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Baltimore Real Estate and Foreclosure Crisis

Posted in March 5th, 2010
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Foreclosure rates are high in Maryland. Overall Maryland is weathering the recession better than most other states, but not when it comes to foreclosures. The number of foreclosure events — either final dispositions of foreclosures or court filings — increased in the final three months of 2009 to nearly 17,000. That’s 13.4 percent higher than [...]

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Low Maintenance Indy Home Builders

Posted in March 1st, 2010
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One of the finest Indianapolis home builders is that of Adams & Marshall Homes. Visit Adams Marshall for more details. They began in 1994 as the home building division of an already successful real estate and land development company. At that time, founders Pete Adams and Jim Marshall recognized a need for affordable, upscale homes [...]

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KW Real Estate

Posted in February 15th, 2010
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Keller Williams Realty is on the cutting edge of approaches to the real estate market, one that is built on excellence and personal touches, win-win deals and positive results. Mason Barrett of The Barrett Team and North Augusta SC Homes utilizes the latest technologies, market research and business strategies to exceed your expectations. More importantly, [...]

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New Bern Homes

Posted in February 15th, 2010
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Do you need professional real estate representation in order to find a home in New Bern, Havelock, or any of the surrounding areas NC areas? Are you thinking about selling your home in New Bern NC, Havelock or MCAS Cherry Point? If so, NC Properties Online can help meet all of your real estate needs. [...]

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Augusta Real Estate

Posted in February 11th, 2010
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The extension of the credit should inject some sales into the winter market.  Remember - October-March are the slowest sales months of the year for real estate - people like to move while school’s out and the weather’s good and this is the case for Augusta Real Estate as well.
The bottom line is that nationally, [...]

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The Energy Efficient Program

Posted in February 9th, 2010
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The Energy Efficient Program allows Conventional and FHA loans to add 100% financing of Energy Efficient Improvements to the loan during refinancing or the purchase of the home. You can find more information about buyer tips at The Silveria Team website. Certified HERS Energy Rating Inspection along with installation costs must be made part of [...]

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The Chapel Hill Year End Market Report

Posted in February 8th, 2010
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I am happy to report that the 2009 Chapel Hill real estate market ended on a high note. Overall all, while sales were still down, they were down much less than the 25% decline we saw in 2008 and thankfully prices held their own.
As the year ended, www.teamjodi.com saw:

Closed sales decline 8.1% (rather than 12% [...]

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Finest Indianapolis Home Builders

Posted in February 5th, 2010
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One of the finest Indianapolis home builders is that of Adams & Marshall Homes. Visit Adams & Marshall for more details. They began in 1994 as the home building division of an already successful real estate and land development company. At that time, founders Pete Adams and Jim Marshall recognized a need for affordable, upscale [...]

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NG Realty Group And The Big Challenges Of 2010

Posted in February 4th, 2010
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"What are the 3 biggest challenges we are going to face in the 2010 housing market?" A good friend and VP at SunTrust Bank, Bill Peele, asked me this very question at lunch today. My reply was as follows:
1) Unemployment over 10% and around 20% if you account for the “Under-employed” or those who [...]

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HUD Homes and Regulations

Posted in January 20th, 2010
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WOW!  To many REO, Inverse Purchase, Short Sale and Wholesale investors, prayers have been answered!
Our (now) friends at the FHA have just amended the 90 day seasoning/flipping rules! The laws previously insisted you hold title to a property for ninety days before even entering into a contract if you wanted to sell to a buyer [...]

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New Bern Real Estate

Posted in January 15th, 2010

Here are some tips from Christina Ward about selling your home. You can learn more at www.ncpropertiesonline.com
Make Your Home Beautiful: The Top 30% of the most beautiful homes sell, therefore clean everything, make your home sparkle. Stage your home with a professional stager. Look at your home with the eyes of a buyer, would [...]

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Short Sale Is Better Than Foreclosure

Posted in January 13th, 2010

A short sale is a popular option for homeowners mired down with financial problems. In this case, you would sell your home for less than what you owe your lender; the biggest problem you will face is getting your lender to agree to a short sale. In many situations, they will not. Experts advise pursuing [...]

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Chapel Hill

Posted in January 12th, 2010

The Chapel Hill Real Estate market is doing well.  Information provided by Team Jodi .
•    Closed sales are down 12%.  This is actually a great number since this time last year sales were down close to 25%.
•    Median prices are up 3%.
•    Average prices are down .5%
•    Days on market increased from 81 to 97.
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Real Estate Market

Posted in January 5th, 2010
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The Chapel Hill Real Estate market is doing well.  As of the end of November: Visit Team Jodi for more information.
•    Closed sales are down 12%.  This is actually a great number since this time last year sales were down close to 25%.
•    Median prices are up 3%.
•    Average prices are down .5%
•    Days on [...]

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