Over the past year there has been a lot has been said about short sales and the difference between the short sale process vs foreclosure. These are words that were hardly used before 2008 and now we hear them almost daily on the news, on line and in the newspapers. I found this very simple … [Read more...]
Tax Credit for First Time Buyers Almost Over!
September 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tax Credit for New Home Buyers Don't let the U.S. Government Keep Your $8,000 Earlier this year, the government offered an unprecedented $8,000 to prospective home buyers just like you to help them get into a home. And on November 30th, they're taking it off the table. It's up to $8,000 that … [Read more...]
Important News Regarding the Banking Industry
August 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There have been many changes in the market over the past several months regarding the new regulations on the appraisals for lenders. The enclosed letter is a from the appraisal firm that does our monthly market updates that we send to you all. Please do read the enclosed letter that was … [Read more...]
Should We Wait Until Next Year To Sell Our Home
July 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I am currently at The Star Power Conference which is an Elite Group of Realtors from all over our country including Canada. These are Top Agents in their field and we are spending three days in sessions with Tops CEO's and Economists learning how to address our changing markets and what we need … [Read more...]
Has the Pendulum Gone to Far?
July 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you have your home for sale today and are lucky enough to find a buyer, then agree on the price which is fair in today's market, all of the inspections issues are resolved, and the buyer is pre-approved from the bank, then it looks like a sale, correct? Well think again with the new laws … [Read more...]
Will New Prices Lower Our Property Taxes?
July 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I talk with many homeowners and with the declining real estate market most of us are under the impression that are taxes will be lower as well. Take a few minutes to read to download the PDF document, Housing Bulletin: Will Property Taxes Decline as it is one of the best that I have read on the … [Read more...]
