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Toby E. Boyce, MBA
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Report: Pending Home Sales Increased in July
Following a sharp drop in the months immediately after expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 5.2 percent to 79.4 based on contracts signed in July from a downwardly revised 75.5 in June, [...]
Appraisal Issues Fixed With Magic Powers
Effective on Wednesday, September 1, the appraisal issues that face home buyers and sellers will magically disappear …. if you believe in Fannie Mae. The organization has now placed a ban on the common practice of “appraisal cutting” for loans that are being sold to Fannie Mae. Appraisal cutting is a process where the lender’s [...]
Smaller Houses on Horizon?
National real-estate Web site, Trulia, recently released the results of its American Dream survey and the results are interesting, but not that shocking. We are getting smaller. Well maybe not in the waist, but in our housing choices. Size of House Percentage 3,200 + 9% 2,601 – 3,200 13% 2,001 – 2,600 27% 1,401 – [...]
July Homes Sales Show Expected Slide
Although the first half of 2010 saw home sales increase up to 39 percent over 2009, July saw a decrease of 28.6 percent in sales, according to a recent release from The Columbus Board of REALTORS. “The expiration of the homebuyer tax credits created incredible activity last spring,” said Sue Lusk-Gleich, President of the Columbus [...]
Should I Buy Today or Wait?
This is a topic that I’ve answered hundreds — if not thousands — of times and it is always an eye-opening experience for people. It is a pretty interesting idea. If interest rates go up by 10%, which would only be 0.45% putting us from 4.5% to 4.95%. That isn’t much a bump when you [...]
Buyers Rank Keller Williams’ Top Agency
According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM, Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the third largest real estate company in the United States, has received the highest overall satisfaction ratings from home buyers among the largest full-service real estate firms for the third year in a row. The company also ranked second among [...]
