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Recently, rumblings of another housing bubble have been emerging, but one economist says with inventories expected to rise soon, the housing market is not at threat. Rick Sharga, executive vice president with Carrington Mortgage Holdings, told a crowd at the REOMAC 2013 Summit & Expo in Dallas on Monday that the housing market should expect things to get worse before they start improving. But “this is not the 2005 market,” he said. “We are not creating a bubble.” Sharga says the lack of available home inventory is the reason why […]

Between 2004 and 2012, student loan balances nearly tripled, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. What’s more, one-third of student loan borrowers are delinquent on their debt, according to the Federal Reserve report. This will impact their credit rating and possibly keep them out of the mortgage market much longer if they don’t look into lien searches. “Short term, you see a decrease in the number of first-time home buyers,” Brian Coester of Coester Valuation Management told CNBC. “You’re going to see somebody […]

When I started selling Real Estate in 1989 – it was a down market in Washington, DC. My broker at the time told me it would take 6 months to make my first sale – I took 3. Over the years, I’ve had a great time working with buyers and sellers. I consider it a privilege and an honor to be able to help people with one of the most important and personal decisions of their lives. I’ve worked as a manager of a Real Estate firm on the Upper […]

I would love to be your Real Estate advocate in Santa Cruz! Once you select the “Contact” button you’ll have access to my website for my bio, testimonials, and lots of information about the Santa Cruz area. I moved to Santa Cruz with my husband in 2000 after living many places in the country and absolutely fell in love with the area. It’s large enough and close enough to enjoy what a major metro area can provide, and yet our community here in Santa Cruz is smaller, and perhaps more […]

Some cities are posting big drops in population, due to unemployment, crime, or even Mother Nature. CNNMoney recently highlighted Census Bureau data that shows the U.S. cities that are seeing the most rapid declines in residents. The five fastest shrinking cities in the U.S. are: Pine Bluff, Ark.  1-year population change: -1.5% Change from 2000 to 2010: -6.6% Joplin, Mo. 1-year population change: -1.3% Change from 2000 to 2010: 12.3% Flint, Mich. 1-year population change: -0.9% Change from 2000 to 2010: -2.4% Danville, Ill. 1-year population change: -0.8% Change from […]

The housing market is making key progress in home prices and sales, but officials warn that the overall recovery remains “fragile” in the Obama administration’s Housing Scorecard for March. “Despite the positive news, we have important work ahead since there are so many families and individuals still struggling,” says Kurt Usowski, HUD deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs. In 2012, home owner equity grew by more than $1.64 trillion. Rising home values have lifted 1.7 million home owners above water again, the Housing Scorecard notes. Home prices and home sales […]

Foreclosures are being listed at far less than what they likely eventually will sell for — a marketing strategy that generates high interest and multiple bids, some say. As such, buyers of foreclosures need to be prepared to move quickly and come up with a lot more money. For example, Liz Sidorowicz, a real estate professional with RE/MAX Signature, says she helped her client submit an offer for a foreclosure in Mount Prospect, Ill., for $421,000. The home was listed for $350,000, but her client still lost out to a […]

Hello, I am a lesbian realtor in the Hampton Roads Area and would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your home! Did you know that NOW is the perfect time to enlist the help of a licensed realtor? The word on the street is that the housing market is tough right now… its true. So I have to ask you: When will there ever be a better time to have a trained professional work on your behalf during the purchase or sale of your home? I […]

The journey of purchasing or selling a home is not always a smooth one, so I think of myself as an advocate for my clients. The first step in this process is to listen; a skill that I believe is the key to success ~ I will always be honest with you and available for you. As a member of the GLBT community, I understand that for us the stress of buying a home can be multiplied by our experience in the marketplace. My job is to smooth the way, […]

With tighter inventories of homes for sale, buyers are finding increased competition through bidding wars. But the bidding may not be between only one or two other buyers — more bidding wars are popping up where dozens or even hundreds of other buyers are all competing for the same property. “The only question is not whether a new listing will get multiple bids but how many it will get,” Kris Vogt, who manages Coldwell Banker offices in the Sacramento area, told CNNMoney. For example, a home in Elk Grove, Calif., […]