Real estate professionals and mortgage loan officers say that appraisers seem to be reluctant to report price appreciation occurring in numerous spots across the nation, and it’s complicating sales transactions, The Real Deal reports. Appraisal problems — where property valuations have come in lower than the agreed-upon sales price — have been an ongoing problem in derailing many real estate transactions the last few years. And despite reports of several markets seeing an increase in their home prices, many agents […]

Rents are on the rise nationwide and investors are looking to cash in. Local Market Monitor recently reviewed 316 housing markets to find which ones offered some of the highest returns on investment potential for single-family rental properties. The following are the top five markets that emerged from its list as best places to purchase a rental property in the U.S. 1. Las Vegas Median home price (2012): $122,000 Estimated median home price by 2015: $121,087 Projected annual rent in […]

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The number of home owners with severely delinquent mortgages — 90-plus days past due or in foreclosure — fell 37 percent in May compared to its peak in January 2010, according to a new report out by Equifax. Seventy percent of those delinquencies are loans opened between 2005 through 2007, Equifax notes in its May National Consumer Credit Trends Report. “That severe mortgage delinquencies are trending downward is not surprising given generally improving economic conditions,” says Amy Crew Cutts, Equifax […]

Recent housing surveys are showing an uptick in home prices, particularly in cities in warm-weather “sand states” that had been hard-hit during the housing slump, such as in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Miami, and Tampa. But some housing experts worry that the lift in prices may be temporary due to banks “hoarding foreclosures.” Some real estate professionals allege that the “synthetically pumped prices” are being caused by “banks stockpiling foreclosed properties and purposely keeping them off the market until area prices […]

Small to mid-sized cities will likely be the “biggest winners in the housing market two decades from now,” predicts Stan Humphries, Zillow’s chief economist. Some of these cities will be near large metro areas while some may be more distant and include small to mid-sized cities in college towns too, Humphries adds. Humphries says market “winners” in the next 20 years will likely be places like Austin, Texas; Savannah, Ga.; Athens, Ga.;  Rochester, N.Y.; Boulder, Colo.; Madison, Wis.; Knoxville, Tenn.; […]

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A couple in the San Francisco Bay Area wasn’t happy that a $4.2 million mansion next door was blocking their view of the Golden Gate Bridge and water. So they purchased the mansion — and are having it demolished. Clark and Sharon Winslow purchased the home at a foreclosure auction, after owners of the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom property had fallen into foreclosure and vacated the home about two years ago. The home, originally built in 1909, had previously sold in 2004 […]

State and federal laws that set out to prevent defaulting home owners from being evicted may actually be jeopardizing the housing recovery and even extending the slump, economists told Reuters. More than 400 foreclosure laws were enacted nationwide last year, according to the National Conference of State Legislature. Many of these laws set out to help struggling home owners modify their loans and stay in their homes. But some studies show that the laws may be delaying a full housing […]

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