First, this is a tax credit, not a cash payment. It's unlike a bailout to a bank, or even Cash for Clunkers where we as citizens wrote checks to take serviceable vehicles off the road. By taking part, buyers are keeping tax dollars out of Treasury hands, and I like that. A small distinction, I know, as the money will be made up somewhere.
Second, it's estimated the median home sale generates ...
I handle REO (foreclosure) listings for several banks, including Bank of America and local banks, and the number of new listings incoming have dropped off dramatically recently. In conversation with others who handle these properties, and with local banks, this dip was often echoed. It's likely that a foreclosure moratorium in place over the winter has delayed some properties coming ...
This UnReal Deal isn't about a particular property. Rather, it's about what you can get for your money. I was playing around with some numbers the other day, and in doing so found that I'd illustrated to myself some of the reasons it makes sense to consider buying now.
What got me thinking was a conversation with the renter of one of the homes I'm selling, who is looking for a new rental ...
Coldwell Banker Schmidt REALTORS and I got a nice little plug on the 11:00 news last night. TV 7&4 (NBC) contacted me yesterday afternoon about buyer activity and the market. The reporter, Courtney Rehmer, was looking for a local tie in to the NAR figures for September. I spent a solid half hour with her at one of my listings in Beulah.
I'm very proud to have bumped politics and Barack Obama's ...
It's a challenge to get a grasp on what's going on between Washington and New York, and how it is affecting our markets. Still more difficult is the task of predicting and tracking what works. I came across three articles on Inman News today that made it to my del.icio.us list because they improved my understanding of the current situation.
First this article on the Fannie-Freddie ...