Archive for December, 2009

Real Estate in 2009, Ending on a Positive Note

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in $8000 Tax Credit, Real Estate Report, Real Estate coordinator, Realtor, real estate, real estate information, real estate news | 1 Comment »

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="246" caption="Real estate is ending 2009 on a more positive note"][/caption] Real estate is showing strong signs of recovery.  Last month, real estate sales were up over 7% ... Read more..

Get a Mortgage Before Searching for Real Estate

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 Posted in real estate information | 2 Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="194" caption="Finding a mortgage before looking for real estate is a smart idea"][/caption] The first step in purchasing real estate should be getting a mortgage.  Getting a mortgage, ... Read more..

Obama Plans to Introduce Legislation Offering Incentives for Energy Improvements to Homes

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in "Green" Living, Home Care, buyers, real estate information | 5 Comments »

Energy efficiency and greener building practices have begun to take hold across the Country, spurring incentives that warrant making home improvements to existing homes as well as better ... Read more..

If You Don’t Buy a House Now, You’re Stupid or Broke. Business Week by Mark Roth.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Finances, First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit, First-time Homebuyer, First-time homebuyers, Foreclosure, Foreclosure task force, Real Estate Report, Realtor, Short Sale, first time home buyers, home inventory, home values, housing Bust or Housing Boom, housing market, pending real estate sales, real estate information, real estate news, sellers | Comments Off

This article was featured in Business Week. At first the headline seems very to be a very insulting statement! But the writer, Mark Roth, uses this dramatic title to get ... Read more..

FHA May Be Changing the Rules and trying to close down more fraudulent lenders.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Consumer News, FHA, Finances, Financing Options, First-time Homebuyer, Foreclosure, Future of Real Estate, Interest Rate update, Lenders, Local Real Estate News, bank foreclosures, government bailout, housing market, real estate | 6 Comments »

The Federal Housing Administration is proposing to increase the up-front cash paid by borrowers as part of an effort to shore up the agency's finances, which have been ... Read more..

Impressive October Real Estate Sales Show Signs of Recovery

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 Posted in Community News, Consumer News, Economic Stimulus, First-time Homebuyer, First-time homebuyers, Local Real Estate News, real estate, real estate news | 3 Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Real Estate data indicates that the overall housing market is slowly improving"][/caption] Price declines are getting smaller, sales volume is getting larger and the overall real estate ... Read more..