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Reference Parking And Your Sales Price Goes Up

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Cliff

Reference Parking Parking is a hot commodity, and it’s becoming a buzzword in many listing ads nationwide. In many parts of the country, home buyers can expect the word to carry a premium on homes for sale, a new study … Continue reading →

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Baby Boomers Will Reshape The Real Estate Market

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Cliff

Baby Boomers Will Reshape The Real Estate Market The aging of the nation’s Baby Boomers population could reshape the United States’ residential real estate market and economy in the coming years. As members of this demographic get older, many will … Continue reading →

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Shadow Inventory Drops 24%

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Cliff

Shadow Inventory Drops 24% Shadow inventory — also often known as “pending supply” — dropped to the lowest level since August 2008, to 1.7 million homes, CoreLogic reports in its latest report. The shadow inventory is down 24 percent compared … Continue reading →

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Homebuyers Are Now More Realistic About Market Conditions

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Cliff

Homebuyers Now More Realistic Faced with tight inventories of homes for sale, homebuyers are now more realistic about market conditions and realizing they may have to bend a little in order to get the home they want.                                                                   According to a … Continue reading →

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Boomerang Buyers Returning to The Market

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Cliff

Foreclosed Home Owners According to a poll of 140,000 LoanSafe.org members, boomerang buyers – who were ousted from the housing market due to foreclosures or short sales, spent years renting to rebuild their credit, and have saved enough to buy … Continue reading →

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Distressed Home Owners Lose Tax Break

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Cliff

Distressed Home Owners To the dismay of housing advocates, industry groups, and U.S. legislators, a tax break for distressed home owners whose mortgages were written down expired on Tuesday. The 2007 measure exempted borrowers from federal taxes they normally would … Continue reading →

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Home Sales Impacted By Rising Flood Insurance Rates

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Cliff

Rising Flood Insurance Rates A hike in flood insurance rates has forced home buyers to recede from the market in some areas, drastically hampering home sales, according to reports. “The market dried up — it died,” says Shirley Davis, a … Continue reading →

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Fewer Bidding Wars For Buyers

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Cliff

Fewer Bidding Wars With bidding wars easing in many markets, buyers may face less competition in their attempts to snag a home this winter. That’s according to the latest Bidding War Report by the real estate brokerage Redfin.                                 According to … Continue reading →

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Does Home Staging Influence The Selling Price?

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Cliff

Staging Does Not Influence Selling Price While effective home staging can influence first impressions of a property, new research concludes that the strategy by itself may not convince buyers to pay more.  College of William and Mary real estate and … Continue reading →

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In 2014 Borrowers Face Higher Mortgage Fees

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Cliff

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase mortgage fees Borrowers will likely see an increase in mortgage fees next spring, particularly those who lack a sizable down payment or have less-than-perfect credit scores. Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie … Continue reading →

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