How to gain an ADVANTAGE when BUYING a home

  Are you thinking of buying a home? Here are some steps to take to ensure your advantage over other potential buyers. Educate yourself. The more you know about a home’s location, the easier it is to spot a bargain. Knowing what homes…

The source of home price movement: buyer purchasing power

Buyer purchasing power is the single largest influence on home prices. When buyer purchasing power falls, home prices are sure to follow. When purchasing power rises, the outlook for future pricing is good. The buyer purchasing power index…
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Housing by the numbers: Something is weird

Homes are selling at a faster clip this spring, but something still isn't quite right in housing. Thanks to the epic real estate crash of the last decade, market watchers and reporters now have a whole cottage industry of data providers to…
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Realtors: Home Prices Are at Unhealthy Levels

Realtors: Home Prices Are at Unhealthy Levels If you’re thinking about buying a home, but concerned home prices have risen just a little too much lately, take heed of this warning. In the latest pending home sales release from the National…

Appraiser Group Offers “Feasibility Study” to Test Value of Home Improvements

Appraisers think homeowners should get opinion on future value before major remodeling projects. The appraisal industry is pushing a new product aimed at homeowners considering a major home improvement: a feasibility study analyzing what…

10 Habits Of Highly Effective Real Estate Investors

Here's a great article By Jean Folger Real estate has long been regarded as a sound investment. Wholesaling and property management of commercial and residential property are just a few of the ways investors can profit from real estate,…
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Speculators… the harder they fall

This is a good article posted by Carrie B. Reyes | October 29. 2014 On Firsttuesday Journal. Absentee homebuyers consist of 23% of the market, as of Q3 2014. This is down from the January 2014 peak, when they made up 32% of all homebuyers.…
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5 Real Estate Predictions for 2015

Expect the home-purchase market to strengthen along with the economy in 2015, according to Freddie Mac's U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for November. "The good news for 2015 is that the U.S. economy appears well-poised to sustain…

Selling Your Home in the Winter: Tips to Lure Buyers from the Cold

There’s no perfect time to buy or sell a home, but the winter months in particular can present unique challenges to home sellers. Generally, there are fewer buyers around the holidays and during the winter months, which can mean less competition…
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Southland Home Sales Slow; Median Price Rises Again but at Slower Pace

June 11, 2014 DQ News, Andrew Le Page La Jolla, CA---Southern California home sales lost momentum in May, falling from both April and a year earlier as investor demand fell and buyers continued to face inventory, affordability and credit…