Buying A Home

WHY ARE THE BANK HOLDING ON TO ALL TH EXCESS INVENTOR? IS IT TO KEEP THE HOME PRICES HIGH? I CAN NOT SEE ANY OTHER REASON. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP??? by AlishaV I come from Taiwan one year ago. I’m living in Tracy CA and want to move into Fremont CA. Who can tell me how [...]

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admin on December 27th, 2010

So Much Market Data, So Little Time   As real estate valuation specialists we are expected to keep current on important real estate activities and trends that affect our markets.  Although monitoring the real estate market has always taken effort, with today’s ever-changing market and conditions requiring us to do more, we need reliable resources [...]

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admin on December 25th, 2010

‘m watching a house that says any title eliminated.Can tell me what it means? My agent did not answer my questions. I live in Washington. Is this house worth considering? style = “float: left; margin: 5px; font-size: 80%”>

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my husband and i went around the city and search for several afforatable houses for a couple of months.  Majority of the houses are listed $ 250k or above.  There a builder (houses that are being build) price listed $ 267,999 (which we compare to the rest was the most reasonable price).  We have checked a close by [...]

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the work of customer service, retail or sales or communication, business studies or economics helped him become a real estate professional more? This question is directed to real estate professionals, but real estate professionals can not comment on their own experience with estate agents and brokers who had a background that have proved particularly useful [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

there is a local list agent who always got many foreclosed (REO or bank owned) properties under his name. He said his specialty is the REO. He can sell quick and most important he can sucessfully let the seller (Banks) mark down the list price.   I have tried many times to buy the properties [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

home sales in July up 27%. Inventory elbow to 12.5 months from 8.9 in June. 8 months is often cited as a number of balance, then a downward pressure on prices begins. Physical inventory increased only slightly, so the big jump in supply should be months of falling sales. http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2010/08/existing- home sales lower-from-1996.html means more [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

LA Times goes boldy where no newspaper has gone before. The big question is the pool of pent-up demand and buyer’s in waiting bigger enough to take up the slack and prevent a free fall? Maybe.       http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-petruno-20100828,0,6008427.column by TaylorMiles My boyfriend and I are looking into buying a home. I have good [...]

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admin on December 24th, 2010

Hello, 22k closing costs is the FHA 286K loan at a reasonable cost? What is better? a higher interest rate and money back against the lowest possible interest. Thanks! now style = “float: left; margin: 5px; font-size: 80%”>

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admin on December 24th, 2010

How much is required as a down payment? by 1541 My agent is offering to buy home warranty for me or just give me the cash. I don’t know if it’s worth buying a home warranty. The condo and everything in it is only 7 years old. Any thoughts? TIA! I am 31 years old, [...]

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