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List of Improving Housing Markets Grows
The list of housing markets showing signs of improvement in home prices and overall market conditions in February has grown to nearly 100 cities, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index
Unexpected Finds in Foreclosures
Watch for skeletons in the closet, literally. More real estate professionals are reporting making horrifying finds in abandoned, foreclosed homes, including the skeletons of the home’s former owners. A Milwaukee real estate agent rec...
Buy a House or Bury Your Money?
If you're given a choice to either invest $1,000 in a two-year bank certificate of deposit or bury that money in your backyard, don't spend too much time...
Increased Lending, Loan Modifications Key to Recovery
Stabilizing and restoring the health of the housing market is critical to a broader economic recovery, according to a white paper released yesterday by the Federal Reserve Board.
10 Cities Where Home Construction Is Taking Off
Builders mostly have stayed on the sidelines the last few years in many metro areas while construction permits and housing starts have dropped to only a fraction of what they once were during the housing boom days and even prior to that. But in ma...
VIsit Open House, Win a Botox Injection?
A real estate agent hopes his outside-of-the-box marketing approach generates more traffic to his open house later this month.
Obama Expected to Unveil Plan to Revive Housing
The Obama administration is expected to announce a new mortgage relief program next week to help struggling home owners stay in their home and reduce the number of foreclosures, Reuters reports.
Slowdown Impacts Commercial Real Estate Markets
Commercial real estate vacancy rates are flat and projections for growth have been moderated because economic growth and job creation have been weaker than expected, but modest improvements are expected over the coming year
Home Ownership Trumps Renting in 74% of Cities, Survey Says
Low interest rates and falling home values have made home ownership make more financial sense than renting in most major cities, according to Trulia’s Summer Rent vs. Buy Index. Trulia found that buying a home is cheaper than renting in 74...
Tightening of Credit Still Shuts Many Buyers Out
The majority of renters — 73 percent — who live in single-family homes say that the challenges of getting a home mortgage is one of the main culprits keeping them from home ownership.
Buyers to Sellers: Just How Low Will You Go?
Low-ball offers from home buyers seems to be the norm these days.
Economic Woes Prompt Buyers to Back Out of Deals
Recent falls in the stock market and growing concerns over the cloud hanging over the U.S. economy has prompted more home buyers to cancel real estate deals or continue to sit on the sidelines, analysts say.
Pending Home Sales Rise in June
Pending home sales increased in June following a wide swing down in April and then up in May, according to the National Association of Realtors
1 Million Foreclosures Delayed Until 2012
Foreclosure processing delays are causing a huge backlog, which likely will mean an estimated 1 million repossessions will be pushed back until next year. What does this mean for the housing recovery?
State by State Estimate of Shadow Inventory
Although the foreclosure crisis at times appears like an all-encompassing national problem, there are states and metropolitan areas that are harder impacted...
Housing and Economic Forecast Points to Rising Activity
Housing forecast as per the National Association of Realtors
FTC No Longer Enforcing Parts of MARS
The Federal Trade Commission says it'll no longer enforce several provisions of the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (known as MARS). The move is expected to remove burdens for agents completing short sales.
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