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How a Short Sale Benefits the Seller
2008-06-10 10:44:00 One reason why there are so many short sales on the market today is because so many homeowners are under water. This means that a homeowner purchased a home for a price that is higher than what the home is worth now. This means that if the homeowner is behind on their mortgage, they will ... More About: Seller , Sale , Benefits , Short
REMAX reports that balance returns to recreational property markets
2008-06-10 09:31:00 Balance returns to recreational property markets across Canada this year, says RE/MAX Mississauga, ON (June 10, 2008) — After an extended period of extraordinary growth, more balanced market conditions have emerged in recreational property markets across the country, according to a report released today by RE/MAX. The RE/MAX Recreational Property Report found that a substantial increase in the supply of ... More About: Markets , Balance
Spring 2008 Housing Market Outlook for the GTA
2008-06-10 09:21:00 I just wanted to pass on some highlights from the Spring 2008 Housing Market Outlook for the GTA. I am sure you will find this information useful. Here are some highlights: “More home buyers will meet their housing needs through the purchase of an existing home, in response to increasing choice in the ...
In San Diego, buy one home, get one free
2008-06-10 08:16:00 One of these “row homes” gets thrown in if you buy one of Michael Crews Development’s estates. As though Southern California’s fine weather and beaches weren’t attractive enough, a San Diego developer desperate to clear inventory is offering potential home buyers a buy-one-get-one-free scheme. (more…) [Bookmark It] ... More About: Home , Free
How a ?short sale? of a home differs from a standard transaction
2008-06-10 08:08:00 Lender as authority A lender approves the sale, rather than the individual home seller. Offer response Lenders take an average of 4.5 weeks to OK a short sale offer, according to IFM/Campbell data. A regular seller usually responds within days. Deficiency notes Short sale ... More About: Home , Sale , Standard
Short Sales Becoming Common
2008-06-10 08:00:00 For all the homeowners who are upside down and can no longer make their mortgage payment (because of either a job loss, divorce, or an option ARM that?s resetting higher), up to now the only option was, well, letting the bank foreclose. That?s not a good option since a foreclosure sticks on your credit record ... More About: Sales , Common , Short
May 2008 San Francisco Home Sales Data is Here!
2008-06-09 23:23:00 The latest market report is here. (You can also view previous market updates by selecting the archives on the upper right portion of the screen). And guess what - for the first time since May of 2007, single family home year over year sales volume has increased! Of course, condos, lofts and TIC’s are still ... More About: San Francisco , Sales , Home , Data , Francisco
Missoula, Montana, Sergeant Mulvaney, and how I fell in love with Redfin?s
2008-06-09 22:36:00 As a Redfin agent, I’m on the phone with clients most of the day. First Time Homebuyers, Dealhounds, Investors, Upsizers, and Downsizers all make an impact on my daily life. The other day I realized something- most people would be either apathetic or cynical after dealing with this many people day in and day out. ... More About: Love , Montana
Missoula, Montana, Sergeant Mulvaney, and how I fell in love with Redfin?s
2008-06-09 22:36:00 As a Redfin agent, I’m on the phone with clients most of the day. First Time Homebuyers, Dealhounds, Investors, Upsizers, and Downsizers all make an impact on my daily life. The other day I realized something- most people would be either apathetic or cynical after dealing with this many people day in and day out. ... More About: Love , Montana
The great Canadian real estate rush
2008-06-09 15:21:00 The wire story from The CP says it perfectly: “Never before have so many Canadian s owned homes. And never before have they owed so much for the privilege.” The latest Statistics Canada data on home ownership shows that 68.4 per cent of Canadians are in the housing market, up from 65.8 per cent in ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Great , Real
Current Mortgage Interest Rates across the GTA
2008-06-06 12:34:00 The table below shows you the current posted and rates offered by various mortgage brokers across the GTA TERM POSTED OUR RATES* 6 Month 6.20% 6.20% 1 Year 6.15% 4.65% 2 Year 6.15% 4.90% 3 Year 6.15% 4.99% 4 Year 6.59% 5.25% 5 Year 6.65% 5.24% 7 Year 7.40% 5.80% 10 Year 7.75% 5.90% Variable Rate 4.00% Prime Rate 4.75% Enjoy the heat this weekend! Mark Read more about: Interest Rates Power of Sale Properties Price Trends or Search the MLS and more at my website Thank you for reading my ... More About: Current , Mortgage
Open Shutter to the Past: San Francisco in Pictures - SF?s First Parking Me
2008-06-06 12:02:00 Welcome back to Photo Friday - my little way 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. I frickin hate parking meters. Seriously. I get a few tickets a month ... More About: Pictures , Parking , Open , Past
Top Summer Vacation Resorts
2008-06-06 11:14:00 The time for vacationing is here again. But before you pack your bags, lock your door and take your family for the holidays they were looking for, have you thought about which summer resort might be the best bid, or which resort is rated well the world over? If you have, no problem. But maybe ... More About: Summer , Vacation , Resorts
The 9 Unhealthiest Summer Vacation Destinations
2008-06-06 10:50:00 Your summer vacation should be a chance to escape the stresses of everyday life. But how much can you relax, really, if you’re in an area that’s unhealthy, unsafe or uncomfortably hot or humid? No place is perfect, of course, or entirely immune to crime, pollution and bad weather. But statistically speaking, there’s a higher risk ... More About: Summer , Vacation , Destinations
Toronto Agents Sales Drop 16% in May
2008-06-06 10:23:00 According to a recent Toronto Star article, real estate agent sales dropped 16% in May. This is the 5th month in a row that existing home sales have dropped in the Greater Toronto Area. To add to this news, new listings increased 15% in May. New listings, plus a drop in sales, signifies a change ... More About: Agents , Sales , Drop
Are There People Following Me?
2008-06-05 16:34:00 I’m not paranoid - there really are people following me. As of this very moment, 51 people to be exact. But they’re not there when I turn around. In fact, I don’t even really notice they’re there. But here and there, I catch myself talking to them. I send them a message here and there. I ... More About: People
Fed: Loan losses and write downs to increase
2008-06-05 12:50:00 Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Kohn said he expects to see weaker bank earnings and continued write downs from both banks and home builders in the coming months as the credit and housing bust continues. He was urging banks and home builders to build capital as they can in order to protect themselves from insolvency related ... More About: Write , Loan , Losses
Foreclosure rate rises to highest since 1979
2008-06-05 12:45:00 Homes in foreclosure and homes entering the foreclosure process are up to levels not seen since 1979 reported the MBA today. For those that say we’re coming to the bottom, I say either you’re full of it or we’re picking up speed for a nasty crash landing in to the bottom - either way ... More About: Foreclosure , Rate
Steady GTA Resale Housing Market in May
2008-06-05 11:58:00 Steady GTA Resale Housing Market in MayTORONTO, June 4, 2008 — The Greater Toronto Area resale housing market recorded 9,411 transactions in May, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. On a year-over-year basis the GTA average price increased four per cent to $398,148 in May from the May 2007 average of $382,787. Prices ...
GTA Single Family Residential Historic Price Graph
2008-06-05 10:50:00 You may see the current prices in graphical format for the GTA, click the image below to see the full size version Read more about: Interest Rates Power of Sale Properties Price Trends or Search the MLS and more at my website Thank you for reading my blog and if there is anything else I can help you with please ... More About: Family , Residential , Historic , Single
June Report - Sales in May were moderate again and prices stable - sign of
2008-06-05 10:29:00 June Report - Sales last month were moderate again and prices stable - sign of things to come? TORONTO - Wednesday, June 4, 2008 — TREB Members saw 9,411 sales of single family dwellings in May, TREB President Maureen O’Neill announced today. “While off last year’s pace, a 9,000 plus sales month is certainly indicative ... More About: June , Sign , Moderate
Celebrity Foreclosure: Porsche-Driving Former Golden Girl Marion Jones
2008-06-05 08:00:00 Here’s a new item we’ll try to bring you from time to time: Celebrities in Foreclosure . Today, the pride of Thousand Oaks, the Olympic Golden Girl , Marion Jones. As Lance Pugmire reports in L.A. Times, Marion Jones is down to her last $2,000, and last year a bank foreclosed on her $2.5 million cheateau-style “dream ... More About: Celebrity , Porsche , Driving
Toronto home sales in decline
2008-06-05 07:55:00 Dwindling affordability hits the Toronto real estate market Warmer weather is failing to heat up the Toronto area housing market as it was hit with the fifth consecutive month of declining year over year sales since the start of the year. Existing-home sales in May plunged 16 per cent to 9,411, compared with 11,146 a year ... More About: Sales , Home
Ed McMahon Fighting Foreclosure On His Beverly Hills Home
2008-06-05 07:41:00 Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson’s sidekick on “The Tonight Show,” is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports. He was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans when a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp. filed a default notice Feb. 28 with the ... More About: Home , Foreclosure , Fighting
SPOTLIGHT ON BEING AMERICAN
2008-06-05 00:38:00 We Canadians often take aim at our friends to the south of us and poke fun at our differences. The numbers below will give you even more insight into the differences between Canadians and American s, some of them are very enlightening, Enjoy! MarkSPOTLIGHT ON BEING AMERICANHere are some facts about Americans that should prove ... More About: Spotlight
Credit problems creeping back up
2008-06-04 23:04:00 Downgrades to the big mortgage bond insurers AMBAC and MGIC would require them to come up with more cash and put greater strain on the credit and mortgage markets. The mortgage insurers have been in trouble, taking repeated massive write downs to their portfolios. The Wall Street Journal on the Credit Crunch Flare-Up: The relative calm that ... More About: Back , Problems , Back-up
Toronto Real Estate Board reports:
2008-06-04 19:52:00 Steady GTA Resale Housing Market in May The Greater Toronto Area resale housing market recorded 9,411 transactions in May, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. On a year-over-year basis the GTA average price increased four per cent to $398,148 in May from the May 2007 average of $382,787. Prices increased three per cent ... More About: Real Estate
Why Am I Here?
2008-06-04 17:34:00 While the above question sounds very existential, I’m not really talking about my place in the world - I’m really talking about my words on this website and real estate blog. I guess you can say the real question is - why do I blog? I started this blog sometime last year (I’ve lost all track of ...
Metlife buys mortgage company First Horizon
2008-06-04 13:22:00 Metlife, the insurance giant, is making a bet that the housing market is bottoming out by purchasing residential mortgage lender First Horizon . This purchase comes on the heels of their recent pick-up of reverse mortgage lender EverBank Financial. I think they’re crazy to jump in at this point, but I don’t have a team of ... More About: Company , Mortgage
Hovanian reports worse than expected quarterly loss
More articles from this author:2008-06-04 13:16:00 New Jersey-based home builder Hovanian reported a quarterly loss nearly double what analysts expected in another sign that the housing market has yet to pull out of its free-fall. With home builders offering buy one, get one free deals, it’s hard to see how those builders who bet big during the run-up won’t continue to ... More About: Loss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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