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Previewing The New Good Faith Estimate
The new Good Faith Estimate makes its debut January 1, 2010. The new format will make it easier for Indianapolis home buyers to compare loans. Expanded from 1page to 3, the legislators responsible for the new Good Faith Estimate want it to be simpl...
Home Inventory Plummets, Pushing Prices Higher
The supply of newly-built homes fell to its lowest levels since 2006, offering additional proof of a housing market in recovery. You only have to take a drive through new home communities in Indianapolis to see the reduced amount of new starts. Home...
Banks Raise Mortgage Qualification Standards
Despite the economy’s improvement and prodding from Congress, banks don’t seem ready to open their purse strings just yet. Nationally, mortgage approval standards are tightening. The data comes from a quarterly survey the Federal Reserve ...
The Home Price Index Shows Home Values Increasing. Case-Shiller Agrees.
It’s official — home prices are no longer in free fall. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Home Price Index posted its first quarterly increase since 2007 last quarter. The news was reported Tuesday. The Home Price Inde...
Indianapolis Offers Most Affordable Housing
Indianapolis offers the most affordable housing in the nation, according to CNNMoney. You can read the full story here. I don’t know what the criteria was for determining the most affordable cities to buy a home. It appears to be based on incom...
FHA Changes Will Thin the Indianapolis Buyer Pool
If you’re thinking about buying an Indianapolis home in the next few months, you may want to move your date up. New FHA guidelines will make getting approved for an FHA loan more difficult. For the second time in less than 3 months, Fannie Ma...
Carmel Real Estate Sales – August 2009
Carmel, Indiana Homes for Sale is a popular search for home buyers in the Indianapolis area and Carmel, Indiana is noted as having some of the most expensive real estate in Indianapolis, excluding waterfront properties and some downtown condos. With ...
Carmel Real Estate Sales – August 2009
Homes for sale in Carmel is a popular search for home buyers in the Indianapolis area and Carmel is noted as having some of the most expensive real estate in Indianapolis, excluding waterfront properties and some downtown condos. With 849 currently a...
High End Homes Not Selling in Metro Indy
Today, the Hilbert Mansion on 116th Street in Carmel was reduced by another $5,000,000. Originally listed at $25,000,000, the current asking price is less than 40% of the original listed price. You can read the story here. The volatility of the re...
High End Homes Not Selling in Metro Indy
Today, the Hilbert Mansion on 116th Street in Carmel was reduced by another $5,000,000. Originally listed at $25,000,000, the current asking price is less than 40% of the original listed price. You can read the story here. The volatility of the rea...
Brownsburg Named Best Place to Live
Brownsburg, Indiana gained national attention when CNN Money named it the 33rd best place to live in the country. Although traffic was named as a a detractor, the advantages of living in Brownsburg far outweigh the negative impact traffic has been fo...
Brownsburg Named Best Place to Live
Brownsburg, Indiana gained national attention when CNN Money named it the 33rd best place to live in the country....
Our Favorite Sign
We always love a SOLD sign for our clients. This home sold in 5 days! Post from: Indy Real Estate Talk...
Indiana Housing Rates Down to 5.5%
with the Indiana Housing first time home buyer program, there has never been a better time to buy a home in indianapolis....
Demographic Website for Indianapolis Home Buyers
Buying a home is a process which requires due diligence from the home buyer. There are definitly enough websites out there to make even the most knowledgeable buyer feel overwhelmed. I’ve located some very beneficial websites which I believe ar...
Can’t Sell Your Home - Swap It!
Could swapping homes be the next wave of creative selling techniques? I’m not convinced, but if you’re lucky enough to be one of the few who is able to make it work for you; I say “go for it”. It’s not a swap as in let&...
First Time Buyer Opportunity in Indianapolis
First time home buyers in Indianapolis have been given a great opportunity to buy a home! Changes on Friday in the first time tax credit and Indiana Housing have created a perfect storm for home buyers who have been trying to take advantage of th...
Certified Deed RipOff
A client recently called to ask whether they need to obtain a “certified” copy of their deed. She had received a letter from National Deed Service stating she could should get a Certified copy of her deed, how important the document is, s...
Indianapolis Neighborhoods Receive Funds for Revitilazation
Seven Indianapolis areas will receive federal funds earmarked for neighborhood revitalization. $29 million will be used to counteract the effects of foreclosures in neighborhoods located within the city of Indianapolis. The city of Indianapolis has b...
Playing Catch-Up on Indy Real Estate
I’m not really playing catch on what’s happening in the Indianapolis real estate market, considering I’ve shown over 200 homes since the beginning of the year. What I’m catching up on is bringing you, my readers, the mark...
WARNING - You Don’t Need Their Help
It is part of my normal routine to contact lenders on behalf of my clients who are in the process of trying to obtain a short sale on their home. Today, one of the lenders I called had an intro message warning their clients about third parties who a...
