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• Housing Experts Say Real Estate is Recovering

  Housing Experts Say Real Estate is Recovering Some of the nation’s top economists believe the housing market has turned and better days are on the way for the housing industry. Increases in jobs, credit, and affordable homes will overcome impediments Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 12:14 PM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Mortgage Fraud Investigations Are Climbing

  Mortgage Fraud Investigations Are Climbing State and federal investigators are cracking down on mortgage scammers, pushing arrests and civil actions to record levels. MortgageDaily.com tracked 134 mortgage-related lawsuits in the fourth quarter of 2009, Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:52 AM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Open Houses, Announcements, Technology, Point2, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Fewer Sellers Are Cutting Prices

  Fewer Sellers Are Cutting Prices The prices on 19 percent of homes for sale as of March 1st have been reduced at least once, the lowest percentage in the last year, according to Trulia.com. In October and November, when the market was feeling the effect Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:51 AM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Foreclosure Bargains Getting Harder to Find

  Home buyers hoping to snag a really good deal on a foreclosed home are finding it increasingly difficult because supply is shrinking. The number of foreclosures that are available for sale nationwide fell to 617,000 in December, down from 845,000 in November Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:11 PM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Home Prices May Still Be Too High

  Adjusted for inflation, housing prices are still 15 percent to 20 percent higher than they were in the mid-1990s, calculates housing economist Dean Baker, co-director of the nonpartisan Center for Economic and Policy Research. “There’s no Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:57 AM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Open Houses, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Here are 10 cheap ways to make a property more attractive to shoppers.

  Ten Inexpensive Ways to Wow Buyers Now is the time for home owners contemplating a spring sale to spruce up their properties in anticipation of what Mike Larson of Weiss Research calls a potentially vibrant home-selling season. "If you have been Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:37 PM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Announcements, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information

• Fewer Defaults: Could the Worst Be Over?

  The number of consumer loans that are going bad is leveling off, reports Bank of America, Wells Fargo and other large banks, signaling that the worst could be over. Bankers reported that credit quality is stabilizing with lending losses expected to peak Read More... Posted Saturday, January 23, 2010 8:14 AM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information

• 6 surprising Facts About the Buyer Tax Credit

  6 Surprising Facts About the Buyer Tax Credit The homebuyer tax credit is not as simple or straightforward as you might think. Here are some nuances that will affect homebuyers who plan to use it. To qualify for the move-up tax credit, a home owner must Read More... Posted Saturday, January 23, 2010 8:12 AM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information

• Winterizing

  Just a reminder to everyone to get your Sprinkler systems winterized to prevent any damage to the lines and Sprinkler heads. This is something you can do yourself or hire a professional to do. If you need any referrals on companies just let me know and Read More... Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 7:10 AM by Kirk & Terry Rick | 1 Comments Filed under: Announcements, Community Information