Home buyers throughout the nation got significant price discounts when they bought bank owned homes in 2010, based on a report from RealtyTrac. Banks sold their real estate owned homes at an average discount of 36.3 percent in 2010, higher than the 33-percent average discount they gave in 2009. The discount rates were based on the average prices of non-foreclosure…
Read More »Moving from one state to another always demands extra energy from those who are making the move, but you can have a smooth and hassle-free move from one state to another if you research and plan your move months before the day of moving. An interstate move is covered by regulations implemented by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
Read More »Investors are snapping up cheap homes, which are typically short sale homes and bank owned homes. As home prices continue to tumble down, investors grab these distressed homes for sale in the near future when the housing sector recovers. The percentage of short sales and bank owned sales nationwide has increased in January, according to the HousingPulse survey of Campbell/Inside…
Read More »Double-digit increases in sales of Tampa homes in January helped push up U.S. home sales during the month, based on the National Housing Report released by ReMax. Home sales in Tampa shot up by 21.8 percent in January compared to total sales during the same month last year. Among the six cities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis that experienced…
Read More »If you’re looking for home loans, check out the different mortgage products offered by SunTrust Mortgage. This mortgage lender was chosen by more than 4,500 homeowners surveyed by J.D. Power as among the top mortgage lenders in 2010. Click here to apply for a loan today. The respondents rated lenders based on how they evaluate and approve mortgage applications and…
Read More »Opportunities for families to buy affordable homes or rent affordable rental housing are still among the top goals of President Barack Obama’s mortgage reform plan. The Obama administration wants to correct the flaws of the mortgage market in order to: strengthen consumer protection increase transparency for mortgage investors improve mortgage underwriting standards support the provision of sustainable mortgage products step…
Read More »There are at least 9 reasons why Americans should buy a home and why home ownership matters, according to the National Association of Realtors. It’s for these reasons that NAR has embarked on a nationwide campaign to encourage people to make the decision to buy a home or to start preparing for a home purchase. The 9 major reasons identified…
Read More »Sales prices for pre-owned condo units and single-family homes in the Tampa metro area have probably reached bottom in the last quarter of last year, based on price charts from the National Association of Realtors. So if you’re waiting for home prices to fall down further, check out the trends because the prices may have reached their bottom, and be…
Read More »On the Internet, you can find thousands of tips to sell your home fast. And most of them are helpful. But, actually, if you gather and group these tips, they all come down to only three factors: Price Staging Listing agent Home Price Price is the most important factor for you and the prospective buyer. Price your home very high,…
Read More »If you visit forums where people with seasonal affective disorders and other forms of depression get in touch and support each other, you’ll see that a number of them are considering plans to move to Florida. They’re encouraged by testimonies from some people with SAD that they’re feeling better in Florida, where there are lots of sunshine and where the…
Read More »While most other states are still reeling from the Groundhog Storm that hit early this month and from more snowstorms predicted to hit this winter, Florida is going on comfortably with its great weather. Much of Florida is humid subtropical – with the rainy season running from June through September and with dry season running from October to May. This…
Read More »More cold winters are coming, according to weather forecaster AccuWeather.com. It says that the next winter could be much colder than this year’s winter and that three or four of the next five winters could be as cold as this winter, which is most likely to become the coldest for the U.S. since the 1980s. The cold could stay for…
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