Posts Tagged ‘ housing starts ’
Lakeville’s market trend is like most Twin City suburban communities which it is currently is in a buyers market. Interest rates are currently experiencing slight downward pressure. Location Characteristics: Lakeville is located in the southeast corner of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, within Dakota County. The community offers a well-balanced atmosphere of planned development and managed [ READ MORE ]
I know how important it is to have a peaceful surrounding especially if you have a family and your kids are still young. I have been working in a company for more than 10 years already and just recently had our second baby. Let me describe what kind of place I mean when I say a [ READ MORE ]
by Bob Hunt Short-sale sellers and their agents have plenty to think about, and it is understandable if they are annoyed by the reams of paperwork that may come their way. Nonetheless, it really is important not only to pay attention to what is in the paperwork but also to be sure to retain it for [ READ MORE ]
by Dirk Zeller The single most important skill for a real estate agent is sales ability. No matter where you are in your real estate career, decide right now to master the skills of selling in order to fuel your success. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true, that more than 95% of agents lack top-level real [ READ MORE ]
by Phoebe Chongchua It can be one of the hardest things to do — save money for your first home. But now, more than ever, there’s incentive to buy. Government housing tax credits have been extended and that’s sparking buyers’ interest. Reports show that U.S. homes sales increased 10 percent in October to the highest level since [ READ MORE ]
by Kenneth R. Harney We’re nowhere near boom-time numbers, but real estate investors are responding to rock-bottom prices and plunging into their local markets at more than double the rate they did barely seven months ago. That’s the finding of a new study based on interviews with a nationally-representative sample of more than one thousand property [ READ MORE ]
by Jennifer Allan Real estate agents are quite fond of the philosophy that “price conquers all,” meaning that if you price a listing low enough, it will sell regardless of the challenges the property presents. Fair enough But, so what? Is that our job as professional real estate agents to simply recommend a price low enough that [ READ MORE ]
by PJ Wade As reports of economic recovery increase, financial experts are quick to discount rising bankruptcies as expected delayed reactions and expected casualties. To those directly and indirectly involved in a bankruptcy, “How did this happen?” is a common reaction to the unexpected nightmare of financial collapse. Bankruptcy is not an automatic sign of poor [ READ MORE ]
by Kenneth R. Harney This week it’s all about sales. They’re up in all four major regions of the country, and we’re even seeing bidding wars breaking in some scattered markets, according to the latest survey from the National Association of Realtors. Sales of single family homes, townhouses, condos and co-ops surged by a little over [ READ MORE ]
Existing home sales have shown promising figures, as first-time buyers take advantage of the buyer tax credit and historically low interest rates. Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – surged 10.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 6.10 million units in October from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million [ READ MORE ]