Tuesday, the National Association of Homebuilders reported its monthly Housing Market Index (HMI) at 41, a one-tick improvement from September and the highest HMI value since June 2006 — a span of 77 months.
Read the rest of this entry...Home purchasing power is up 6.6% since the start of the year.
Read the rest of this entry...Rental properties have four primary factors that contribute to a return on investment. Based on market conditions and investor strategies, the individual motivating factor can change for property owners.
There was a time when the benefit of tax savings to offset income from other sources was considered important to some investors. However, in today’s environment, they are more likely valued as incidental benefits.
Some investors expect appreciation to deliver the satisfactory results which can be reasonable over time if a …
Read the rest of this entry...Blog Post 6: October 15, 2012
I was recently reminded just how ugly it is to spew negative comments. Although surprisingly enough, the experience I will referencing had nothing to do with the annual spew-fest we call our political process. Unfortunately, I was reminded about how ugly words can be when I called an agent from another company to schedule a home tour for a client.
My wife and I were hosting an open house in a location of town …
Read the rest of this entry...Mortgage markets improved slightly last week. With a dearth of new U.S. economic data due for release, investors turned their collective attention to the Europe, China, and the Middle East. U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly in the holiday-shortened week.
Read the rest of this entry...According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, in September, the number of foreclosure filings nationwide fell 7 percent from the month prior, and fell 16 percent from September 2011.
Read the rest of this entry...Mortgage volume is expected to remain high through the end of 2012 and into 2013. Follow these steps to help close your loan on time, and with few headaches.
Read the rest of this entry...The number of U.S. metropolitan area showing “measurable and sustained growth” climbed to 103 this month.
Read the rest of this entry...Mortgage markets worsened last week for the first time in a month last week.
Read the rest of this entry...The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s September Federal Open Market Committee meeting were released Thursday.
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