 12:30:00 Canadian Housing Market Update ? The Canadian housing market continues to lose momentum after a prolonged show of strength. Today’s February existing home sales data from the Canadian Real Estate Association show that resale activity fell 6.4% from the prior month and 9.6% from a year ago. While this year’s wicked winter weather has no doubt played a role, the 8.9% y/y drop in sales in the first two months of 2008 is a big turnaround from last year’s 7.6% rise in overall sales. As Canadian sales have lost steam, we are finally seeing some signs of cooler price gains as well: Average home prices were up 5.3% from year-ago levels in February, less than half of last year’s average increase of 11%, and one of the smallest gains since the boom got rolling in 2002. The yearly price rise is still skewed by the mammoth 55% and 41% jumps in Regina and Saskatoon (respectively), although 7 cities reported double-digit gains last month. The previously steaming hot... More About: Canadian
Knoxville Tennessee February 2008 sales report, homes sold
2008-03-18 11:33:00 The February 2008 sales report for Knoxville area homes sold is now available here. It shows the volume is down a little with 158 fewer Knoxville & Farragut homes & condos sold in February of 2008 compared to the same time period in 2007. However with interest rate remaining in the sub 6% range it is still […] More About: Tennessee , Sales , Report , Homes
Yellow Houses Sell Faster. Think Big on House Color
2008-03-18 10:11:00 The color of your house says a lot about you to the world. But painting the house is a big decision and a big investment. The colors you choose will affect the way you feel about your home and may also impact on the resale value. So you don’t want to make a mistake. Before you […] More About: House , Color , Houses , Yellow , Sell
For Sale by Owner Website Adds ‘Report Incorrect Data’ Link
2008-03-18 09:57:00 Fizber.com Adds ‘Report Incorrect Data’ Link More About: Website , For Sale , Sale
Fizber Has Higher Resolution Property Videos
2008-03-18 09:54:00 Fizber.com’s new feature gives home-buyers the grand tour of their dream house on streaming video. More About: Videos , Property , Higher , Resolution
FSBO Listings How-To
2008-03-18 09:50:00 Clear and comprehensive listing is the first introduction your prospective buyer will have for the property. The real estate listing should be complete and the facts contained in the listing should be accurate. The prospective buyer should find the listing easy to understand and tempting enough to make them motivated to learn more and come […] More About: Listings
Housing market slow? Down Market Selling Tips
2008-03-18 09:28:00 When it comes to selling a house, the word “down” truly is a four-letter word: no one wants to sell anything when the market is bad. Still, it’s not impossible to sell your house in these conditions. Sometimes it just takes a different kind of game plan. Consider doing the following: Don’t aim too high: It’s […] More About: Selling , Market , Tips , Housing , Slow
Condo Prices May be a Useful Indicator of Housing Prices
2008-03-18 09:14:00 Comparing condo prices may be the best way to gauge the direction of housing prices. Even if you’re more interested in single-family houses, the condo stats may tell you where prices are going in your town. Why condo prices are so useful Chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, Doug Duncan, says there are several reasons […] More About: Condo , Housing , Indicator , Prices
Silencing a blogger
2008-03-18 04:56:00 I had written about EPerks before, noting their odd campaign of paying bloggers to say nice things about them and wondering about their effectiveness. The post received several comments, including one from a Vlad Zablotskyy, discussing his concerns he had with the firm. Several months later I received a request from Mr. Zablotskyy asking me to please delete his comments, as he had received a Cease-and-Desist letter from attorney representing EPerks, and he didn’t want any further trouble. It’s been a few months now, so perhaps Mr. Zablotskyy’s got his own attorney now or he’s just got a little braver, but he’s finally written about his ordeal here: Chilling Effect: How A Behemoth Company Can Silence A Blogger
Toronto commercial real estate
2008-03-15 08:48:00 Toronto Real Estate Board reports 800,000 square foot month In February, Toronto Real Estate Board Members reported 844,348 square feet of space leased through the TorontoMLS system, Commercial Council Chair Garry Lander announced today. “This figure is up marginally over January’s 842,475 square foot total, and we should see those figures climb even higher as the ... More About: Toronto
Mortgage, Debt and strategies to receive Tax Benefits
2008-03-15 08:48:00 Many of us have been busy shopping, baking, visiting with friends and family and now starting to make some New Years Resolutions as well. One might be to start the New Year off with some strong Financial Planning. Perhaps looking for ways to pay off some debts, contribute to your RRSP’s or maybe ... More About: Strategies , Mortgage , Debt , Benefits
Don?t Be Afraid to Say ?Hi?!
2008-03-15 00:01:00 So today I was checking out my site statistics and did a double take! When I started my blog, I had a few readers. maybe 10 or so - mostly friends that were forced to read this little San Francisco real estate blog (or bribed into it with the promise of “c’mon! I’ll ...
Housing affordability to improve
2008-03-14 20:20:00 Affordability of homes is currently at worst level since 1990, says RBC Economics For homeowners or those seeking to buy one, relief from deteriorating affordability of Canadian real estate is just around the corner, says a Royal Bank study, despite reporting the cost of owning a home reached its highest level since 1990 at the end ... More About: Housing , Improve
Bear Stearns Gets Emergency Liquidity Injection - Stock Down 50%
2008-03-14 12:15:00 So much for the end of mortgage-related write downs. Bear Stearns stock is down almost 50% today after news hit that the Wall Street firm is short on capital. Many fear that Bear, who was one of the heaviest players in subprime mortgages, didn’t get out of the way soon enough as the wave of ... More About: Stock , Emergency
Spring Decorating Trends to Beat the Winter Blues
2008-03-14 10:12:00 Spring is an ideal time to freshen up the look of your home. Pre-Season Blooms As we lean into the ups and downs of late-winter temperatures, there always seems to be a dead space between seasons, when the landscape looks especially brown and bare, and we ache to see something in bloom. Here, hellebores ... More About: Blues , Winter , Trends , Spring , Beat
RBC report on Toronto GTA housing affordability
2008-03-14 09:46:00 RBC report on Toronto GTA housing affordability Toronto - more moderation in 2008 Affordability across Toronto deteriorated modestly for bungalows and townhomes and stabilized for condos and two-storeys. An overall improving affordability trend is expected in 2008 as new home and resale markets cool off amidst an increasingly lower mortgage rate environment. It is difficult to speak ... More About: Report , Housing
Open Shutter to the Past: San Francisco in Pictures - St. Patrick?s Day Par
2008-03-14 05:05:00 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. May the Luck O’ The Irish be with ya this ... More About: Pictures , Open , Patrick , St Patrick
We?re just getting warmed up?
2008-03-14 03:19:00 An eye-opening report by T2 Partners LLC shows the scale of the upcoming mortgage losses and the severity of the current mortgage and credit mess we’re in. (PDF) From the impending wave of foreclosures, to the loss of borrowing power, to the problems with mortgage-backed securities this report runs the gamut of the mortgage ...
S&P?s Crystal Ball Working Again - Says End of Write Downs Near
2008-03-14 02:33:00 Those mystic soothsayers over at S&P say that the write downs for subprime mortgage-related losses are nearing an end thanks to conservative valuations from large investment banks. Funny how these brilliant fortune-tellers can see the end, but never saw the beginning… From the Market Watch article on S&P sees the end of subprime mortgage-related losses: The ... More About: Write , Crystal , Working , Ball
Fighting Illini (Anti-Rebate Bill ?Crushed?)
2008-03-13 03:07:00 A bill introduced by the Illinois legislature to outlaw refunding real estate commissions to consumers, which we complained about last month, finally died today. An obscure group called the Homeowners Club of America had supported the bill as a response to “West Coast brokers attempting to change Illinois commission structures.” Since the bill came just ... More About: Fighting , Anti , Bill , Rebate
ING Suspends Stated Income Loans
2008-03-12 22:51:00 ING suspended all stated income loans effective today. Hat tip reader Dan for the news. Interesting to note that the bank claims that performance of the loan isn’t the issue; rather the perception of a problem by the investors of the product. With no transparency and the inability of investors to figure ... More About: Loans , Income
Tips for Tax time
2008-03-12 11:45:00 With just a few more weeks to go before the April 30 deadline for filing your personal tax return, you can still be rewarded with a lower tax bill if you pay careful attention to all the available deductions and credits and how you claim them. Here are some practical tips to help you reduce your ... More About: Tips , Time
Fizber.com Launches Celebrity Biographies Service
2008-03-12 11:26:00 The innovative Fizber real estate Web site has launched “Celebrity Biographies ” service on their local events finder tool Events.Fizber.com More About: Service
Spring home-buying guide: 5 ways to do it right
2008-03-12 11:18:00 It’s peak home-buying season. Even though buyers have a greater advantage than they’ve had in awhile, it’s still easy to take a wrong, frustrating and costly turn. Here are five ways to make sure you don’t. 1. Aim for pre-approval What should come first: Affording a home goes beyond being able to pay the ... More About: Buying , Home , Spring , Guide
Enhancing curb appeal*
2008-03-12 09:13:00 * the visual attractiveness of a house as seen from the street. Job applicants are often advised to dress properly for that all-important initial interview. After all, they are told, you don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression. The same holds true for people trying to sell their homes. Would-be buyers may ... More About: Curb Appeal , Appeal
A San Francisco Mobile Photo Blog
2008-03-12 03:46:00 So I was looking at the really crappy photos that my phone takes - and decided that it’d be fun to try to do something with them. So, I decided to start a really crappy San Francisco Mobile Photo Blog . One day, when the network at my office can happily support a Smartphone that ...
Typical is Boring, but When Selling a Home, Effective
2008-03-12 02:26:00 A recent Redfin Forums contributor raised the question: Does a higher buyers’ agent commission = faster sale? From Baltimore to Seattle to Southern California, real estate agents and journalists have endorsed the idea of offering unusually large commissions so buyer’s agents will recommend a listing. Because we’re curious masochists, we decided to answer that question. But ... More About: Selling , Home , Effective , Boring
Virtual Curb Appeal
2008-03-11 19:58:00 According to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors, 91 per cent of home buyers used the Internet to search for available homes. If you’re a home seller, what does that mean for you? It means, that not only do you need traditional curb appeal, from the street, you need virtual curb appeal ... More About: Virtual , Curb Appeal , Appeal
This makes perfect sense
More articles from this author:2008-03-07 05:07:00 The original founder of Redfin has founded a mental health website for, uh….. people with mental health problems. Of course. Mindsite, from the brain of Redfin’s founder More About: Sense , Perfect 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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