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Online real estate marketplace Trulia just posted the final 2012 election edition of the Housing Misery index, combining price declines, delinquency, and foreclosure rates. Nevada and Florida are the highest misery states in the country, an index directly linked to the health local housing markets. Both states are vital swing states for this upcoming and fast-approaching election. California, Arizona, and Michigan also rank very high on the misery index and experience large home price increases in the past year. Housing matters quite a bit to voters in these particular states. […]

Appraisals have been blamed on derailing a lot of sales in recent years. In fact, more than one-third of REALTORS® recently reported that deals were canceled, delayed, or renegotiated to a lower price due to a low appraisal. The National Association of REALTORS® has spoken out against faulty appraisals, blaming it on holding back the housing recovery. More real estate professionals are starting to include appraisal contingencies in their contracts. These contingencies specify how much a buyer would be willing to pay in cash in case the appraisal comes in […]

California metros, as well as hard-hit housing markets such Phoenix and Seattle, are showing some of the largest year-over-year increases in asking prices. Nationwide, the median list price was $191,500 in September, only about 0.78 percent higher than a year ago, according to the most recent housing data release from Realtor.com. But in several metros across the country, asking prices are more than 10 percent higher than what they were a year ago. The following metros are showing the strongest rebounds in asking prices in the past year, according to […]

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Families who had once lost their home to foreclosure following the housing crash are now re-emerging and looking to buy again, The Wall Street Journal reports. As Stuart Miller, chief executive of national homebuilder Lennar Corp., puts it: More people are “coming out of the penalty box.” Some builders have a growing interest in reaching out to these “boomerang” foreclosure buyers. For example, builders like K. Hovnanian are providing sales staff with fliers that detail mortgage eligibility rules for families who have undergone a foreclosure or bankruptcy. “The industry is […]

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Sixty-nine percent of the consumers answering Fannie Mae’slatest housing survey said they would choose to buy a home over renting if they had to move in the coming months. Fannie Mae, which polled 1,000 consumers for its September survey, said that figure is equal to the June level and the highest point reached in the survey’s existence, suggesting an overall turnaround in consumer sentiment when it comes to housing. “Consumers are showing increasing faith in the nascent housing recovery,” said Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist of Fannie […]

The number of mortgage applications filed for the week ending Oct. 5 fell 1.2%, the Mortgage Bankers Associationsaid Wednesday morning. The decline occurred as refinancing activity fell 2% from the previous week. Still, the purchase index rose 2% from a week earlier and increased 12% from year ago levels, suggesting an uptick in homebuyer demand. “Refinance applications declined somewhat last week although volume is still near three-year highs, and purchase applications increased to the highest level since June, with both conventional and government volumes increasing,” said Mike Fratantoni, the MBA’s […]

Matthew graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in accounting. After working as a Senior Financial Analyst for 5 years, he then made the move into the Real Estate field over 8 years ago. As a gay realtor in Kansas/Missouri, Matthew is an expert in what the area has to offer. With a strong business and finance background, he brings valuable additional knowledge to his clients when negotiating a contract. TESTIMONIAL Matt – Thank you very much for everything you did to help me with the sale of […]