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Tax Credit Extended For Veterans
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 17th 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
Say NO to Extension of the Federal Tax Credit for First Time Home…
PruCalVoices - Conversations in real estate | October 16th 2009 by mark hasha
Discussion of the deadline for federal first-time buyer tax credit. read more
Nationwide to offer first-time buyer incentive
Lyndhurst Financial Management Limited - Blog | October 16th 2009 by Adam Cook
Nationwide Building Society is to launch a number of initiatives and rate cuts aimed at helping first-time buyers and customers looking to move to their next property. The lender revealed that it will offer first-time buyers two new options designed read more
Buy Now to Move Before Christmas and Avoid Stamp Duty
My First Home | October 15th 2009 by myfirst home
Homebuyers need to act quickly if they want to move home before Christmas and avoid extra costs from the re-introduction of the Stamp Duty threshold. With the festive season just over two months away, the ELPG has said that time is running out for ca read more
South Austin’s Newest Community
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 15th 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
Neighbourhood Spotlight: Pleasant View
ChrisandTerra.ca | October 14th 2009 by Christopher Suffel
Pleasant View has to be one of the most idyllically named neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area. The neighbourhood, which experienced most of its development between the early 1960s and mid-1980s is bordered on the west by the Don Valley Parkwa read more
NAEA: Recovery must be extended into Second Phase
My First Home | October 14th 2009 by myfirst home
Source: naea.co.uk Lenders must do more to help facilitate the second phase of housing market recovery, the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) said today. The NAEA’s monthly market report showed that demand for property has returned t read more
Housing supply shortage pushing up prices
My First Home | October 14th 2009 by myfirst home
Source: rics.org A lack of supply is still underpinning the house price recovery, says the September housing market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Significantly, the headline RICS house price balance recorded the hig read more
House prices up by 1.6%
My First Home | October 14th 2009 by myfirst home
Source: lloydsbankinggroup.com The latest House Price Index from Halifax reports house prices increased by 1.6% in September. This was the third consecutive monthly increase. On an annual basis, prices are currently down 7.4% on this time last year. read more
Is He a Dunkin, a Carribou, or a Starbucks kind of Agent?
Maxsell Real Estate | October 13th 2009 by Brad Nix
This morning, @bnix and I were standing in-line ordering coffee; I was searching for the BOGO coupon, and we both were accessing the free wifi at Carribou. As I ordered my Medium “Coffee of the Day” and noticed that the menu overhead wa read more
Satellite TV Provider
chingpoh | October 13th 2009 by chingpoh dot com
DISH Network or DirectTV are the obloquy to become to one’s representative when asked about a equipment TV provider; the popularity of these digit companies comes from the bounteous assist level, as statistics inform around decade meg users for read more
Finding Foreclosure Properties at Low-End Prices in Arizona
FHA Loan Rates | October 13th 2009 by hendro iskandar
Finding foreclosure backdrop in Arizona is never too hard as the accompaniment has one of the accomplished foreclosure ante in the country. Many first-time buyers flocked to the accompaniment but they seek backdrop in read more
Stamp Duty Decision Will Be A Winter Warmer For Property Market
My First Home | October 12th 2009 by myfirst home
The Government’s decision to repeal the Stamp Duty “holiday” on properties priced between £125,000-£175,000 may well spur a flurry of new property sales before the end of the year. According to Edinburgh’s leading property solicit read more
Rates pruned to lure residential borrowers
Cash Online Business | October 10th 2009 by imhar
The battle to attract cash-rich residential borrowers intensified this week after Woolwich, the mortgage brand of Barclays, unveiled a new one-year tracker loan with a mouthwatering pay rate of only 1.98 per cent. The new deal was des read more
Rates pruned to lure residential borrowers
Cash Online Business | October 10th 2009 by imhar
The battle to attract cash-rich residential borrowers intensified this week after Woolwich, the mortgage brand of Barclays, unveiled a new one-year tracker loan with a mouthwatering pay rate of only 1.98 per cent. The new deal was des read more
It’s Not Over Yet
The Real Estate Gal | October 10th 2009 by Maria Patton
Below is Congressman Jim Cooper’s response to the email that I and many fellow Realtors sent him requesting that the first time buyers credit be extended. I believe that some form will be extended but if you are waiting on the fence ho read more
Mortgage Rates Are Up But Still Down!
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 9th 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
Planning To Apply For A Home Loan Soon?
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 9th 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
Update on Extending the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit
Simi Valley Home Buying and Selling Guide | October 8th 2009 by Ted Mackel
Update on Extending the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit The First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit is set to expire on November 30th. The reality of this deadline means that the buyers out now need to get a home in escrow by the 20th of October. Th read more
Will They Or Won’t They Extend The Tax Credit
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 8th 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
$8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Credit Expires Soon
Nashville Real Estate | Grant Hammond | October 6th 2009 by Grant Hammond
The Tennessee Association of Realtors made a pretty cheesy, yet surprisingly informative animated video to help us understand the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. This video touches on how to qualify for the tax credit, who qualifies, how the cre read more
Are Sellers Seeking Buyers or are Buyers Seeking Sellers?
Gina Tufano, Realtor Ramblings | October 6th 2009 by Gina Tufano
Okay so has anyone else been running into fierce multiple offer situation with clients? I know I have with a few of my clients most recently and it's hard to get buyers sometimes on the same page. Yes, it is a buyers market over all, but it all depen read more
Mortgage lending remains subdued
My First Home | October 6th 2009 by myfirst home
Source: bsa.org.uk Gross lending by the 52 UK building societies in August 2009 was £1.5 billion, and building societies’ approvals totalled £1.3 billion in August 2009. Commenting on the figures, Adrian Coles, BSA Director-General, said: read more
Government tightens repossession rules to help homeowners
My First Home | October 6th 2009 by myfirst home
Source: communities.gov.uk Housing Minister John Healey has announced new protection for people struggling with mortgage arrears, by further tightening the rules on lenders taking court action for repossession. New court rules coming into force on 1 read more
House prices now at the same level as September 2008
My First Home | October 6th 2009 by myfirst home
Source: nationwide.co.uk House prices rose by 0.9% in September, the fifth consecutive monthly increase, and are now at the same level as September 2008, according to the latest figures from Nationwide. Commenting on the figures Martin Gahbauer, Nati read more
100 Year Mortgages?
Turbulence Ahead | October 5th 2009 by Gerard O'Neill
A new paper from the ESRI on negative equity provides a useful addition to the ongoing debate about the problem. The projections for the incidence of negative equity are grim - the table indicates that possibly up to 30% of home owners will be 'upsi read more
FHA Downpayment Could Go Up Again!
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 3rd 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
As if the housing market doesn’t have enough problems! A bill introduced in the House of Representatives Thursday aims to limit defaults on mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w read more
Warners Response to Latest Nationwide Report
My First Home | October 3rd 2009 by myfirst home
Responding to the latest Nationwide report, which shows UK house prices have recovered to their levels from 12 months ago, Warners estate agency partner Scott Brown said: “We have certainly seen prices stabilise and even increase very slightly read more
Mortgage Rate Are Low!
Austin Real Estate News And Advice Blog | October 2nd 2009 by Stephanie Zellous
Just in time for the last few weeks to take advantage of $8000 tax credit, mortgage rates have lowered to nearly where they were in spring 2009. There, realistically are only about two weeks left to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web read more
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